“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today.” – Malcom X.
At TPDC, we’re growing the art of tech policy as a professional discipline. Our courses are designed to provide policymakers with the tools and insights needed to design tech policy with positive impact.
Our courses are not your standard training. Experience hands-on policy labs, interactive exercises and guided tech deep dives, all co-designed and co-delivered by TPDC in partnership with industry, government, and civil society – because even tech policy education should be collaborative-by-design.
As you can see from the photos below, the expertise, energy and collaborative spirit of participants and presenters on our courses is palpable. Join us to develop your skills and knowledge, and have fun while doing it. New course dates coming soon. Complete this Expression of Interest Form to secure your place.
Course Spotlight: Foundations of Tech Policy
Over four days, Foundations of Tech Policy imparts core tech policy skills and knowledge tailored for policy practitioners working across the Australian tech ecosystem.
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of tech policy design and practice, including a methodological framework and guiding principles for best-practice policy design and deep dives into contemporary technologies and tech policy issues.
Co-designed by practitioners for practitioners, this course builds theoretical and practical skills and knowledge at the intersection of public policy, law, technology and society, and establishes the foundation for best-practice tech policy.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply best-practice tech policy design skills, harnessing the TPDC Tech Policy Design Process and Principles
- Understand key policy issues and core technologies influencing contemporary tech policy and their implications for society
- Identify and engage with diverse stakeholders across Australia’s tech ecosystem to foster co- designed and collaborative tech policy.
Co-designed for practitioners by practitioners: participants from Government, Industry, Civil Society at the Foundations of Tech Policy Co-Design Workshop in May 2024.
Who is the course for?
The course targets individuals passionate about harnessing policy as a tool to shape technology for the benefit of humanity. It is recommended for APS EL1 and EL2 policy officers, industry professionals, civil society members and academics of similar levels.
No prior tech policy or technological experience is necessary.
Introducing some of our expert faculty:
