This course explores the transformative trends shaping the transition to digital economies. It highlights the relevance of regulation in key sectors from telecoms, broadcasting to e-commerce, smart cities and digital government. Participants will examine emerging technologies, innovation ecosystems, and their regulatory implications, while developing practical skills such as regulatory impact assessment and strategic foresight.

The rise of generative AI, Web 3.0, and the metaverse is reshaping the creative industries, unlocking new possibilities for content creation, storytelling, and audience engagement. However, these innovations come with complex ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges.

This course provides a concise, non-technical overview of the technologies and infrastructures supporting telecommunications, broadcasting, and audio-visual services. It explores trends driving digital communications markets, emerging technologies, and their applications across sectors like agritech, fintech, and smart environments. Participants will gain a conceptual understanding of the digital technology landscape, market dynamics, and innovation, laying the groundwork for future-focused policy and regulation within a converging and competitive digital ecosystem.

El curso Políticas y regulación en telecomunicaciones: adaptación a nuevas tendencias globales está diseñado para ofrecer a los participantes una comprensión integral de las políticas y marcos regulatorios que rigen el sector de las telecomunicaciones en un contexto global dinámico. A lo largo del curso, se abordarán temas fundamentales como la gestión del espectro radioeléctrico, la protección de datos y la privacidad, la competencia en el mercado, así como el impacto de las tecnologías emergentes como el 5G, la inteligencia artificial y la Internet de las Cosas (IoT).

This online course offers a comprehensive examination of the intersection between Environmental, Social, and Governance factors within the realm of mobile networks. Participants will explore the pivotal role of ESG considerations in shaping the evolution and sustainability of mobile network infrastructures.

The course explains the e-governance legal framework and its various components. The course introduces the e-governance general legal concept and the legal disciplines that form the basis of the e-governance legal framework. The course covers the e-governance juridical aspects and challenges (including ethical concerns) from national and international (including European Union (EU)) perspectives. A walkthrough of the most relevant e-governance legal acts, cases, and principles will be provided during the course.

This course focuses on technical, business and regulatory aspects of QoS for Fixed and Mobile Networks. It includes QoS (Quality of Service) and QoE (Quality of Experience) fundamentals by ITU, as well as traffic and QoS management in Internet and IP networks. Further, it includes QoS for fixed ultra-broadband access, including QoS solutions in metallic and optical networks, carrier grade Ethernet QoS, as well as end-to-end QoS. The course also covers QoS for mobile ultra-broadband access, including 4G and 5G mobile technologies and their QoS capabilities and approaches.

This course explains the linkages of ICT with the development of the Digital Economy and the need for appropriate policy and regulatory framework for developing the ICT Sector in any country.

The course on the Orbit-Spectrum International Regulatory Framework, with a specific focus on ITU's regulatory procedures, is designed to provide an introduction to the key principles of the regulations governing satellite projects. Participants will learn about the international legal and regulatory framework that governs the use and management of radio frequency spectrum and associated orbits. The course will also delve into ITU's specific regulatory processes, clarifying when and how to engage with this entity for requesting or registering radio frequencies for satellite projects.