Smart City Strategy, Design and Delivery Course

Name: Smart City Strategy, Design and Delivery Course
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Turn citizen priorities into governed urban services, interoperable platforms, sustainable systems, and a measurable delivery roadmap.

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Duration: 5 days
Format: Classroom
Cities: Milan, New York, Zanzibar, Casablanca, Geneva, Johannesburg and more
Next session: 12 – 16 October 2026, Milan
Average fee: 5,800 €

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Overview

Smart City Strategy, Design and Delivery Course is a five-day advanced course for urban planners, municipal leaders, architects, infrastructure engineers, digital teams, sustainability specialists, and programme managers who leave with a Smart City Development Blueprint. Participants translate citizen needs into service priorities, governance, interoperable platforms, infrastructure initiatives, delivery packages, and measurable outcomes. Agile Leaders Training Center connects smart city development with people-centred decisions, accountable data use, and practical implementation.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for city strategy, policy, and investment priorities
Functions designing urban services and resident experience
Personnel governing city data, platforms, cybersecurity, and interoperability
Infrastructure teams coordinating mobility, utilities, buildings, and public realm
Programme offices responsible for procurement, delivery, and benefits tracking

The course assumes participants contribute to urban programmes or public services, and it leaves out detailed engineering design, software coding, and introductory urban planning theory.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments that plan, enable, and deliver connected urban services.

Municipal strategy, planning, and economic development
Transport, utilities, environment, and public works
Digital government, data, technology, and cybersecurity
Real estate, master development, and engineering consultancy
Telecommunications, mobility, energy, and urban service providers

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze citizen needs and urban-system challenges
Build a smart city vision and service portfolio
Evaluate data governance and interoperability choices
Prioritize sustainable infrastructure and resilience initiatives
Apply delivery, procurement, and partnership controls
Build a roadmap with indicators and benefits measures

Course Agenda

Day 1: People-Centred Vision and Baseline

City Outcomes and Stakeholder Needs Map
Urban System Baseline and Maturity Assessment
Inclusion, Accessibility, and Digital Equity Review
Smart City Vision and Design Principles
Service Portfolio Prioritisation Matrix

Day 2: Services Data and Digital Foundations

Resident Journey and Urban Service Blueprint
City Data Governance and Stewardship Model
Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Ethical Use Controls
Interoperability and City Platform Architecture
Open Data, Analytics, and Decision Support

Day 3: Sustainable Urban Systems

Smart Mobility and Multimodal Integration
Energy, Water, Waste, and Utility Intelligence
Connected Buildings and Public Realm Services
Climate Resilience and Emergency Coordination
Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity Planning

Day 4: Governance Finance and Delivery

Portfolio Governance and Decision Rights
Business Case and Benefits Dependency Map
Procurement, Standards, and Vendor Interoperability
Funding, Partnership, and Commercial Models
Delivery Waves, Risk Controls, and Assurance Gates

Day 5: Roadmap and Performance Practice

Exercise: Prioritize a Smart Service Portfolio
Exercise: Design a Data and Platform Governance Map
Exercise: Build an Initiative Business Case
Exercise: Select Smart City Performance Indicators
Capstone Exercise: Smart City Development Blueprint

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect strategic choices with implementable city initiatives.

Suggested activity: map resident needs, service pain points, responsible stakeholders, and measurable outcomes.
Suggested activity: assess a city platform scenario for data ownership, interoperability, privacy, security, and operating responsibilities.
Suggested activity: prioritize initiatives using value, feasibility, inclusion, sustainability, risk, and dependency criteria.
Suggested activity: assemble a phased blueprint with governance, funding, procurement, indicators, and benefits reviews.

FAQs

Who suits the Smart City Strategy, Design and Delivery Course?

It suits professionals shaping urban policy, services, infrastructure, digital foundations, or delivery portfolios and assumes practical exposure to city programmes or public services.

How does this course differ from general urban planning?

It focuses on digitally enabled service portfolios, data governance, interoperability, delivery models, and measurable benefits rather than land-use planning or physical master planning alone.

Is the course mainly about Internet of Things technology?

No. Technology is treated as one enabler within a wider system of citizen outcomes, governance, infrastructure, sustainability, finance, operations, and assurance.

How are smart city indicators used?

Participants select indicators that connect initiatives to economic, environmental, social, cultural, service, and quality-of-life outcomes, with clear ownership and data sources.

What does the capstone produce?

The capstone produces a Smart City Development Blueprint containing priorities, service concepts, governance, data foundations, urban-system initiatives, delivery waves, risks, indicators, and benefits reviews.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Smart City Development Blueprint that aligns citizen outcomes, urban services, data governance, digital platforms, sustainable infrastructure, commercial choices, and performance measures. It provides a traceable basis for sequencing investments and reviewing benefits without treating technology as the objective.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Montreux	Week 36, 2027 6 – 10 September 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€7,500
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Madrid	Week 37, 2027 13 – 17 September 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Dubai	Week 38, 2027 20 – 24 September 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,500
Amsterdam	Week 38, 2027 20 – 24 September 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Berlin	Week 38, 2027 20 – 24 September 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Vienna	Week 39, 2027 27 September – 1 October 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Tashkent	Week 39, 2027 3 – 7 October 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,500
Athens	Week 40, 2027 4 – 8 October 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€6,700
London	Week 41, 2027 11 – 15 October 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewSmart City Strategy, Design and Delivery Course is a five-day advanced course for urban planners, municipal leaders, architects, infrastructure engineers, digital teams, sustainability specialists, and programme managers who leave with a Smart City Development Blueprint. Participants translate citizen needs into service priorities, governance, int…

Are training dates available?

Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

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Smart City Strategy, Design and Delivery Course