AI Governance Intelligence Platform

AI adoption is outpacing
AI governance.
Sigma closes the gap.

Structured AI governance intelligence, board-ready reporting, and ISO 42001-aligned documentation — in under 30 minutes.

⚡ From zero context to a board-ready AI governance report in under 30 minutes.
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📊 Dashboard
📋 Assessment
🔲 Sigma Model
📈 Benchmarks
📄 Reports
⚙ Account
AI Readiness Dashboard
Score: 67 / 100
Your Score
67
Industry Avg
55
Top Quartile
79
Strategic Leadership
72 / 100
Data & Infrastructure
48 / 100
Governance & Ethics
61 / 100
Talent Readiness
83 / 100
Priority Actions
Establish AI governance committee with board oversight
Audit data pipeline quality across business units
Document AI use-case inventory and risk register
74%
of boards now require AI risk reporting
ISO
42001 · now a procurement requirement across regulated sectors
30min
from zero context to a board-ready governance report
27+
years practitioner experience · research published on SSRN
How It Works

Board-ready governance output
in under 30 minutes.

Sigma follows a clear product workflow — designed so executives can move from zero context to documented AI governance intelligence without consultants, workshops, or months of internal effort.

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Create Account
Register and access the full platform instantly — no card, no waiting.
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Dashboard
Land on your AI Readiness Dashboard with score overview and progress.
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Assessment
Complete 5 readiness modules — step-by-step, guided, and contextual.
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Analytics
See structured intelligence: scores, radar, benchmarks, and maturity map.
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Report
Export your Board Report PDF, KPI Report, and Governance Roadmap.
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Engagement
Optionally upgrade to a full consulting engagement, backed by your data.
Applicable across regulated sectors
🏦 Financial Services
🏥 Healthcare
🏛 Government
⚖ Legal & Compliance
🎓 Higher Education
⚡ Energy & Utilities
AI Exposure Quick Scan

Three questions.
Instant risk category.

Not ready to commit to a full assessment? Find out where your organization sits in under 3 minutes — no signup required.

Question 1 of 3
Has your board formally discussed AI governance or AI risk in the past 12 months?
AI governance in practice
"Most organizations are adopting AI tools. Very few have the governance structures to do it responsibly." — Prof. Samer Barakat, Founder
The Challenge

AI adoption without
structure is a liability.

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Boards are asking — and leaders can't answer

Regulatory pressure and stakeholder scrutiny demand clear AI accountability structures. Without a diagnostic baseline, governance conversations stall.

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Technology outpaces institutional readiness

Organizations deploying AI tools without readiness assessments expose themselves to risk, reputational harm, and wasted investment.

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No roadmap means no accountability

A readiness score without prioritized actions is noise. The Sigma model turns your diagnostic into a structured executive roadmap.

The Sigma AI Readiness Model

Five dimensions.
One complete picture.

A structured institutional diagnostic built to evaluate every layer of your organization's capacity to adopt, govern, and scale AI responsibly. Each module unlocks on the platform as you progress.

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Strategy & Leadership
Evaluates whether AI strategy is embedded in organizational vision, executive ownership, and long-term planning.
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Governance, Ethics & Risk
Examines accountability structures, risk frameworks, ethical guidelines, and compliance alignment including ISO 42001.
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People, Skills & Culture
Measures workforce AI literacy, change readiness, training investment, and leadership capability to drive adoption.
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Data, Technology & Third-Party
Assesses the quality, accessibility, and governance of data assets, technical infrastructure, and third-party AI dependencies supporting AI.
05
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Operations, Monitoring & Sustainability
Reviews the rigor of AI project execution, KPI frameworks, measurement systems, and continuous improvement mechanisms.
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Scored Indicators
5
Maturity Levels per Dimension
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Structured Executive Roadmap
Maturity Framework

Five levels of
institutional readiness.

The Sigma pyramid maps your organization's current AI maturity against a structured five-level hierarchy — from foundational awareness at the base to leading, self-improving governance at the apex.

Each assessment places your organization on the pyramid and defines the precise steps required to ascend to the next level.

