Understand Global Resilience
& Threat Information Research and Policies

Build Critical Analytic Skills and Strategies

Understand Dynamics of Public Private Partnerships

Evaluate Economic Development Policy Impact and Measurement

Gain Career Insight and Workforce Readiness Requirements for Success

Policy Impact Analysis
Applied Research

Preparing Students for the Fourth Sector Industrial Revolution

Design Based Methodology

Hands on Research

This industry association solution-oriented initiative is grounded in a design-based research methodology focused on increasing the number of cybersecurity professionals in the public and private sector by leveraging the collective capabilities of minority technology companies, historically black colleges and universities, government agencies along with non-profit organizations.

The Minority Cyber Inclusion Council OppZone Research Professional Development Institute is an exclusive invitation only program for undergraduates, graduate students and professionals.

Program participants will be immersed in real world research, analysis and problem solving under the direction of industry leaders and subject matter experts. 

Building Skill Sets

Industry Credential

All participants engage in a minimum of 56 hours of coordinated outcome driven research over seven weeks.

Program includes a coordinated field trip that includes student interaction and discussions with federal agency executives and program managers in Policy, Research, Innovation and Cybersecurity.  

Upon successful completion, participants will be awarded industry recognized achievement badges and certificates.

Industry Sr. Fellow program may continue for a year after program with optional renewals based on program participation.  Fellow program is invitational.

Council Exchange Board of Trade Executive Member & Co-Chair of Council Exchange CTA Committee, Balaji Venkatesan, addresses virtual interns at HUD.  Mr. Venkatesan is the owner of SD Solutions, LLC, U.S., 8A Certified, HubZonee, company with a GSA Schedule and a past Dept. of Treasury's Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year.

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Participants will:

Increase problem-solving skills and skills in developing or recommending analytic approaches or solutions to problems and situations for which information is incomplete or for which no precedent exists.

Increase knowledge of minority technology industry and its associated high demand Cybersecurity and Information, Communication & Technology (ICT) career and business opportunities

Demonstrate an ability to communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.

Demonstrate ability to utilize multiple search engines to evaluate threat landscape relating to community resilience.  Student researcher will have demonstrated proficiency in tailoring an analysis and build out taxonomies to attack problem definitions.

Demonstrate knowledge of the self-adjudicative process for highly effective minority cyber professionals and also demonstrate an ability to effectively collaborate via virtual teams.

Student Researcher will have knowledge of a current use case and will be able to articulate how IT Governance, Internal Controls , and Network Infrastructure play a role in Cybersecurity.

Standard Provider

Program Sponsor

Certification Provider

National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST), National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Framework is a national focused resource that categorizes and describes cybersecurity work. 

The NICE Framework establishes a taxonomy and common lexicon that describes cybersecurity work and workers irrespective of where or for whom the work is performed.  The NICE Framework is intended to be applied in the public, private, and academic sectors.

Innovation in Motion is part of an industry focused, design based, applied research framework that studies how best systems connect and improve in public good ecosystems.  CEBOT's Looking Forward Research & Development Directorate governs the research program management office role to ensure outcomes are harmonized

Workforce systems are best envisioned with stakeholders including employers.  Industry allows for multiple businesses and community partners, all sharing in the outcomes.

This industry association solution-oriented initiative is grounded in a design-based research methodology focused on increasing the number of cybersecurity professionals in the public and private sector.

This is accomplished by leveraging the collective capabilities of minority technology companies, historically black colleges and universities, government agencies along with non-profit organizations.

Council Exchange Board of Trade

Looking Forward Research & Development

Aligning economic choice with core human values  disrupts status quo and builds a sustainable business ecosystem.  Future profit ventures that focus on both customer and community needs  will prove most competitive.

Many aspects of the world economy are determined more by corporate action than government control.  Research indicates a growing need for industry perspectives and solutions to externalities and social safety nets that harmonize profit to measured outcomes for the common good of people and planet.

The National Minority Technology Council (NMTC) was established over 20 years ago to serve the $100 Billion Minority Technology Industry.  NMTC  brings applied research & development to growth algorithms that catalyze regional innovation ecosystems, stimulating economic development and uplifting minority business and communities.  

People

Policy

Technology

Engagement requires value and produces consensus when process is key.  Governance gives rise to planned growth both individually and throughout the ecosystem.

Council algorithms facilitate a deliberate system of principles and goverance that guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes.

Innovation liberates possibilities, improves systems and can transform bureaucracies into managed serviced/resource based functions.   

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