Course dates: 02–06 June 2025
Application deadline: 02 March 2025
Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands
This summer school focuses on enhancing skills for creating evidence-based digital policies to achieve Universal and Meaningful Connectivity. Participants will learn to interpret and use ICT statistics to develop, implement, and evaluate such policies. Interactive sessions will address key ICT and development issues, helping participants generate and apply insights for effective policymaking.
The course covers the role of digital public policies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals through Universal and Meaningful Connectivity, evidence-based ICT governance, and the use of ICT indicators—such as connectivity, affordability, and skills—for policy development and evaluation. It also addresses the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of ICTs and explores challenges and opportunities in compiling, analysing, and disseminating ICT statistics in developing and transitioning countries.
With the generous support of the Global Gateway initiative of the European Union, this course is offered for free for selected participants. This includes accommodation, meals, and extracurricular activities. Participants or their organizations will be responsible for covering their travel expenses to Maastricht, Netherlands and, if necessary, visa application costs.
Cost: Free of charge for selected participants (thanks to the generous support of the Global Gateway EU initiative)
This advanced training course is intended for:
- Officials of Ministries responsible for digital policies and telecommunications regulatory authorities.
- Policy analysts, from national and regional organisations in the field of telecommunication regulation.
- Data analysts, researchers and policymakers.
To learn more and apply to the summer school, click here.
Contacts: kumar@merit.unu.edu; cdo@merit.unu.edu