The specific topic of the course will change from year to year. The basic disciplines taught and discussed are based on a political economy of technology development approach. This includes techno-economics, innovation economics, institutional approaches, regulation of ICT markets, and management of technology. Examples of topics include the development of peer-to-peer networks, mobile and wireless technologies, and broadband services.

The course includes lectures by researchers from DTU and the other universities in the NordICT network and by invited lecturers from other research institutions. Furthermore, the Ph.D. students are required to present a paper on their Ph.D. project and will have the possibility to discuss their projects in a forum of the course teachers and the other Ph.D. students.