The SMARTSEC platform connects learners and Job seekers to careers, employers to human capital resources through sector partnerships that close skill gaps via an enterprise, solution based, industry service provider system.  

The Council Exchange Board of Trade (CEBOT) is the SMARTSEC backbone intermediary.  As a 501(c)(6) membership trade & research organization, CEBOT is engaged in developing a more robust regional workforce and training system solution that can scale.  Ideas developed by members, government partners, academia and investor stakeholders, that consistently promote unity, empathy, and equity, while leveraging the unique competitiveness within U.S. minority communities.

With over two decades of research (see 2002 HBCU Research) connecting stakeholders and disenfranchised regions to systems that promote and measure both growth and success, CEBOT's employer members are now ready to be the catalyst that sparks the dry wood of unmet human potential inside of our nation's minority community and the diaspora they represent.  Building on government, education and industry partnership agreements, SMARTSEC is tapping into the global Information Communications and Technology (ICT) economy.

In support of the current U.S. President's Management Agenda (PMA) vision of an equitable, effective, and accountable
Government that delivers results for all, the CEBOT has chosen to model the PMA Learning Agenda to address
critical evidence gaps and encourage research to close those gaps within, beyond, and in partnership with the Federal Government.

Click above to view CEBOT's Website (Representing the Minority Technology Industry Sector)

The SMARTSEC Partnership serves as an intermediary between all stakeholders and works to ensure programs that meet the minority tech sector employers needs are implemented, and outcomes are measured.

The term human capital refers to the economic value of a worker's experience and skills. Targeted human capital improvement allows an injured economy to heal and grow. 

When human capital increases in areas such as technology, management, marketing and ICT careers in general it leads to increases in innovation, social well-being, equality, increased productivity, improved rates of participation, all of which contribute to economic growth.

At the core of this industry/academia/government Partnership solution is a convergence between opportunity, awareness and training.  Career preparation is proactive and requires the development and encouragement of professional acumen and a solid work ethic.

Building a culture of productive and respectful behavior starts with building core competencies that allow for a more seamless employer on-boarding and higher employee retention.

Internal mobility exists at the intersection of experiences and skills, putting SMARTSEC AI in a unique position to deliver on the promise of a modern talent marketplace. SMARTSEC AI not only creates a skills-forward development experience for people, but enables people to match and connect those skills to potential new career paths and an auto-matched “marketplace” of mentors, jobs, gigs and projects. 

The Minority Technology Industry

Given the great number of Minority Technology Companies (estimated at 65,000 employers with combined annual revenues of $100 Billion), leveraging geography, our joint capacity to scale, and our capacity to agree, will ignite new capabilities. New resources are required to transform this already fast-growing marketplace, into a a global powerhouse of job creating opportunities. 

CEBOT's research brings jobs and community resilience by enriching the minority tech industry and accelerating the innovation ecosystems.

Sector Employers

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U.S. Minority Technology Industry

The CEBOT's learning research process is not about delivering a thumbs up or down on a program for compliance monitoring. It is designed to spur research that identifies which approaches work, why, and for whom, so those lessons can be applied across contexts to improve outcomes.

Many of the most pressing issues do not fit neatly within the boundaries of a single government agency. CEBOT's as an intermediator, provides an opportunity to coordinate learning and evidence building across government, academia and industry.

CEBOT is joined with researchers, practitioners, and State, Tribal, Territorial, and local leaders across the country, piloting and testing innovations and generating evidence to better serve minority communities. Clearly communicating District level strategies withing a  "Learning Agenda" framework, with key management questions, can catalyze coordinated innovation with industry, research institutions, and within and across agencies in the Federal Government, and State, Tribal, Territorial, and local.

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Both knowledge and capital are key resources to build resiliency in our communities.  The CEBOT AllianceCTA brings new procurement engagements and innovation to the market for the minority technology industry.  SMARTSEC includes a host of minority tech company intellectual property.  

The coordination of capabilities of the minority technology industry will bring new capabilities and economic impact to communities, across the nation.

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America's economy converges and grows when industry, government and community partners work together and agree to joint profitable and sustainable economic outcomes.

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The Council Exchange Board of Trade (CEBOT) brings a rich history of advocacy and procurement policy guidance within the federal policy ecosystem.  The $100 Billion Minority Technology Industry is a source of jobs to over 500,000 professionals both in the United States and abroad.  CEBOT  brings applied research & development to growth algorithms that catalyze regional innovation ecosystems, stimulating economic development and uplifting minority business and community.  CEBOT leadership and Senior Fellows bring new capabilities, investment and research capacity to the minority technology industry and to the stakeholders they serve.

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

Growth rises when not stifled by moral hazard.   CEBOT algorithms facilitate a deliberate system of principles to 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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