Smart Territories Training Program for Public Administration

The Smart Territories Training Program aims to empower decision-makers, managers, and technicians in Local and Central Administration to achieve the digital transformation envisioned in the National Smart Territories Strategy (ENTI), leveraging the most advanced strategies and tools for efficient and sustainable territorial management.

The program consists of four modules with independent certification, each forming distinct training paths tailored to different target audiences.

This pioneering and innovative training in Public Administration is a result of a partnership between NOVA IMS, INA, and AMA.

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INA- Instituto Nacional de Administração, I.P.
AMA- Agência para a Modernização Administrativa

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Who is it for?

This training program is designed for various actors in Public Administration, namely:

Decision-makers and senior managers of local administration
Technicians of local administration
Managers of central administration
Technicians of central administration

Objectives

The program provides the necessary tools to:

Develop smarter and more sustainable territories.
Improve efficiency in the management of services and infrastructure.
Implement a new model for planning and public policies, with data-driven decisions.

Participants will gain skills to collect, analyze, and use data to support the creation of more effective and fact-based public policies.

Program

The program consists of four training paths tailored to different audiences: decision-makers and senior managers of local administration, managers and technicians of local administration, managers of central administration, and technicians of central administration, as well as other interested parties. Each path is modular.

Decision-makers and Senior Managers of Local Administration

Module 1 - Leadership and Innovation in Smart Territories
Module 3 - Local Action Plan

Optional Modules: Module 2 – Innovation and Data in Smart Territories and Module 4 – Applied Analytics in Smart Territories

Managers and Technicians of Local Administration

Module 1 - Leadership and Innovation in Smart Territories
Module 2 - Innovation and Data in Smart Territories
Module 3 - Local Action Plan

Optional Modules: Module 4 - Applied Analytics in Smart Territories

Managers of Central Administration

Module 1 - Leadership and Innovation in Smart Territories

Optional Modules: Module 2 - Innovation and Data in Smart Territories; Module 4 - Applied Analytics in Smart Territories

Technicians of Central Administration and Other Interested Parties

Module 1 - Leadership and Innovation in Smart Territories
Module 2 - Innovation and Data in Smart Territories

Optional Modules: Module 4 - Applied Analytics in Smart Territories

For more details on the content of each module, click here.

Teaching Staff

The training program benefits from a distinguished faculty, composed of national and international experts, ensuring a scientifically grounded education.

Miguel de Castro Neto

Dean of NOVA IMS and Coordinator of NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Labinator

André Barriguinha

Executive Director of NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab

Nuno Magalhães de Sousa

Researcher at NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab

Calendar

This training program lasts five months, starting in October 2024. The modules are delivered through a learning platform that combines asynchronous and synchronous training, following the schedule below:

Module 1: Starts on October 29 and lasts three weeks
Module 2: Starts on November 18 and lasts nine weeks
Module 3: Starts on January 20 and lasts four weeks
Module 4: Starts on February 17 and lasts six weeks

General Information

For more information, please visit the program’s website here.

Contacts

For any inquiries, please contact INA through the following emails:

General email: ina@ina.pt
Training email: secretaria@ina.pt