Master in Technology and Public Policy

In a technology-driven era of ever-changing patterns where the relentless pace of innovation creates a wealth of future global challenges, there is a strong need to adapt public policy and decision-making processes to the new technological scenarios, to shape a sustainable future from an economic, social and environmental perspective.

To deal with the challenges on the horizon posed by technological change, the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), under the auspices of the Turin School of Development (TSD) and in partnership with the leading technical university Politecnico di Torino, is offering this Master in Technology and Public Policy.

The Master's consists of one distance learning and four classroom-taught modules. Throughout the learning journey participants will examine the current main technological innovation trajectories, understand their economic and social impact at various levels (e.g. employment, poverty and social cohesion, environment) and understand the role of public policy to assess and design policy interventions in response to issues arising from the diffusion of innovation

Participants will acquire a combination of science, technical and policy analysis tools, techniques and skills to recognise and anticipate change while responding to complex situations in their respective relevant fields. The Master will therefore increase the skills and employability of attendants in fields like public administration bodies, political parties, strategic advisory, trade unions, departments of institutional relations and public affairs of large enterprises, etc.

Through a unique combination of science, technical and policy analysis tools, techniques and skills, this Master’s course has a twofold objective: to provide the expertise and competencies needed to understand technological innovation and the consequent challenges it poses and to train actors who can steer and govern this innovation through public policy.

Methodology

The Master's programme is a one-year intensive blended-learning offering, consisting of one distance learning and four classroom-taught modules. To minimize disruption of the participants’ ongoing job obligations at home, full classroom attendance is mandatory for only four months of the programme in a synchronous and/or in person.

The Master merges theoretical and practical learning methodologies that are designed to engage and motivate students. The unique learning path offered by this programme ensures an extraordinary transfer of knowledge and practical competencies with a multidisciplinary and applied approach.

Participants interact with their environment through a hands-on learning experience, which includes case studies, workshops, active visits to research centres and labs, group works and policy laboratories.

Degree

The Master is delivered as a First level Master’s Degree by the Politecnico di Torino (60 certified university credits) according to the Italian Qualifications Framework. The Master's degree will be awarded to the participants who fulfil the following conditions:

• Administrative requirements and documents requested by the Politecnico di Torino;
• Submission of the assignments within the set deadlines and quality requirements;
• Successful passing of all exams demonstrating the level of competence required;
• Submissions of the final project within the set deadline and quality requirements.

Since 1991, the International Training Centre of the ILO has offered postgraduate learning opportunities in disciplines of interest to an international audience of recent graduates and career professionals.

Over the last 10 years and in partnership with UN agencies and academic institutions, the Turin School of Development gradually expanded its portfolio of Masters and other Postgraduate Programmes. In Academic Year 2019-2020, ten programs are offered as follows:

• LL.M in International Trade Law
• LL.M in Intellectual Property
• Master in Management of Development
• Master of World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development
• Master in Public Procurement Management for Sustainable Development
• Master of Applied Labour Economics for Development
• Master in Occupational Safety and Health in the Workplace
• Master's Programme in Industrial and Employment Relations
• Master in Social Innovation for Sustainable Development
• Master en gouvernance et management des marchés publics en appui au développement durable (delivered in French)

The Turin School of Development has developed a solid reputation for being truly international in the management, design, and delivery of these programs. Each program is co-managed by an international organization in its field of competence and the learning modules are delivered by a faculty of prominent professors, senior experts, and practitioners from around the globe.

The goal of our Masters and Postgraduate Programmes Our objective is to provide multi-disciplinary postgraduate learning opportunities with targeted content and effective delivery modalities which are conducive to imparting the essential competencies needed for dealing with today’s social, economic, and environmental priorities at national and global levels. The learning offers of the Turin School of Development are not intended to be in direct competition with similar programs offered by universities. They are selected and designed with a perspective of “differentiation” through a combination of features like:

• full involvement of specialized UN agencies and distinguished professional bodies in program design, delivery, and supervision.
• the intensive delivery that meets the learning requirements of a European Master; this is possible through an optimal combination of distance learning with face-to-face interaction, applied project development, and research work.
• comprehensive coverage of the full range of technical competencies and professional skills for specific jobs in today’s knowledge economy.
• the possibility of an internship with one of our institutional UN or professional partners.