Overview
In today’s world, sustainability is increasingly driven by how we collect, interpret, and apply data. From smarter cities to sustainable manufacturing and responsible healthcare, data shapes decisions that affect people, the planet, and economic resilience. But its true value lies in how it is used responsibly, ethically, and strategically to create real impact.
This pathway helps startups, professionals, policymakers, and curious learners with the skills to turn information into action. Startups gain by embedding data-driven sustainability from the start, while professionals and policymakers learn to improve efficiency, design evidence-based policies, and strengthen societal resilience.
Potential career paths include urban mobility planners, industrial sustainability managers, healthcare analysts, or founders scaling data-driven ventures with social and environmental impact. You could become a city data strategist improving accessibility, a production engineer leveraging digital twins to cut emissions, or a health professional using data to design ethical, resource-efficient care.
The pathway is flexible and self-paced, with a recommended sequence to build expertise: begin with The Power of Mobility Data to see how data transforms urban systems, continue with Leveraging Digital Twin Technology for Sustainable Manufacturing to apply advanced tools for industrial efficiency, and complete with High Value Care to explore responsible healthcare data use and balance outcomes with sustainability. Finally, deepen your expertise with Health Data, where you will learn to improve healthcare outcomes safely and effectively, gaining practical skills in AI, data analytics, precision medicine, cybersecurity, and digital health management, all within ethical and regulatory frameworks.
Key skills that you can develop through this pathway include:
- Make evidence-based decisions – apply data responsibly to guide strategy and policy.
- Drive innovation for impact – use data to design smarter, more sustainable systems.
- Apply systems thinking – connect data insights across industries for resilience.
- Leverage advanced tools – use mobility analytics, digital twins, and healthcare data systems.
- Act ethically – balance innovation with responsibility, privacy, and inclusivity.
- Embed sustainability – integrate data-driven approaches into business, industry, and public services.
Courses (4)
The pathway includes the following four modules:
Course ･ Beginner ･ 4 - 8 hours ･ Free The power of Mobility Data: Discover how every move matters (Urban Mobility)
Course ･ Beginner ･ 4 - 8 hours ･ Paid Leveraging Digital Twin Technology for Sustainable Manufacturing (Manufacturing)
Course ･ Advanced ･ 100 - 200 hours ･ Paid High Value Care (Health)
Course ･ Advanced ･ 100 - 200 hours ･ Paid Health Data (Health)
