At TECH, we have set out to help you enhance your skills in the development of Smart City Projects and for this reason we have designed this postgraduate certificate of the highest academic level"

Cities constitute a new paradigm in the 21st century, facing great challenges of humanity such as overpopulation of cities, important technological transformations and greater citizen accessibility to all services.

This postgraduate certificate describes, with an international approach, the most practical aspects of the implementation of Smart City Projects, focusing on the particularities of working with the public administration in an intrinsically complex environment, such as that of the city with its dependencies and interrelationships.

During the program, the characteristics of the public sector and the different actors (stakeholders) in the city's ecosystem are analyzed, and the need to integrate them in order to achieve successful projects. Likewise, the different sources of funding for Smart City Projects are explained, from classic bidding environments to public-private partnership (PPP) environments, including those projects that have external funding, whether of national or international origin.

Students will also learn about the different stages of the project and the tools that lead to its successful completion, from co-creation and Design Thinking tools in the pre-execution phase, to mixed project management offices in the execution phase and technical operations offices in the exploitation phase, after project completion.

Finally, the focus will be on how to find the keys to success and overcome the complexities of Smart City Projects, based on implementation experiences of these types of projects around the world, and how the application of concepts such as the Minimum Viable Project (MVP) and the Minimum Viable Service (MVS) are the levers that can help future Smart City Projects to reach a successful conclusion.

To achieve the objective of professional improvement and specialization, TECH offers cutting-edge training adapted to the latest developments in this field, with an up-to-date syllabus developed by experienced professionals who are willing to put all their knowledge at their students’ disposal. It should be noted that since this is a 100% online postgraduate certificate, the student is not conditioned by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but can access the contents at any time of the day, balancing their work or personal life with their academic life.

The completion of this postgraduate certificate will place engineering and architecture professionals at the forefront of the latest developments in the sector"

This postgraduate certificate in Smart City Projects contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• Case studies presented by experts in Smart Cities
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Smart Cities
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This postgraduate certificate is the best investment you can make in the selection of a refresher program in the field of Smart Cities. We offer you quality and free access to content"

Its teaching staff includes professionals from the fields of engineering and architecture, who contribute their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from prestigious universities and leading societies.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. To do so, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by recognized experts in Smart City Projects and with great experience.

This program comes with the best educational material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning"

This 100% online postgraduate certificate will allow you to balance your studies with your professional work. You choose where and when to train"

The program in Smart City Projects is aimed at facilitating the performance of the professional to acquire and learn the main developments in this field, which will allow them to practice their profession with the highest quality and professionalism.

Our goal is for you to become the best professional in your sector. And for this we have the best methodology and content"

General Objectives

• Recognize Smart City projects as particular use cases of digitalization projects through platforms, to know their main particularities and the state of the art of these projects in an international context
• Value the two essential elements in any smart city project, data as the main asset and the citizen as the main motivator of such projects
• Analyze the different technologies and models to address the digital transformation of cities in depth and understand the advantages and opportunities that a model based on integration platforms offers
• Delve into the general architecture of Smart City Platforms and the applicable reference legislation, using international standards
• Identify the role that new digital technologies play in the construction of the smart city model: LPWAN, 5G, Cloud and Edge Computing, IoT, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence
• Know the functionalities of the different layers that constitute the digital platforms for cities in detail: support layer, acquisition layer, knowledge layer and interoperability layer
• Differentiate between digital government services and Smart city services, the possibilities of integration between the two worlds and the resulting new services for citizens, public administration services 4.0
• Differentiate between the two types of solutions offered within the Smart Cities smart services layer: vertical solutions and transversal solutions
• In-depth breakdown of the main vertical solutions applied in cities: waste management, parks and gardens, parking, public transport management, urban traffic control, environment, security and emergencies, water consumption and energy management
• Know the transversal solutions of the smart services layer that can be implemented in smart city projects in detail
• Delve into the difference between city management and nation management, and identify their main challenges and lines of activity
• Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the design of technological solutions in the fields of tourism, home care, agriculture, ecosystemic spaces and urban service provision
• Have a global perspective of Smart Cities projects, identifying the most useful tools in each phase of the project
• Recognize the keys to success and how to deal with the possible difficulties that a smart city project may present
• Identify the main trends and paradigms that will serve as leverage for the future transformation of Smart Cities
• Conceptually design plans and solutions aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda

Specific Objectives

• Identify the existing ecosystem of stakeholders in cities and the need for their integration in Smart City projects
• Delve into the different sources of funding for Smart City projects, from the most classic to the public-private partnership (PPP) models
• Perform a comprehensive analysis of the most useful tools in the implementation of Smart City projects at different stages of the project
• Recognize the keys to success and how to deal with the possible difficulties that a smart city project may present

Join us and we will help you achieve professional excellence"