- $359.95 or 2 monthly payments of $185
Accelerate Your Economic Development
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This four-course series focuses on creating and accelerating the competitive advantages that will have the greatest impact on your success. It covers generating economic value from broadband and digital services; creating a knowledge-based workforce to meet the needs of employers and entrepreneurs; and creating and sustaining an innovation ecosystem through business-education-government partnerships. Subscribe to 4 one-hour online courses for 12 month for US$359. Save US$40 per course!
Contents
- $99.95
Connectivity: Foundation of Digital Opportunity
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- 22 Lessons
- 365-day access
NEW EDITION. In this course, you will learn how cities and counties have built and expanded networks and turned broadband into economic opportunity. Use cases from communities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and the US share specific steps you can adapt in your own community. Free to ICF members with member code. EDAC members receive 5 points toward Ec.D. certification by completing the program.
- $99.95
Creating the Workforce Your Future Demands
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- 19 Lessons
- 365-day access
Today, knowledge and skills are the only route to prosperity. But unless you connect education to employment, you are exporting your best talent. Learn how to build a local ladder of opportunity to expand the workforce in this online course sharing best practices from Canada, Europe and the US. Free to ICF members with member code. EDAC members receive 5 points toward Ec.D. certification by completing the program.
- $99.95
Innovation: Building an Ecosystem for Growth
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- 21 Lessons
- 365-day access
NEW EDITION. Innovation in business is the prime driver of economic growth. It takes an ecosystem of partners working in concert, and it can happen in small cities and counties as well as big cities. Learn how in this course sharing best practices from Asia, Latin America, Europe and the US. Free to ICF members with member code. EDAC members receive 5 points toward Ec.D. certification for completing the program.
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Thriving in Binary
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- 1 Lesson
Your community’s present and future are being shaped by the digital innovations unleashed over the past 40 years – with the explosive disruptions of AI just over the horizon. In this short introductory video, learn how we got here and how one small city has turned the continuing digital revolution to its advantage, reversing decades of decline.