Meskerem Hassen Dibaba

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

To contribute to the work of the United nations using my IT skills and expertise.

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

Digitization project: a process of transforming paper based forms into digital data capture, the data that is captured will later be used for different types of analysis and visuals. My contribution: develop online forms using power apps, automate workflows using Microsoft Power Automate, creating dashboard and reports using power BI.

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

Look into courses and trainings you could do to improve and widen your skills.keep work /life balance.