An Immigration Policy Platform for Beyond the Trump Era

June 14, 2018

The escalated war on immigrants by the Trump regime, most recently exposed through the horrific separation of migrant parents and children, has struck a nerve and mobilized millions. This moment calls for bold vision and action. This document provides a vision matching the severity of the threats we face. We offer immigration policies that not only call for the abolition of immigration enforcement agencies, but for the full-scale decriminalization of immigration. Our policy demands are bold by design. It is time to push forward reforms that can contend with the horrific harm we are witnessing as parents and children are torn apart.

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Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

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Next-Generation Systems for Intelligent, Efficient, Citizen-Centric Government

whitePaper | March 15, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic increased pressure on senior civil servants to do things differently. Citizen trust in government grew to an all-time high in 2020 in many countries, according to the OECD1 . This trust in public institutions empowered governments across Europe and the Middle East to respond rapidly and plan bold investments for an inclusive recovery centered on innovation, digital and climate transitions, and resilience2 . With bold plans came elevated expectations to procure goods and services more efficiently and effectively, scale investments in digital infrastructure, and deliver seamless services to citizens and businesses, while making sure that costs do not spiral out of control, in the medium-to-long term

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Sustaining and Scaling Civic and Government Technology: A White Paper on Challenges, Best Practices and Recommendations

whitePaper | March 17, 2023

The International Republican Institute (IRI) is one of the world’s leading international democracy development organizations. The nonpartisan, nongovernmental institute has supported civil society organizations, journalists, democratic governments and other democratic actors in more than 100 countries since 1983—in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa—with a current presence in over 70 and working in over 100. Through its global support network to advance digital democracy initiatives, IRI provides capacity building trainings to strengthen grassroots actors’ ability to launch, sustain and scale digital democracy projects; and supports civictech and govtech projects around the world.

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2020 Global & Regional Corporate Governance Trends

whitePaper | January 11, 2020

For the first time, in 2020, we see the focus on the “E” and the “S” of environment, social and governance (ESG) as the leading trend globally, including in the United States, where it traditionally has not received as much attention by boards. Indeed, many of the key global trends for 2020, such as board oversight of human capital management (HCM), can be seen as subsets of ESG.

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Customer Chronicles — Securing State and Local Government Agencies with Strong MFA

whitePaper | February 3, 2020

Protecting sensitive data and maintaining cybersecurity hygiene are top concerns for security professionals and CISOs from state and local government agencies. Government networks contain sensitive data such as social security numbers, voter registration, medical records, bank account and credit card numbers of millions of people and businesses, which can make them an attractive target for bad actors. With the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks and the lack of resources at their disposal, the IT departments across these agencies are looking for a solution that enables them to do more with less. We built Duo to be a simple, affordable and secure solution to help government agencies – and organizations of all sizes – solve to these problems.

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Guide to Empowering a Mobile Workforce for State & Local Government

whitePaper | April 16, 2020

For government employees, work isn’t a place anymore. It’s something they do, wherever and whenever the need arises. To reach decisions, build relationships, manage finances, and drive strategic value—even with today’s tight resources—mobile workers need the freedom to move beyond agency walls without leaving behind the resources they need to be effective. They need to be able to do anything, anywhere, and on whatever device is most convenient—including their own personal devices—from laptops to the latest tablets and smartphones.

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