Circular and Digital Economies: The dual transition

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This course sheds light on the emerging innovation opportunities across the public and private sectors and industries driven by the dual transition of Digital and Circular Economies.

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Circular and Digital Economies: The dual transition

Course Overview

Author: Dr. Saman Sarbazvatan
With the increasing urgency of tackling the threatening repercussions of the Linear Economy, the Digital Economy provides empowering ecosystems, infrastructures, and tools to drive SDGs and ESG achievements, Circular Economy transition, and social, environmental, and economic prosperity. The confluence of the Digital and Circular transitions gives rise to forcefully enabling and disrupting waves across sectors, markets, and geographies. Leveraging the dual transition is not only a competitive edge but also a strategic hedge against the upcoming disrupting forces and a tactical response to the increasing concerns about the resilience and sustainability of our social, natural, and industrial ecosystems.

This course explores the rapidly evolving dynamics of markets and industries and how the enabling and disrupting forces of The dual transition can fuel innovation capacity and resilient strategies for entrepreneurs, companies, investors, policymakers, decision-makers, and executives in the public and private sectors.

This course offers the following:

  • An overview of the repercussions of the Linear Economic Model. 
  • The Digitally Enhanced Circular Economy Alternative for designing and implementing innovative solutions in response to the aftermath of our unsustainable practices. 
  • Digital Transformation, Mass Integration of Industry 4.0 Technologies, and the Forthcoming Digital Economy as prominent enablers of the Circular transition.
  • Digitally Enhanced SDGs and Sustainable Competitiveness toward Circular Economy,
  • Policy Initiatives and Strategies driving the dual transition.

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What are the Learning Outcomes?

Knowledge and Understanding

The challenges of the Linear Economy and the Circular Economy alternative.

The innovation opportunities in the forthcoming digital economy to drive the transition to the Circular Economy and achieve sustainable competitiveness and SDGs.

The drivers of the dual transition of Digital and Circular Economies.

What You Will Learn

Repercussions of the Linear Economy

Technology has been instrumental in driving the Industrial Revolution and the evolution of our societies. The threatening aftermaths of this process question our intelligence, but before working on the solution, we need to understand the underlying factors of this failure.

The digitally empowered circular economy alternative
Digital enablers build visibility into value chains and intelligence into assets and provide solutions to track, monitor, manage, and utilize resources more efficiently, driving the dual transition. 
Learn more about how technologies connect and engage biological, physical, and digital realms.
The Digital Economy
The mass integration of Industry 4.0 Technologies and the accelerating rate of Digital Transformation are forcefully driving the upcoming Digital Economy. 
Learn more about the innovation opportunities this trend brings to accelerate the transition to the Circular Economy.
Digitally empowered sustainable competitiveness
Technology reinforces environmental, social, and economic competitiveness by empowering institutions and infrastructure, strengthening capital, and supporting innovation ecosystems. 
Discover how digitally empowered sustainable competitiveness can facilitate the dual transition.
Digitally empowered SDGs
Technology facilitates the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing digital tools for data-informed design, strategies, and programs. 
Learn more about the role of digitally empowered SDGs in promoting the Dual Transition.
Policy initiatives and strategies as the drivers of the dual transition

Policy initiatives and strategies facilitate purpose-driven innovation by supporting ecosystems with resources for innovative projects and initiatives.

Explore how keen-minded entrepreneurs, executives, and decision-makers can leverage this support to innovate and drive the dual transition.

Circularity as a competitive edge
A circular economy reinforces competitiveness at the micro and macro levels. 
Discover how firms, industries, nations, and regions can leverage Circularity as a competitive edge.
Innovative opportunities in the Circular Economy
There are three different areas of focus on circularity, divided into ten stages. 
Explore opportunities for leveraging digital enablers, investment, innovation, and policy initiatives and strategies for developing impactful, novel, and efficient ways to facilitate the dual transition.

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Enrollment Information

Once you have enrolled, you will be given access to our Learning Management System.

You will be guided through the original content of the course with dynamic, rich, enjoyable, narrated, and easy-to-understand content. 

  • The course is divided into easily navigated sections.
  • Each section is followed by non-graded “knowledge check questions” to help you ensure that you successfully assimilated the content.
  • You can go back and view the content as often as you like.
  • The course must be validated within two (2) weeks after the initial registration.

When you reach the end of the course, you will be awarded the Certificate of Completion.

“Increasingly, the public and private sectors need managers and leaders who can leverage the dual transition of Digital and Circular Economies to drive innovation for Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability, Resilience, and Competitiveness. Our Circular Economy Body of Knowledge and our Certificate Programs provide the most comprehensive framework for purpose-driven innovators and investors to respond to the emerging needs for Digital and Green Skills across industries and sectors and the job and talent markets.”
Dr. Saman Sarbazvatan – Author
Circular and Digital Economies: The dual transition
Digitally Empowered Circular Economy: Business model and industrial innovation
Digitally Empowered Circular Economy: Industry 4.0 technological enablers

“Increasingly, the public and private sectors need managers and leaders who can leverage the dual transition of Digital and Circular Economies to drive innovation for Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability, Resilience, and Competitiveness. Our Circular Economy Body of Knowledge and our Certificate Programs provide the most comprehensive framework for purpose-driven innovators and investors to respond to the emerging needs for Digital and Green Skills across industries and sectors and the job and talent markets.”

Dr. Saman Sarbazvatan – Author
Circular and Digital Economies: The dual transition
Digitally Empowered Circular Economy: Business model and industrial innovation
Digitally Empowered Circular Economy: Industry 4.0 technological enablers

How You Will Learn

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This Course in a Bundle

Circular Economy Specialist (High-Mastery)

Gain highly- specialized insights to drive industry change, advance your career and become a renowned expert in your field.

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Total dedicated effort required: 45 hours *

 

Circular Economy Manager (Advanced)

Gain expertise that goes beyond the basics to offer in-depth knowledge of circular economy principles and applications.

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Total dedicated effort required: 30 hours *

 

Circular Economy Professionals (Foundational)

Get an in-depth, comprehensive overview of foundational Circular Economy principles to get familiar with industry concepts.

385.00  + VAT (if applicable)

4 courses

Total dedicated effort required: 16 hours *

Circular Economy Specialist (High-Mastery)

Gain highly- specialized insights to drive industry change, advance your career and become a renowned expert in your field.

1,085.00  + VAT (if applicable)

12 courses

Total dedicated effort required: 45 hours *

 

Circular Economy Manager (Advanced)

Gain expertise that goes beyond the basics to offer in-depth knowledge of circular economy principles and applications.

745.00  + VAT (if applicable)

8 courses

Total dedicated effort required: 30 hours *

 

Circular Economy Professionals (Foundational)

Get an in-depth, comprehensive overview of foundational Circular Economy principles to get familiar with industry concepts.

385.00  + VAT (if applicable)

4 courses

Total dedicated effort required: 16 hours *

* Depending on the level of experience and pace the learner is willing to invest in the learning journey.