women leading digital transformation

The #WomenInTech social media campaign highlights the vital role played by women working in technology fields across the United Nations Secretariat. Check out their profiles now!

About OICT

The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) enables a better, safer, more sustainable future through innovative technology. It is committed to ensuring colleagues worldwide have every tool necessary to succeed in their respective mandates.

All Secretariat entities report to Mr. Bernardo Mariano Jr., Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer. The Office is headquartered in New York City.

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#WomenInTech Voices

Meet Tiziana Bonapace, Director of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division at the UN ESCAP, who has spent 35 years with the UN. She has focused on leveraging digital innovation for sustainable development, including expanding connectivity in some of the world’s most disconnected regions.

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#DigitalUnite

In this #DigitalUnite video, Florence Keter, Project Manager at the UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP), shares how UNCAP utilizes technology-driven training to enhance C4ISR preparedness, ensuring that UN peacekeepers are equipped with essential digital skills. She also highlights UNCAP Women Outreach Course (WOC), which leverages tech-enabled trainings to expand women’s participation in peacekeeping and advance gender equality across operations.

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Digital Accessibility Awareness

Bernardo Mariano Jr., Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer, OICT, introduces the Digital Inclusion Awareness Campaign for the United Nations Secretariat. The initiative aims to strengthen digital accessibility across the Organization, encouraging all UN personnel to become Digital Accessibility Champions by applying accessible practices in their daily work.

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News Updates

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UN Technology to Cope with COVID and Beyond

NEW YORK, 11 June (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations is relying heavily on information and communications technology (ICT) to respond to the COVID-19 crisis while continuing its…
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Reboot the Ocean Challenge Winners Announced

NEW YORK, 05 June (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced the winners of Unite IdeasReboot the Ocean challenge. The challenge was launched as a collaboration betweenthe UN Global…
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Inspiring A New Generation Of UN Mappers

NEW YORK, 21 May (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — As Italy confronts the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have had to explore new ways of teaching through distance-learning techniques. In…
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Reboot the Earth

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Reboot the Earth is a social coding event that brings a diverse group together to improve or build technology solutions addressing the current climate crisis. The event will take place around the globe between April and October 2025.

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OICT Campaigns

UN Careers | UN Internships

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.