The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) enables a better, safer, more sustainable future through innovative technology. It is committed to ensuring colleagues all over the world have every tool necessary to succeed in their respective mandates.
All Secretariat entities report to Mr. Bernardo Mariano Jr., Chief Information Technology Officer, Assistant Secretary-General. The Office is headquartered in New York City.
Join the #Transformation at UN 2.0 Week—Explore data, digital, innovation, foresight, behavioural science, and culture in action in a High-Level opening event, 8 thematic sessions, and upcoming side-events!
Reboot The Earth is a social coding event that brings a diverse group together to improve upon or build technology solutions that address the current climate crisis. The event will take place around the globe in May and June 2024. This year's focus will be on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
OICT recently redesigned the UN Careers Portal website to attract and showcase a diverse and inclusive workforce. Learn more about the new features in this #DigitalUnite video, featuring Suzanne Shanahan, Chief, Enterprise Application Centre – Americas, OICT.
Web3 is an emerging technology, a new vision for the web, that promises to shift power from Big Tech to users. Learn more about what Web3 is, and how it is relevant to the United Nations and its goals. The one-hour event is open to all who are interested in learning more about what Web3 is, and how it is relevant to the UN and its goals.
The Office of Information and Communications Technology is pleased to announce the upcoming Tech Salons event:
Technology increasingly sits at the intersection of many aspects of our lives: how we work and learn, how we interact with the people in our lives and the world around us, and how we access and consume the products and services we use every day. Diversity in engineering and technology is critical to ensuring different perspectives are considered when we identify and solve problems with technology and results in more creative solutions.
The data needs for the 2030 Agenda are great. Geospatial data provide insights for decision-making. And it presents an opportunity to represent the world and its challenges. The rapid pace of geospatial technology advancements, such as increased automation, the internet of things, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, improves our knowledge of those challenges.
To achieve the SDGs, we need to understand each Goal and monitor progress toward reaching it.
The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) is leading the digital transformation of the Organization to enable a better, safer, more sustainable future through secure, reliable, and innovative technology solutions. OICT is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for OICT positions. OICT supports the principles of work-life balance and flexible work arrangements.
