Smart City Projects are increasingly in demand and, therefore, it is necessary to have trained professionals for their development”

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. 

Within this Postgraduate diploma, digital platforms and their impact on different application areas, such as industry, energy, education and cybersecurity, will be discussed first hand, to end up focusing on their use within public services: Smart Cities.

The international approach to smart cities, the most practical aspects of the implementation of Smart City projects or the specific features of working with the public administration in an intrinsically complex environment are just some of the topics covered in this training, with special emphasis on the characteristics of the public sector and the different actors (Stakeholders) of the city ecosystem, and the need to integrate them for the achievement of successful projects.

In this area, it is also important to know the future challenges that cities will gradually face in digital transformation, not only technologically, but also in terms of governance, security, sustainability and alignment with the 2030 Agenda.

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 as this is a 100% online Postgraduate diploma, 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 diploma will place engineering and architecture professionals at the forefront of the latest developments in the sector"

The Postgraduate diploma in Smart City Projects contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features include:

• 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 diploma 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 diploma will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work. You choose where and when to train”

The structure of the contents has been designed by leading professionals in the intelligent infrastructure sector, with extensive experience and recognized prestige in the profession, and aware of the benefits that the latest educational technology can bring to higher education.

We have the most complete and up to date academic program in the market. We strive for excellence and for you to achieve it too"

Module 1. The Smart Cities Paradigm

1.1. The Smart City

1.1.1. Evolution of Smart Cities
1.1.2. Global Changes and New Challenges

1.2. Digital Platforms

1.2.1. Big Data and IoT
1.2.2. Origin, Present and Future of Platforms

1.3. Use Cases of Digital Platforms

1.3.1. Niche Platform
1.3.2. Platform of Platforms

1.4. Smart Cities: A Digital Platform Use Case

1.4.1. New Challenges in the Cities of the 21st Century. The Functional City
1.4.2. Technology as an Essential Part of the Solution to the Challenges

1.5. The Citizen at the Center of the Smart City

1.5.1. Objective of Smart Cities
1.5.2. Smart Cities at the Service of the Citizen

1.6. From Data to Information and from Information to Knowledge

1.6.1. The City: The Largest Data Repository
1.6.2. Smart Cities as a Tool for Information Exploitation

1.7. Smart Cities, an Example of Global Work

1.7.1. Cities: a Complex Environment with Many Actors
1.7.2. Shared Management Model in the Cities

1.8. From Smart Cities to Smart Nations

1.8.1. Territorial Challenges
1.8.2. Solution to the Challenges of the Territory

1.9. From Smart Cities to the Smart Campus

1.9.1. Campus Challenges
1.9.2. Solution to the Campus Challenges

1.10. Smart Cities in the World

1.10.1. Technological Maturity
1.10.2. Geography of Smart City Projects

Module 2. Smart City Projects

2.1. The Public Sector in Different Countries

2.1.1. Public Sector Particularities
2.1.2. Working with the Public Sector

2.2. Relevant Actors in Cities

2.2.1. The Managing Entity and the Indicators
2.2.2. The Digital Transformation of Contractors and Service Providers

2.3. Cooperation Between the Public and Private Sectors

2.3.1. From the Traditional Model to the PPP Model
2.3.2. Project Collaboration Stages

2.4. Sources of Funding for Smart City Projects

2.4.1. Cities’ Own Sources of Funding
2.4.2. Sources of External Funding
2.4.3. Self Funded Projects

2.5. Pre-Project Execution Stage

2.5.1. Collaborative Work Tools
2.5.2. Co-Creation and Design Thinking

2.6. Project Execution Stage

2.6.1. Global Governance Model
2.6.2. Attributions and Success Factors in Governance: Public Part
2.6.3. Attributions and Success Factors in Governance: Private Part

2.7. Post-Project Execution Stage

2.7.1. Smart City Project Maintenance Model
2.7.2. Technical Operations Office

2.8. Complexity in Smart City Projects

2.8.1. The Search for a Purpose
2.8.2. IT Leadership
2.8.3. Financing

2.9. Success Factors in Smart Cities

2.9.1. Leadership
2.9.2. Citizen at the Center
2.9.3. The Team
2.9.4. The Results
2.9.5. Partner Strategy

2.10. The MVP as an Element of Progress

2.10.1. Minimum Viable Product
2.10.2. From MVP to MVS

Module 3. The Future of Smart Cities 

3.1. The Digital Transformation of Citizen Services 

3.1.1. A Three-Layer Structured Model 
3.1.2. General Drivers, Technological Initiatives and Challenges 

3.2. Data as Leverage 

3.2.1. The Data Strategy 
3.2.2. Governance Model 

3.3. Cybersecurity 

3.3.1. Network and Device Security 
3.3.2. Data Security and Privacy 

3.4. Global Platform and Sector Platforms 

3.4.1. Solutions Ecosystem 
3.4.2. The Value of Use Cases 

3.5. Mobility in the Future of Cities 

3.5.1. The MaaS 
3.5.2. Use Cases 

3.6. More Sustainable Cities 

3.6.1. The Impact of Cities on the Environment 
3.6.2. Solutions 

3.7. New Technologies for Interaction with the City 

3.7.1. New Technologies for City Management 
3.7.2. New Technologies for the Citizen 

3.8. Flexibility and Resilience of Smart Cities 

3.8.1. Adaptation and Resilience in Smart Cities 
3.8.2. Example of Adaptation of Cities to New Situations: COVID19 

3.9. City Modeling 

3.9.1. The City's Digital Twin 
3.9.2. The Improvement, Redesign and Creation of New Cities 

3.10. Smart Cities and the Digital 2030 Agenda 

3.10.1. Sustainable Development Goals and Smart Cities 
3.10.2. City Suitability Tools for the SDGs

A comprehensive and multidisciplinary training program that will allow you to excel in your career, following the latest advances in the field of Smart Cities"