Technical Foundations in Mobile Phone Data (MPD) for Policy - Data Pipelines and Data Products

This training program is designed for technical stakeholders involved in creating or expanding the use of mobile phone data for Policy in their country context. Participants are expected to include statisticians, data analysts, data engineers, data scientists and technical project managers. The course will deliver hands-on knowledge on MPD pipelines, data processing workflows and methods to produce robust policy and statistical MPD products.

Duration

18-20 hours
Video Lessons

8 core videos + bonuses
Training typology

e-Learning
Free Certification

Completion Certificate

Technical Track: Data Pipelines, Data Workflows, and Data Products

Enrollment to the course is now open!

For the trainees enrolled, course materials will be available from 15 April 2026.

What's included?

Video Lessons
Text materials
Assessments
Peer to peer discussions
Certificate of Completion

Learning Objectives

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

Implement MPD Pipeline Architecture
Privacy-by-Design Methods
Methods & modeling - Mobility, Continuity Design, Calculating Aggregates & Estimates, Population Inference
Data Processing and Quality Checks

Who we are looking for

The course is particularly suited for technical roles (statisticians, data scientists, data engineers) in the following organizations:

National Statistical Offices
National ICT and Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities
Mobile Network Operators
Data Protection Agencies
Government Ministries
Academic Institutions

Course Lessons

Our tRAINERS

Meet our core team

Trevor Monroe

senior program officer

Luisa de Moura Chaves

Head of Business Development

Siim Esko

HEAD of International Projects

Cathy Riley

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Ayumi Arai

Associate Professor

James Harrison

Data Engineer

Egle Rüütli

SENIOR DATA ANALYST

Roland Hosner