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Level 1 Absent Level 2 Foundational Level 3 Developing Level 4 Established L5 Leading MATURITY GOVERNANCE
Hover each level to explore its characteristics.
Your assessment score maps directly to this framework.
The Five Levels
Level 1 — Absent
Ad hoc AI activity with no strategy, governance, or accountability. Experimentation without oversight.
Level 2 — Foundational
Basic awareness and isolated use cases. Early governance conversations begun but informal.
Level 3 — Developing
Documented policies, clear roles, and strategy aligned to organizational objectives.
Level 4 — Established
KPI-tracked, risk-managed, and governance embedded in operational decision-making.
Level 5 — Leading
AI governance as strategic advantage. Self-improving, benchmarked, and board-accountable.
Assessment Workflow

Module-by-module.
Not a survey.

Instead of a long-page questionnaire, Sigma presents each readiness dimension as a focused module. Each question includes contextual guidance, and the right panel shows your maturity scale in real time — so you always understand what you're measuring.

Step-based modules — one question at a time
Live maturity scale panel on every question
Save progress and continue anytime
Estimated completion: 15–20 minutes
Module 2 of 5
AI Governance & Ethics
Question 2.1
Does your organization have a formal AI governance framework?
No governance defined
Initial guidelines exist
Governance policy approved
Integrated into operations
Governed and audited
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Governance Scale
Level 5
Optimized
Level 4
Institutionalized
Level 3 ✓
Structured
Level 2
Emerging
Level 1
Ad hoc
Platform Capabilities

Assessment.
Analysis. Action.

Every assessment moves through three phases: a structured diagnostic, a layered analytics suite, and board-ready reporting outputs — all accessible from a single platform the moment you sign in.

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Structured Assessment
A DSS-based evaluation across all five dimensions — guided, scored, and calibrated against the Sigma AI Readiness Model.
  • 20-indicator diagnostic questionnaire
  • Weighted scoring by dimension
  • Maturity-level classification per domain
  • Re-assessment & progress tracking
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Executive Analytics
An interactive dashboard that translates raw scores into decision-ready intelligence for leadership teams and boards.
  • Radar chart across all dimensions
  • Full 20-indicator heatmap
  • Gap analysis & root cause view
  • KPI tracking framework
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Governance Reporting
Board-ready outputs your stakeholders can act on — from ISO alignment documents to full PDF reports.
  • Board Report PDF (Professional+)
  • ISO 42001 Alignment Mapping
  • KPI Report with priority actions
  • White-label exports (Agency tier)
Industry Intelligence

You need benchmarks.
Executives demand context.

Knowing your score means nothing without knowing where you stand. Sigma's benchmarking engine places your organization against industry peers, regions, and sector averages — in real time.

Your Organization vs. Market
Your Organization
67
Industry Average
55
Region Average
61
Top Quartile
79

Your organization scores +12 points above industry average — but remains 12 points below top-quartile organizations. Priority areas: Data Infrastructure and Governance.

Average AI Readiness by Sector
Financial Services
74
Technology
79
Healthcare
58
Government
49
Higher Education
53
Nonprofit
41
Results Intelligence

Not a score.
A decision engine.

When your assessment is complete, Sigma doesn't just display a number. It generates structured intelligence — key findings, strategic priorities, and board-ready exports that executives can act on immediately.

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Radar Chart & Dimension Breakdown
Visual intelligence across all five governance dimensions
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AI-Generated Key Findings
Structured insights derived from your specific responses and scores
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Strategic Roadmap
Ranked priority actions with governance and implementation guidance
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Board Report PDF + ISO 42001 Alignment
Export-ready outputs for board presentations and governance teams
Sigma AI Readiness Index
64 / 100
Key Findings
Leadership Strength, Governance Gap Your organization shows strong executive commitment to AI but lacks formal governance mechanisms to support it.
Fragmented AI Capabilities AI tools exist across departments but operate without a unified framework or accountability structure.
Below-Average Data Infrastructure Data maturity is below the industry benchmark — posing risk to scalable AI deployment.
Strategic Priorities
1
Establish a formal AI Governance Committee
2
Develop enterprise AI data quality standards
3
Create cross-functional AI capability program
Export Board-Ready Report Available after assessment
↓ Download Executive Briefing (PDF)
↓ Download Governance Roadmap
↓ Download ISO 42001 Alignment Report
Assessment Transparency

What you'll do in 30 minutes.

No surprises. Here's exactly what the Sigma assessment involves before you commit a single minute.

