Master in Technology and Public Policy – Achieving Social Impact

The first-level master in Technology and Public Policy – Achieving Social Impact is dedicated to the intersection between technological innovation and public policy. The programme teaches participants to analyse, design and evaluate policies linked to technologies, and to respond to the challenges of responsible innovation, a decisive theme when artificial intelligence, data and digital technologies affect the lives of citizens and the functioning of institutions. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital platforms and data infrastructures, pose new questions to policy on regulation, on the protection of rights and on the fairness of effects. The master helps participants understand the processes by which institutions decide, assess the effects of policies and design interventions that produce a positive and measurable social impact.

The format is blended: online modules are combined with residential experiences in Turin. Students meet globally prominent lecturers and work in an international environment. The master lasts one year and is entirely in English. The page does not give the credits, the detailed programme of the modules, the cost, which is not officially declared, or whether there is an internship. The start date is not stated either. The residential stays in Turin are moments when participants meet in person, follow intensive lessons and work in groups, while the online modules make it possible to continue studying remotely during the rest of the year. The presence of globally prominent lecturers also offers an engagement with approaches and cases from different countries, to the benefit of an international outlook.

The aim is to train policy analysts, innovation consultants and public policy officers, for government organisations, NGOs, think tanks and innovative companies. The master is aimed at bachelor's graduates, with a good command of English and basic IT skills. The application deadline is given as June 19, 2026, now passed: the next edition must therefore be checked. The programme is suited to those who want to acquire a vision that combines technical skills and an understanding of public decision-making processes, even while working, thanks to the distance format. The Polytechnic University of Turin is ranked 241st in the 2025 QS world rankings and 103rd in the European ones. The basic IT skills required on entry serve to follow the technological themes, but the master is not aimed only at engineers: it may also interest graduates in the social, legal and economic disciplines who wish to understand technology. The programme prepares participants for analysis and consulting roles, and to work in think tanks, international organisations and public institutions.