Cecile Aptel

What brought you to a career in technology at the United Nations?

The UN is an extraordinary place where States come together to preserve or restore peace and security, including in the cyber domain.

What has been your favorite technology project or initiative at the United Nations and why? What was your contribution?

UNIDIR supports the work of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security (https://meetings.unoda.org/open-ended-working-group-information-and-com…).

What advice would you give women interested in pursuing a field in technology?

Follow your passion and know better that you set your own limits. We are still too few women working at the intersection of tech and security: consider joining us!