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  "title": "Thinking through Central Bank Digital Currency (TCBDC)",
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  "summary": "Thinking through Central Bank Digital Currency Training Program Thinking through Central Bank Digital Currency (TCBDC) This course focuses on the decision-making framework and project management processes for CBDC.",
  "publishDate": "2025-07-24",
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      "heading": "Course overview and format",
      "content": "- The course focuses on the decision-making framework and project management processes for CBDC.\n- The course is designed to be interactive by using a combination of lectures, case studies/simulations, group or individual presentations, and panel discussions.\n- Lectures focus on the CBDC decision-making process that should be viewed as dynamic and iterative with multiple feedback loops to gradually evaluate the relevance of CBDC.\n- Self-assessment exercises are based on systematic procedures and cover use cases, pain points, requirements, solution, feasibility, proof of concepts, and pilots.\n- Participants apply the decision-making process to a hypothetical country case study after gaining a basic understanding, to understand thoroughly the problem to be solved and the full array of solutions.\n- After the hands-on self-assessment experience, results are discussed through group presentations and de-briefings."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Target audience",
      "content": "- Mid- to senior-level officials working in the payment, legal, technology, monetary policy, financial stability, and Fintech/innovation departments at the central bank and in positions with similar responsibilities."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Qualifications",
      "content": "- Participants should have experience in operations, policy, and/or oversight in one or more of the following areas: payments, legal, technology, monetary policy, financial stability, and Fintech/innovation."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:\n- Understand global developments and trends of both wholesale and retail CBDC.\n- Evaluate the benefits, costs, risks, and requirements.\n- Understand CBDC¿s macro-financial implications, such as for monetary policy and financial stability.\n- Formulate a framework for guiding CBDC design and experimentation.\n- Explore the regulatory and legal changes/framework on CBDC."
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    "Lectures focus on the CBDC decision-making process that should be viewed as dynamic and iterative with multiple feedback loops to gradually evaluate the relevance of CBDC.",
    "Self-assessment exercises are based on systematic procedures and cover use cases, pain points, requirements, solution, feasibility, proof of concepts, and pilots.",
    "Participants apply the decision-making process to a hypothetical country case study after gaining a basic understanding, to understand thoroughly the problem to be solved and the full array of solutions.",
    "After the hands-on self-assessment experience, results are discussed through group presentations and de-briefings.",
    "Mid- to senior-level officials working in the payment, legal, technology, monetary policy, financial stability, and Fintech/innovation departments at the central bank and in positions with similar responsibilities.",
    "Participants should have experience in operations, policy, and/or oversight in one or more of the following areas: payments, legal, technology, monetary policy, financial stability, and Fintech/innovation.",
    "Understand global developments and trends of both wholesale and retail CBDC.",
    "Evaluate the benefits, costs, risks, and requirements.",
    "Understand CBDC¿s macro-financial implications, such as for monetary policy and financial stability.",
    "Formulate a framework for guiding CBDC design and experimentation.",
    "Explore the regulatory and legal changes/framework on CBDC."
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