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Organization Context
Provide basic organizational context — sector, size, and AI maturity self-perception. Takes roughly 3 minutes.
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Five Dimension Modules
Work through 5 focused modules covering Strategy, Governance, People, Data & Technology, and Operations. Each module has 4–6 questions with guided maturity scales. Takes roughly 20 minutes.
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Instant Scored Output
Your AI Readiness Score, 20-indicator heatmap, dimension radar, and priority action roadmap are generated immediately. Takes roughly 0 minutes — it's instant.
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Board-Ready Report
On eligible plans, a full Board Report PDF — with executive summary, ISO 42001 alignment, and governance gap analysis — is ready to export. Takes roughly 2 minutes.

Save progress anytime and resume later  ·  No installation required  ·  No consultant interaction needed

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Advisory firms and consultants
For Advisory Firms

Run client assessments
under your brand.

The Sigma platform is purpose-built for consulting firms, advisory practices, and governance specialists who run AI readiness engagements on behalf of clients. The Agency plan gives you the infrastructure to deliver at scale.

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White-Label Board Reports
Export full Board Report PDFs under your firm's branding. Your logo, your identity — powered by our model.
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Client Management Dashboard
Manage all your client organizations from a single view. Track assessment status, scores, and progress in one place.
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Team Collaboration
Invite colleagues, assign roles, and collaborate on client assessments. Up to 5 team seats on the Agency plan.
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Unlimited Assessments
Run as many assessments as your client roster requires — no per-assessment charges, no monthly caps.
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The Regulatory Landscape — 2025–2026

The window for voluntary compliance
is closing.

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EU AI Act
High-risk AI obligations now enforceable. Organizations must demonstrate governance readiness or face significant fines.
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ISO 42001
Now appearing in procurement requirements and RFPs across financial services, healthcare, and government sectors globally.
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Board Accountability
Institutional investors and regulators are increasingly naming AI governance as a board-level disclosure and accountability issue.
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Act Now — Not After
Organizations that complete a structured readiness assessment today have a documented governance baseline when scrutiny arrives.

Sigma produces the documented evidence of governance readiness that boards, regulators, and procurement teams require.

Pricing

Governance clarity at
every scale.

Every plan begins with a 14-day free trial — full access, no credit card required. One structured assessment gives you the board-ready output most organizations spend weeks trying to assemble manually.

Essentials
Starter
Full five-dimension assessment with executive dashboard, priority action roadmap, and governance gap analysis.
$ 89 /mo
Billed annually  ·  $115/mo monthly
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  • ✓ Up to 3 organizations/month
  • ✓ Executive dashboard & radar
  • ✓ 20-indicator heatmap
  • ✓ Priority governance actions
  • – KPI Report
  • – ISO 42001 Alignment
  • – Board Report PDF
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Professional
Complete
Every Starter feature plus the board-ready outputs your stakeholders and governance teams require.
$ 299 /mo
Billed annually  ·  $379/mo monthly
Start Free Trial →
  • ✓ Up to 10 organizations/month
  • ✓ Everything in Essentials
  • ✓ KPI Report
  • ✓ ISO 42001 Alignment
  • ✓ Board Report PDF
  • – White-label exports
  • – Team seats
Agency
Advisory
Unlimited client assessments, white-label reports, and team collaboration for advisory firms and consultancies.
$ 599 /mo
Billed annually  ·  $749/mo monthly
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  • ✓ Unlimited client assessments
  • ✓ Everything in Complete
  • ✓ 5 team seats
  • ✓ White-label PDF exports
  • ✓ Client management dashboard
  • ✓ Priority support
  • ✓ Peer Benchmarking
  • ✓ AI Readiness Certificate
Institution
Enterprise
Custom deployment for large organizations, government agencies, and regulated institutions with procurement requirements.
Custom
Annual contract  ·  Invoiced billing available
Contact for Pricing →
  • ✓ Everything in Advisory
  • ✓ SSO & custom integrations
  • ✓ Custom data processing agreement
  • ✓ Dedicated account manager
  • ✓ Custom SLA
  • ✓ Invoiced & PO billing
  • ✓ Security questionnaire response
  • ✓ Multi-entity deployment

Need enterprise features, SSO, or custom invoicing? Talk to us about the Institution plan →

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Security & Trust

Built for enterprise procurement.

