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      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      La era digital en América Latina y el Caribe

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Big Data, Analytics, Public Policies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Economic Development, Business Transformation, Technology Strategies, Business Technologies, Entrepreneurship, Internet Of Things, Emerging Technologies, Governance, Telecommunications

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      Future Healthcare Payment Models

      Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Managed Care, Care Management, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Policy, Medicaid, Business Metrics, Stakeholder Analysis, Payment Systems, Medicare, Performance Measurement, Cost Management, Insurance, Risk Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Rastreamento de contato da COVID-19

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Epidemiology, Interpersonal Communications, Infectious Diseases, Investigation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Medical Privacy, Interviewing Skills, Rapport Building, Public Health

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      140 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Aptly

      TikTok for Business

      Skills you'll gain: TikTok, Social Media Marketing, Business Marketing, Brand Marketing, Social Media, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Marketing, Driving engagement, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Content Strategy, Branding

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      United Cities and Local Governments of Africa

      Financing Infrastructure in African Cities

      Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Risk Management, Finance, Financial Policy, Fiscal Management, Case Studies, Community Development, Decision Making, Economic Development, Sustainable Development, Economics, Revenue Management, Governance, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      57 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Use Tableau for Your Data Science Workflow

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Tableau Software, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Heat Maps, Data Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Geospatial Information and Technology, Histogram, Analytical Skills, Application Deployment, Network Analysis

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Princeton University

      Food Ethics

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Food and Beverage, Social Justice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Nutrition and Diet, Sustainability Standards, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Policy Analysis, Sustainable Development, Cultural Diversity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

      Building Generative AI Capabilities

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Business Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Analytics, Business Strategy, Change Management, Competitive Intelligence, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      The Ethical Leader

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Leadership, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Making, Leadership, Cultural Diversity, Leadership Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Florida

      TECH MeD: Transdisciplinary Education for Critical Hacks of Medical Devices

      Skills you'll gain: Medical Devices, Healthcare Ethics, Health Technology, Internet Of Things, Patient Safety, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Telehealth, Vulnerability, Medical Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Patient Advocacy, Security Awareness, Cybersecurity, Data Security

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Cape Town

      How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, FinTech, Emerging Technologies, Ledgers (Accounting), Machine Learning, Financial Data, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Systems, Financial Services, Supervised Learning, Data Structures, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Entrepreneurship, Technology Strategies, Unsupervised Learning, Distributed Computing, Reinforcement Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Goldman Sachs

      Fundamentos del Liderazgo con Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

      Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Growth Strategies, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Business Strategies, Visionary, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Culture Transformation, Business Development, Business, Self-Awareness, Auditing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      108 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • La era digital en América Latina y el Caribe: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Future Healthcare Payment Models: Northeastern University
    • Rastreamento de contato da COVID-19: Johns Hopkins University
    • TikTok for Business: Aptly
    • Financing Infrastructure in African Cities: United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
    • Use Tableau for Your Data Science Workflow: University of California, Irvine
    • Food Ethics: Princeton University
    • Building Generative AI Capabilities: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
    • The Ethical Leader: Johns Hopkins University
    • TECH MeD: Transdisciplinary Education for Critical Hacks of Medical Devices: University of Florida

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