The OpenDCO MOOC offers:

  • State-of-the-art curricula developed and delivered by experts, under high standards of quality assurance
  • A foundation module, to bring everyone on board and 20 modules developing competences on:
  • Smart City & Open Data
  • Open Data Management
  • Open Data Exploitation & Application
  • A flexible weekly workload and schedule
  • Personalised support by experienced lecturers
  • Opportunity to meet, connect and network with peers from all over Europe and beyond
  • Certification in accordance with the European and national qualification frameworks

In phase 1, participants of the OpenDCO MOOC will develop skills on:

  • Smart City Infrastructure as a Supplier of Open Data
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Smart City Service Co-Design and the Generation of New Revenue
  • Services and Service Structures
  • Open Data Vision, Strategy, Planning, and Communication
  • Smart City Business Models
  • Open Data Legal Framework, Privacy, and Ethics

In phase 2, participants of the OpenDCO MOOC will develop skills on:

  • Open Data Governance
  • Open Data Security
  • Open Data Standards
  • Open Data Visualization, Sharing, and Distribution
  • Big Data Analytics and Tools
  • Open Data Quality
  • Programming
  • Artificial Intelligence and Open Data

In phase 3, participants of the OpenDCO MOOC will develop skills on:

  • Promote Open Data Literacy
  • Open Data Marketplaces (Open Data Platforms) and Open Data Business Models
  • Open Data for the City’s Education and Health
  • Open Data for the City’s Mobility/Logistics/Economy
  • Open Data for the City’s Environmental Issues