Course summary

MSc Digital Development will train you to become a digital development champion who possesses the necessary technical and contextual skills to lead digital development and information-and-communications-technology-for-development (ICT4D) programmes and projects to completion, such as ICT-enabled enterprise, e-government, m-health, MOOCs, etc. In recent years there has been - and continues to be - a massive expansion in the number of digital development projects in developing and transitional economies. With a skills shortage resulting in a high project failure rate, this course satisfies the pressing need for digital development champions. By taking this course, you will benefit from The University of Manchester's world-leading Centre for Digital Development and gain:

• conceptual frameworks to understand the process of socio-economic development and the role of information and of digital technologies in the development process;

• new knowledge and skills to help in the effective planning, development, implementation and management of digital development/ICT4D initiatives.

• early-career professionals who have found themselves involved with digital development/ICT4D projects and want a period to reflect, learn and broaden their impact and career horizons;

• technical staff involved with digital development/ICT4D projects who wish to add systems, managerial and development skills to their portfolio;

• computing graduates who wish to make ethical use of their skills but lack the necessary understanding of systems and development.