The Digital Intelligence & Governance Institute

A Guiding Voice on AI, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Governance for the Business Community.

Leading the Digital Future

The Digital Intelligence & Governance Institute (The DIGI) is a global policy messaging, thought leadership, and training organization that navigates the complex intersection of AI, Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Governance laws, regulations, and policies impacting the business user. Through member collaboration and The DIGI’s issue experts, we deliver effective policy messaging, thought leadership, and training that empowers businesses to leverage technology and reduce compliance risk.

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Policy Position Messaging

The DIGI engages with members, legislators and policymakers in the US, EU, and Asia to produce Policy Position Messaging (papers, videos, infomercials) to help legislators and policymakers understand business use of technology and reduce compliance costs and risk associated with AI, Cybersecurity, and Privacy.

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Thought Leadership

The DIGI researches and produces reports and thought leadership products related to Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Governance that help influence and shape the direction of policy discussions, public perception, and consideration of legal/regulatory issues impacting business users in these areas.

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Training

The DIGI equips business users with the practices, tools, and knowledge to:
• Deploy technology to enhance competitiveness and productivity
• Meet growing compliance demands
• Reduce risk associated with the use of technology
• Strengthen enterprise cybersecurity programs
• Establish effective governance over AI and cyber risks.

What We Do · Focus Areas

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Cybersecurity
  • Privacy
  • Cyber Governance
  • Data Asset Management

Key Activities

  • Legislative/Policy Position Messaging
  • Issue Thought Leadership
  • Training & Certifications
  • Legislative Staff Events
  • Educational Field Trips
  • Webinars
  • Podcast

Policy Position Messaging

The DIGI advances business interests by producing policy messaging that helps legislators and policymakers understand compliance burdens and gaps. The DIGI’s Policy Position Messaging consists of policy position papers, video clips, and infomercials that help promote:The DIGI protects business users from burdensome compliance by influencing federal, state, and international laws, regulations, and policies.  

A unified federal privacy law

Business-friendly AI regulations

Streamlined cybersecurity compliance

Consistent digital governance requirements

Thought Leadership

The DIGI helps steer policy conversations and legislation through: respected research, reporting cutting-edge podcast, conferences, presentations, and educational events

The DIGI brings the business user’s voice to important policy and legal conversations and debates and helps shape federal, state, and international laws, regulations, and policies.

Training

The DIGI provides world-class training to prepare and enable professionals & businesses to:

Manage AI and IT risks while maximizing benefits

Establish AI and cyber governance frameworks

Stay current on compliance with evolving laws

Combat cybercrime and establish effective cybersecurity programs.

Manage enterprise data

Membership

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The DIGI is an organization of business and professional members.

Corporate memberships are tiered and may include advisory board positions. Professional memberships are simply $150 annually.

The DIGI is poised and prepared to represent the business user’s point of view through its Policy Position Messaging, Thought Leadership, and Training on policies, laws, and regulations in the areas of AI, cybersecurity, privacy, and digital governance.

The DIGI’s Policy Position Messaging and Thought Leadership activities ensure the business community’s voice is understood and influential.

The DIGI's training program provides critical workforce development training and certifications in the areas of privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and digital governance training.

Join the DIGI now and help lead the digital future!

The DIGI Podcast

The DIGI podcast covers cutting-edge and developing issues in the areas of AI, Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Governance. Subscribe to stay informed.

The DIGI’s CEO and podcast host, Jody Westby, continues her respected podcast at The DIGI. The podcast is global in scope and features interviews with industry experts, lawyers, academicians, government officials, and leaders from civil society.

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