Master “ICT for Development and Social Good”

FREE INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR | Discover the 2nd edition of the First Level Master “ICT for Development and Social Good“, the first Master in Italy providing theoretical and practical proficiency concerning the deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) tools for international development and social good.

The Master is designed and implemented by University of Turin, in partnership with ONG 2.0 and thanks to the support of the Program Innovazione per lo Sviluppo.

The Master includes online sessions and in-presence crash courses held at Campus Luigi Einaudi in Turin (photos below)  and provides a groundbreaking transdisciplinary curriculum that brings together the immense experience of internationally renowned experts and academics from various Universities and International Organizations who will lecture in a number of modules and topics. The main aim of the Master is to build competencies and understanding of students capable to work in the development sector by harnessing a transdisciplinary approach to it.

The Master will tackle a number of topics: from project management and social innovation to technology for development; from ICTs for data collection and visualization to ICTs for health and civic engagement; etc. The Master will also explore the existing and upcoming new trends in the field of development and technologies such as the use of blockchains in the development sector, and the importance of information security and future implications of algorithmic intelligence in the development sector. Last but not least, the Master will offer a number of other opportunities for professional development such as crash courses that aim to develop practical competencies of students; internships that aim to immerse students into various real-life experiences; etc.

In short, this Master provides both theoretical knowledge and critique, as well as practical proficiency concerning the deployment of ICTs tools for international development and social good.

Want to know more about the content of the Master? Want to understand better its schedule,  methodologies and eligibility criteria? Want to have a first glance of the lecturers?

Guest Speakers:

Egidio Dansero, full professor at University of Turin, Master Scientific Committee

A spoken person from Innovazione per lo Sviluppo Program

Josh Harvey, Lecturer and independent strategy and design consultant

Ron Salaj, Master Tutor, former head of digital communications at UNICEF’s Innovations Lab in Kosovo, consultant for Council of Europe.

The webinar is free and held in English

What is a webinar?
A webinar is an interactive online session in which participants have the chance to interact with the speaker thanks to a web conference service.

What do you need?
A PC (mac, tablet..) and an internet connection. You will be able to join the live presentation, ask questions and enrich the discussion.