Gender, Urbanization and Democratic Governance

Commissioned by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), this White Paper is intended to inform NDI’s anticipated work in urban jurisdictions, as well as contribute to the larger global discussion taking place, including in the context of the proposed Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Dubai Tourism

With the ultimate goal of Dubai becoming the world’s most visited city, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of Dubai’s tourism sector.

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Addressing the Department of Defense’s Zero Trust Framework with the CyberArk Identity Security Platform

whitePaper | April 30, 2022

In the spring of 2021, the White House issued an executive order putting into place guidelines on how to improve the nation’s cybersecurity stance. This requires federal agencies to modernize their approach to cybersecurity by becoming more transparent about cyber threats for protection. Government agencies are required to move toward a Zero Trust architecture, which calls for an “assume-breach” mindset and secures all cloud services. Federal agency heads must develop a plan for implementing the ZT Architecture and incorporate guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as appropriate.

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Workday Government Cloud and Zero Trust

whitePaper | March 24, 2023

Workday Government Cloud offers U.S. federal agencies a world-class portfolio of financial management and human capital management cloud applications running in an environment with a FedRAMP Moderate authorization. Workday Government Cloud enables organizations to effectively and securely manage their demanding workforce, finance, and mission processes while helping to meet new Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) strategy mandates

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How the Need for Contactless Government

whitePaper | December 29, 2021

Digital and mobile technology have played a significant role in keeping communities connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. From broken streetlights to damaging potholes, residents quickly adopted the virtual front door model to safely submit questions, photos, issues, and concerns through contactless methods.

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FedRAMP - Government Data Standards

whitePaper | December 7, 2022

FedRAMP was created so that the US government can use the cloud while still protecting systems and data. FedRAMP helps provide clarity for both government agencies and cloud providers so that each knows what is required for cloud use. If you’re a cloud service provider or a government agency wanting to use the cloud, you must demonstrate that you can meet FedRAMP compliance requirements.

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Recommendations on Updating the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan

whitePaper | March 16, 2022

A long-term commitment to sustained federal research and development (R&D) funding in AI is critical to advance the United States’ leadership in global innovation. The federal government should increase non-defense investment in AI and basic research to strengthen research in critical fields of AI R&D, including healthcare, education, finance, and more, that underpin economic stability and robust growth. Such investment should reflect a multidisciplinary approach, focused on advancing basic and applied R&D, research on AI governance and norm-setting, and supporting research infrastructure with multi-agency collaboration.

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Key tips to safeguard your government department

whitePaper | April 28, 2022

The Wall Street Journal called the hybrid workplace a “Cybersecurity Nightmare,” and characterized it as “a hacker’s dream—a constantly changing mix of office and remote workers, devices that move in and out of the company networks, and security staffs stretched thin.” The Wall Street Journal also briefly called out how organizations gain control over this environment – with strong identity-centric security and zero trust.

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Dubai Tourism

With the ultimate goal of Dubai becoming the world’s most visited city, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of Dubai’s tourism sector.

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