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The State of Democracy

July 23, 2019

The Economist Democracy Index rates countries on the state of their governing system each year. In the latest installment, 21 countries in the world were rated as a “full democracy”, including all Scandinavian countries, several Western European nations as well as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Mauritius and Costa Rica.

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Georgia Technology Authority

The Georgia Technology Authority seeks to ensure that the state’s IT infrastructure is stable, secure and well-governed, and provides Georgians with the services they need and expect.

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