MODULE 10

🧭Pathways to the Digital Economy

Case studies in national strategy and a playbook for development: infrastructure, human capital, innovation ecosystems, and regulatory foundations.

📝5 Topics
⏱️~125 min

🎯Learning Objectives

  • Explore the full stack of the digital economy
  • Connect quantitative metrics to structural insights
  • Prepare for advanced research and policy translation
Topic 10.1
Core Concept

National Digital Strategy

Define the digital economy as a development strategy and introduce the four pillars used to analyze national pathways.

⏱️20 min
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Topic 10.2
Framework

The Foundational Pillars of a National Digital Economy

A practical blueprint for national strategy: infrastructure, human capital, innovation ecosystems, and regulatory bedrock.

⏱️30 min
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Topic 10.3
Case Study

Case Study — Armenia: Diaspora-Fueled Leapfrog and Deep-Tech Ambition

Diaspora capital, state support, and deep-tech leapfrogging as a strategy for high-value digital growth.

⏱️30 min
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Topic 10.4
Case Study

Case Study — Constrained Environments: Palestine and Indigenous Canada

How resilience, community ownership, and diaspora networks shape digital strategy under systemic constraints.

⏱️30 min
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Topic 10.5
Policy

A Playbook for Building a National Digital Economy

Actionable principles for policymakers: trust-based engagement, bridge hubs, risk-sharing finance, and modern IPR.

⏱️35 min
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