We know institutional buyers need answers before procurement begins. Here they are.

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Encryption in Transit & at Rest
All data is transmitted over TLS 1.2+. Assessment data, scores, and report outputs are encrypted at rest on our hosting infrastructure.
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Global Infrastructure · GDPR-Aware
Platform infrastructure is hosted on cPanel/enterprise-grade shared hosting. We operate in compliance with applicable data protection obligations including GDPR principles for EU-based users.
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No Data Resale. No Ad Profiling.
Your assessment responses and organizational data are used solely to generate your results. We do not sell, share, or profile your data with third parties. See our Privacy Policy.
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Research-Grounded Methodology
The underlying Sigma AI Readiness Model is a formally published academic white paper — not a proprietary black box. Further substantiated by The Governance Gap (Prof. Samer Barakat, Amazon Kindle), a practitioner-focused companion to the academic model. Full methodology transparency available for compliance and procurement review.
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Global Service Capability
Serving organizations across MENA, Europe, and North America. Platform is fully accessible internationally with no geographic restrictions on trial or subscription access.
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Enterprise SLAs & Custom Terms
For institutional and enterprise procurement, custom data processing agreements, SLAs, and invoiced billing are available. Contact us →

Have specific security, compliance, or data residency requirements? Send us your security questionnaire — we respond within one business day.

What Makes Sigma Different

Built for institutions.
Not just individuals.

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Circular Architecture
The Sigma model descends and ascends through organizational hierarchy, creating continuous improvement cycles rather than one-time snapshots. Strategy is continuously validated and refined by operational experience.
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Research-Backed Framework
Every dimension, indicator, and maturity level is grounded in academic research and practitioner knowledge — not vendor marketing. Built by a Professor of MIS with 27+ years of advisory experience across sectors.
📄 Published Research (SSRN) → 📘 The Governance Gap (Amazon) → ⚖️ The Ethical Machine (Amazon) →
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Cross-Sector Scalability
Applicable to businesses, government agencies, healthcare providers, and nonprofits of any size. The model adapts to sector-specific regulatory environments without sacrificing rigor.
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Actionable, Not Academic
The output isn't a research paper — it's a structured executive roadmap. Every assessment produces a ranked priority list, a governance gap map, and ISO 42001 alignment that leadership can act on immediately.
Research Foundation

Two frameworks. Two books. One ecosystem.

Every Sigma platform is grounded in peer-reviewed, publicly available academic research — verifiable by enterprise buyers, boards, and accreditation bodies before any procurement decision.

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Book I · Published on Amazon
The Governance Gap
Why AI Readiness Starts With Leadership, Not Technology. The intellectual foundation of the Sigma AI Readiness Model — assessing whether institutions are structurally prepared to govern AI.
Sigma AI Readiness Model SSRN Published
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Book II · New Release · Available on Amazon
The Ethical Machine
AI Ethics, Accountability, and Governance for Practitioners. Introduces SAEEM — the Sigma AI Ethics Evaluation Model — asking whether the AI being governed meets the ethical obligations governance is meant to enforce.
SAEEM Framework New Release 2025
View on Amazon → Sigma Ethics Platform — Coming Soon
Two companion frameworks — one examines the institution, the other examines the system.  The Sigma AI Readiness Model asks whether organizations are structurally prepared to govern AI. SAEEM asks whether the AI they are governing meets the ethical obligations that governance is meant to enforce.
Applied Science Private University · Faculty of Business
Prof. Samer Barakat, PhD
The Sigma Ecosystem

One framework.
Four specialized platforms.

The Sigma AI Readiness Framework examines every layer of AI governance — from institutional readiness to system-level ethics, from academic instruction to legal professional capability. Each platform is independently deployable. Together, they form a complete governance intelligence ecosystem.

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Live Platform
Sigma AI
Institutional AI Readiness

Assesses whether organizations are structurally prepared to govern AI. Five dimensions scored 0–4 against the Sigma AI Readiness Model. Powers AIRGC and CAIG certification via IFPASA.

ISO 42001 AIRGC / CAIG UNESCO · NIST · OECD
Start Assessment →
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Live Platform
Sigma Academic
University AI Governance Education

Brings the Sigma framework into higher education. CLO/AoL reporting, accreditation alignment (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), role-play simulations, and institutional benchmarking for AI governance courses.

AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA CLO / AoL Reporting
Visit Sigma Academic →
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Live Platform
Sigma Law
Legal Profession AI Capability

The legal profession's AI capability standard. Personal liability scans across 23 jurisdictions, firm-level AI audit, competency profiling, and policy generation for solicitors, barristers, and law firms.

23 Jurisdictions Ethics Sector Vertical
Visit Sigma Law →
Coming Soon
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In Development
Sigma Ethics
AI Ethics Evaluation — Powered by SAEEM

Evaluates whether AI systems, organizations, and professionals meet ethical obligations. Three tracks — AI Product, Organization, and Professional — grounded in SAEEM and The Ethical Machine.

SAEEM Framework AIEC-Ready 3 Tracks
Notify me when available →

Open platform architecture. Any organization — certification body, professional association, regulatory authority, or sector consortium — can license the Sigma assessment engine to power their own credentialing program. Partner with Sigma →

Prof. Samer Barakat
Certification
Certified AI Ethics Consultant
Founder

Prof. Samer Barakat

Professor of MIS & AI Governance Advisor
Faculty of Business, Applied Science Private University, Jordan

With more than 27 years of professional experience, Prof. Barakat specializes in AI governance, organizational readiness, and responsible AI adoption. His work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, institutional strategy, and executive decision-making.

He has advised academic and professional institutions across the globe on digital strategy, research governance, and AI integration. Through Sigma AI Consulting, he brings research-backed frameworks into executive practice — helping organizations move from experimentation with AI tools to structured, governed, and measurable AI adoption.

He is the publisher of AI News Brief, a weekly executive-focused newsletter analyzing artificial intelligence through the lens of governance, risk, and institutional readiness.

AI Governance Organizational Readiness ISO 42001 Executive Advisory Digital Strategy 27+ Years Experience
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Also Available for Business Schools

Sigma Academic Edition

The same research-backed Sigma AI Readiness Model — adapted for business school curricula, accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), and student-led AI strategy exercises. Currently adopted by forward-thinking institutions building AI governance literacy into their MBA and executive programmes.

Business school partnerships create a natural referral pipeline: graduates carry Sigma literacy into enterprise roles.

Explore Academic Edition →
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Know where you stand
before you're asked.

Organizations using Sigma establish governance clarity, produce board-ready documentation, and benchmark against peers — starting with a free 14-day trial. No credit card. Full platform access.

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Certificate Authenticity

Verify an AI Readiness
Certificate

Every certificate issued by Sigma AI Consulting carries a unique cryptographic verification hash. Stakeholders, regulators, and partners can confirm a certificate's authenticity instantly — no login required.

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Locate the Certificate ID and Verification Hash on the issued certificate
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Enter both values on our secure verification portal
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Instantly confirm the organization name, maturity band, score, and assessment date
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Global Standards

Aligned with the UN Sustainable
Development Goals

Sigma contributes directly to four SDGs — opening government, development agency, and regulatory procurement channels across the Gulf, MENA, UK, and Southeast Asia.

8SDG

Decent Work &
Economic Growth

Responsible AI adoption in regulated economies

Gulf relevance: Saudi Vision 2030 and UAE Centennial 2071 are both SDG 8-aligned national strategies. Sigma supports these plans by building AI governance capacity.
9SDG

Industry, Innovation
& Infrastructure

AI infrastructure readiness for resilient growth

SEA relevance: Singapore's Smart Nation initiative and Malaysia's MyDIGITAL blueprint are SDG 9 implementations — Sigma measures AI infrastructure readiness within these strategies.
16SDG

Peace, Justice &
Strong Institutions

AI governance as institutional accountability

Strongest alignment: Sigma's Governance (20%) and Strategy (25%) dimensions directly operationalize SDG 16 principles of transparent, accountable institutions.
17SDG

Partnerships
for the Goals

Multi-stakeholder responsible AI collaboration

Active program: Sigma's partnership program with ISO certification bodies, UN agencies, and universities is a direct embodiment of SDG 17.

Formally documented. Sigma's full SDG and framework alignment is published and available for partner organizations, regulatory bodies, and institutional stakeholders.

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