Digital Technologies for Business Transformation

Seize the opportunities

Digital technologies are pervasive in virtually every aspect of today's modern life and have become a prominent driving force behind business transformation across all industries and sectors regardless of size and orientation, be it public or private. In turn, this has given rise to novel business models that harness the capabilities afforded by digital technologies to reinvigorate prevailing business practices and challenge conventional market wisdom. Digital technologies have gone beyond traditional supportive functions to become a core component of organizational value propositions.

In this course, we will focus on four leading-edge domains relevant for business transformation: Digital Platforms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Cybersecurity.

No prior knowledge of information technology is required.

In 2021 this course was rated 4,3 on a scale of 1-5, where 5 equals very satisfactory.

Course Content

This course focuses on the digital technologies that transform conditions for business and are integral to the emergence of digital platform ecosystems, i.e. Digital Platforms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Cybersecurity.

We will not only explore how these transformative digital technologies work, but also critically reflect on the business opportunities and threats posed by them.

The course is designed for advanced career professionals who are interested in gaining deeper insights into the digital technologies that transform business through a wide array of industries as well as the public sector.

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Key benefits

You will learn how digital technologies transform businesses, and how to seize the opportunities and mitigate the threats posed by digital technologies.

More specifically, the course is designed to deliver the following learning objectives:

• Comprehend the logic of digital platform and the role of APIs interaction points
• Discover the underlying capabilities and business potential of Artificial Intelligence
• Explore the blockchain technology and how it can be leveraged to generate business value
• Gain insight into cybersecurity as a managed organizational process

As the final learning outcome, each participant should be able to make concrete recommendations about digitally transforming their respective organizations.

Participant profile

This course is designed for executives, managers, digital officers, business development managers, commercial managers, internal/external process consultants, and other business function managers involved in creating real business benefits with digital technologies. No previous knowledge of information technology is required.