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Description

Technology Innovation in Local Government: Identifying, Assessing and Prioritising

Distinguish technologies that address a genuine local service need from those that remain unproven promises

  • 0.5 days — 3.5 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Government entities are approached continuously with technology offerings presented as indispensable. Without a shared assessment method, decisions are taken case by case and tools are deployed without real usage, while simple needs remain unanswered.

This three-and-a-half-hour session provides a structured overview of the technological advances that genuinely serve local public service delivery. It offers criteria to filter opportunities, estimate the conditions for success and build a realistic roadmap at the scale of a single entity.

Learning objectives

  • Position the main technological advances relevant to local public service delivery
  • Analyse a service need before examining any solution
  • Assess an offering against maturity and usage criteria
  • Prioritise projects in line with the entity's available resources
  • Build a phased experimentation roadmap

What makes this programme different

Technologies are presented through local public service use cases
An assessment grid is applied to live examples during the session
Each participant leaves with an initial list of priorities for their entity

Programme

1Overview of Advances and Local Use Cases

Linking each technology to a service delivered

  • Automating the processing of resident and business requests
  • Using territorial data to support decision-making
  • Sensors and remote monitoring of public assets
  • Tools supporting drafting and document processing

2Assessing a Technology Opportunity

Filtering before investing

  • Defining the need before reviewing available solutions
  • Criteria of maturity, total cost of ownership and vendor dependency
  • Conditions for genuine adoption by staff
  • Questions to ask a supplier during a demonstration

3Building an Innovation Roadmap

Moving from an isolated idea to a sustainable programme

  • Selecting a first scope for experimentation
  • Engaging staff and local ecosystem partners
  • Monitoring indicators and stop criteria
  • Conditions for scaling up after the pilot phase

Who is it for

Elected and appointed officials · directors general · heads of innovation and government managers involved in modernisation projects.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.