Most public policy programmes still don't teach anything on technology.
Our new report maps how far top public policy programmes are behind on digital and AI. Read our findings, then then get involved by adding one class next semester.
of top public policy programmes offer no course on technology at all.
Be one of the educators that changes this statistic
Join the growing community of educators that are introducing digital-era skills into their courses. All our teaching materials and classes are free to use and adapt.
The research
What the report actually found
A global survey of syllabi at leading public policy programmes, looking at how many courses engage with digital government or AI, and where the strongest examples already exist.
A whole syllabus, tried and tested lessons, all free
Pick the topic that fits your course and get instant access to teaching notes, video classes, cases and readings.
What is Digital Era Government?
Get students to recognise what is different about governing in an era filled with pervasive digital technologies.
2 × 90 min classes Unit 4User-focus & design
Help students understand when and why to apply design methods to solve public problems.
2 × 90 min classes Case studyPayIt: Toronto's digital transformation, or an accountability failure?
Explore the competing interests and dilemmas faced in a rapidly evolving digital environment.
Case study & note Case studyStaySafe PH: assessing the Philippines' COVID-19 digital response
Examine the development, adoption and challenges of StaySafe during the pandemic.
Case study & noteUpcoming events
Join our sessions to see how educators teach digital-era government
Short, informal one-hour sessions where educators share how they've taught a class and the materials they used. Free and open to all.
Topic TBC
Wim Vanhaverbeke · Belgium
Wim walks through how to bring digital-era topics into teaching.
Digital-era governance: smart cities and urban innovation
Rajendra Kumar · India
An interdisciplinary look at architecture, urbanism, and governance, exploring smart cities and digital-era public administration.
Teaching legal tech: building AI prototypes with students
Stefan Weiland · Germany
How a legal tech course gets students building real prototypes with tools like Bryter.
Leading public problem-solving in the digital age
Tara McGuinness · USA
Teaching user-centered design, data-driven decision-making, and delivery skills, drawn from a course on leadership in the digital age taught at Georgetown.
Topic TBC
Cristina Martinez Pinto · Mexico
Cristina walks through how she brings digital-era topics into her teaching. Full session details to be announced.
Teaching digital government in a business school
Jonas Bruder · Germany
How Jonas adapts the syllabus for a business administration programme, and what changes when you teach from a management perspective rather than a public policy one.
Who's already teaching
Introducing digital-era skills into public policy courses
Join the professors and educators who have added at least one class on digital or AI to their syllabus this semester.
Dr Owen Parker
Senior Lecturer in European Politics
University of Sheffield, UK
AI governance and the EU AI Act
Manoela Vilela Araújo Resende
Professor
Institute of Education, Development and Research, Brazil
Public Management and Digitalization
Amanda Clarke
Public Management in Practice
Honey Dacanay
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