- Gustavo Fonseca Ribeiro
- YING WANG
Intermediate
Event Organizer(s)
Description
Digital technologies are transforming societies and economies worldwide. This course covers the key emerging technologies in the digital future. This course will include 5GAdvanced, Artificial Intelligence, Green Cloud Computing, and resilient connectivity.
This course delves into the evolution of connectivity with 5G-Advanced and satellite internet, addresses the urgency of sustainable practice through green cloud computing, deciphers the strategic implications of Artificial Intelligence, and outlines frameworks for building resilient infrastructure and fostering digital cooperation.
This course offers a unique advantage by moving beyond theory to provide a practical, holistic view of the digital ecosystem. Participants will gain actionable insights from real-world case studies and evidence-based research, equipping them to navigate complex technological trends and their socioeconomic impacts.
This training is targeted at technical managers, engineers and employees from regulators, government organizations, telecommunication companies and academia, who are interested in the latest development of ICT technologies, such as 5G, Satellite internet, cloud computing, and green data centre development and application.
Qualifications or experience needed to participate in this training course:
- The participants are expected to have a telecommunication/ICTs engineering educational background and basic knowledge of ICT
Selection criteria:
- diversity of students, including gender balance;
- the strength of participants’ application, such as work related to the course topic in the application.
Number of available places for the cohort:
- Max 70 active participants
- Discuss key emerging technologies evolution and standard advancement of 5GAdvanced, Artificial Intelligence, Green cloud computing, Satellite connectivity, including LEO.
- Compare policies for sustainable cloud computing.
- Develop strategies for AI integration, and initiatives to promote inclusive, resilient digital growth.
- Analyze use cases and practices related to the deployment of digital and network infrastructure needed for emergent technologies.
- Apply the latest experiences, practices and applications of 5GAdvanced, Artificial Intelligence, Green Cloud Computing, and resilient connectivity and their industrial development trends.
- Self-learning: The participants are required to read and watch the course materials uploaded on the platform;
- Tutor-led live sessions: Tutor will deliver live sessions and respond questions raised from participants;
- Forum: participants and tutors will interact through the ITU Academy forum platform to discuss course topics and express their opinions and submit questions;
- Knowledge check: participants are required to take quizzes which will be organized at the end of each week to check their knowledge achievement. The assignment also needs to be submitted at the end of the training course to assess satisfactory understanding of the given topic.
- Course Materials: The relevant course material will be made available on the website, which will include presentations and recorded videos with explanations of the key topics. During everyEvery week, live sessions of around 1.5 will be held; the tutors will brief or highlight some important parts of their course presentations.
- Online Discussion Forums: Participants are expected to participate actively in discussion forums on selected topics throughout the week. Tutors will respond to the posts and interact with participants
- Tutor Live and Chat Sessions: Online chat sessions with the tutor will take place 2 times during the two weeks’ time. If there is significant demand, we will arrange additional chat sessions. All participants are expected to join the chat sessions to interact with tutors. The specific time will be sent to participants in advance by tutors.
- Quizzes: 2 mandatory online quizzes will be launched at the end of each week, and participants are required to submit them before the announced deadline.
- Assignment: There will be a mandatory assignment at the end of the course, which is required to submit before the announced deadline.
Quiz 1: 15%
Quiz 2: 15%
Individual Assignment: 40%
Discussion Forum 1: 10%
Discussion Forum 2: 10%
Live and chat sessions: 10%
Total: 100%
A total score of 70% or higher is required to obtain the ITU certificate.
Week 1: 12-18 October 2026
Session 1
Technology Evolution, Industry Promotion, and applications of 5G Advanced
Learning Outcomes
Identify key stages in the evolution of 5G Advanced technology.
Recall major initiatives that promote 5G Advanced adoption across industries.
List common applications of 5G and 5G Advanced in smart education.
Recognize main uses of 5G and 5G Advanced in the energy sector.
Session 2
Using space responsibly: Satellite internet Development and Application
Learning Outcomes
Recall key facts about the projected growth of satellite internet satellites over time.
Identify main technologies and applications associated with satellite internet.
Session 3
Building resilient connectivity
Learning Outcomes
Define approaches for extending digital infrastructure.
Recall the role of emergency telecommunications in resilient connectivity.
Identify key developments in emergency communication technology.
Week 2: 19-25 October 2026
Session 1
Greening digital technologies: Green Data Center Technology Development and policy
Learning Outcomes
- Recall major stages in the evolution of green data center technologies
- Identify key policy considerations for green data center development.
Session 2
AI-driven strategic transformation: Opportunities and challenges
Learning Outcomes
- Define the strategic motivation for AI-driven transformation.
- Identify opportunities where AI contributes to strategic change.
- Recall main challenges organizations face when adopting AI strategically.
- Recognize future outlooks for AI in strategic transformation.
Session 3
Fostering global digital cooperation: ICT Enabled SMEs
Learning Outcomes
Recall key insights from case studies on ICT-enabled SMEs.
Identify main findings from research on ICT-enabled SMEs.
Registration information
Unless specified otherwise, all ITU Academy training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.
