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    • C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Creating Service Innovation Culture in Public Sector

      Skills you'll gain: Service Improvement, Innovation, Continuous Improvement Process, Change Management, Organizational Change, Service Design, Design Thinking, Public Administration, Organizational Strategy, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Technology Strategies, Digital Transformation, Leadership

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Applied Public Health Informatics for Leaders

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Public Health, Health Policy, Health Care Administration, Health Care, Health Systems, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Integration, Health Technology, Data Analysis Software, Technical Communication

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      U

      University of California San Diego

      Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions 1

      Skills you'll gain: Mitigation, Social Justice, Community Organizing, Social Sciences, Community Development, Socioeconomics, Environmental Policy, Environment, Persuasive Communication, Physical Science, Scientific Methods, Public Health, Environmental Science

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Alberta

      Emotional Vitality in a Dynamic Workplace

      Skills you'll gain: Recognizing Others, Conflict Management, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Stress Management, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Resilience, Collaboration, Relationship Building, Mindfulness, Leadership, Training Programs, Policy Development, Constructive Feedback, Active Listening

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Protecting APIs with Apigee X and Cloud Armor

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, Threat Management, Threat Detection

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • B

      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      Leaders in Citizen Security and Justice Management

      Skills you'll gain: Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Security Management, Governance, Public Administration, Social Justice, Program Evaluation, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Social Work, Community Development, Conflict Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Practical Methodology and Ethics in AI

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Deep Learning, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Ethical Standards And Conduct, Applied Machine Learning, Unstructured Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Information Privacy, Probability Distribution, Social Studies

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Mitigating the Human Impact on Wetlands

      Skills you'll gain: Water Resources, Land Management, Environmental Laws, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy, Environment, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Environmental Issue, Environmental Science, Environmental Monitoring, Mitigation, Interviewing Skills

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Securing APIs with Apigee X

      Skills you'll gain: OAuth, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Secure Coding, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Debugging, Data Access

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Rate Limiting with Cloud Armor

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Firewall, Cloud Infrastructure, Performance Testing, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Network Security

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Sustainable Cities Case Studies

      Skills you'll gain: Community Development, Environmental Issue, Environmental Resource Management, Land Development, Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Water Resources, Environmental Policy, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies

      Build toward a degree

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • E

      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      디지털 거버넌스

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Ethics, Market Dynamics, Court Systems, Political Sciences, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies, Governance, Automation, Public Administration, Regulatory Compliance, Digital Transformation, Information Privacy, Information Technology, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular policy courses

    • Creating Service Innovation Culture in Public Sector: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Applied Public Health Informatics for Leaders: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions 1: University of California San Diego
    • Emotional Vitality in a Dynamic Workplace : University of Alberta
    • Protecting APIs with Apigee X and Cloud Armor: Google Cloud
    • Leaders in Citizen Security and Justice Management: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Practical Methodology and Ethics in AI: Johns Hopkins University
    • Mitigating the Human Impact on Wetlands: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Securing APIs with Apigee X: Google Cloud
    • Rate Limiting with Cloud Armor: Google Cloud

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