Study programme title in Est.

Avaliku sektori innovatsioon ja e-valitsemine

Study programme title in Engl.

Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance

TalTech study programme code

MVGM16

MER study programme code

163597

Study programme version code

MVGM16/24

Faculty / college

M - School of Business and Governance

Head of study programme/study programme manager

Egert Juuse

Language of instruction

English

Study level

Master study

ECTS credits

120

Self-paid study programme

yes

Nominal study period

4 semesters

Study programme group

Business and Administration

Broad area of study

Business, Administration and Law

Study field

Business and administration

Curriculum group

Management and administration

Granting the right to conduct studies in the study programme group

õppe läbiviimise õigus

Validity date of the right to conduct studies in the study programme group

tähtajatu

No. of the decision granting the right to teach in the study programme group

112

Access conditions

BA degree, higher education obtained on the basis of applied higher education with at least 180 ECTS credit points. Show more...
Admission according to admission requirements established by the Joint Master Programme's Consortium.

Study programme aims and objectives

Study programme aims and objectives: Derived from the subjects, the joint master programme Public Sector Innovation and e-Governance aims: Show more...

- To provide students with specialized and advanced knowledge of public sector innovation and the role of ICT and technological evolutions in public sector innovation.
- To integrate the specialized knowledge of technology fields with the field of public administration as part of an integrated response to current and future challenges of the public sector.
- To introduce the core concepts of public administration/governance and to create awareness of the specificities of the public sector in the technology related fields.
- To gain insight and competencies that contribute to innovations and enable tackling the challenges public administrations are facing.
- To train experts who contribute to the development of ICT-enabled governance and to an innovative, inclusive, reflective and sustainable society.
- To contribute to the innovation of public sector organizations around the world by delivering expertise in the field.
- To meet new societal needs by generating and exploiting emerging technologies in the public sector.

Learning outcomes of the study programme

Upon successful completion of the curriculum, the graduate: Show more...

- has acquired an advanced understanding and an insight into the scientific disciplinary knowledge specific to public management, administration and e-Governance. Technological innovation in the public sector is perceived by public managers as the top challenge for the future. Graduates being able to address public sector challenges with an interdisciplinary insight will be of high value for public sector organizations;
- has gained specialised knowledge of public administration processes, and is able to dissect organizational processes to its basic units in order to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness;
- masters general competencies at an advanced level and has acquired capacity for problem solving;
- has an ability to define and analyse public sector processes and seek for efficiency and effectiveness losses to formulate possible improvement mechanisms;
- knows how to acquire relevant knowledge, how to build rapid proof of concepts, how to reflect on their approaches, how to question their assumptions and how to assess their ideas;
- is able to implement and define new methods and techniques for the benefit of a particular sector and to successfully apply new techniques considering the profound knowledge of the sector they are dealing with;
- demonstrates high level knowledge of how ICT and information sciences can be applied in order to proactively innovate the public sector in a changing society;
- has gained skills in research methodology and is prepared to pursue doctoral degree in one of the aforementioned fields;
- demonstrates excellent communication and project management skills and is able to apply them in different fields in the context of culture and work.

Graduation requirements

Degrees conferred

Master of Arts in Social Sciences (Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance)