Welcome to SSE 4: Digital Tools and Platforms!
In this course, you will become familiar with the fundamentals and tools of a digitalized economy.

Learning objectives
- principles for a digital circular economy
- the basics of data analysis and its role in the digital era
- data-driven applications and digital tools
- essentials of cloud services and the IoT stack

Our modern and global economy thrives on information. Using information, we can optimize our consumption and production processes to support a greener world. Industry 4.0 and Agriculture 4.0 technologies are changing the capacity of businesses and governments to monitor material flow and prevent unnecessary waste and impacts on the environment. By the end of this course, you will understand how these technologies function and how they may be applied.

Hopefully, you have completed either SSE2 or SSE3 courses already, but if not- that's ok! This course is for those who understand the basic principles of circular economy and sustainable development. If you are interested in developing digitalized, smart circular value chains, this is the place to begin! Everything you need to know will be taught during the course.