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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Meet OICT

OICT is the digital backbone of the United Nations, driving tech solutions for global good. By connecting people, platforms and data across the globe, OICT enables critical operations—from the field to UN Headquarters—and helps turn ideas into impact.

#WomenInTech Voices

In this #WomenInTech Voices feature, Jiayue Zeng, Associate Statistician at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, discusses how she is using data to drive real-world impact by leading the UN Big Data Hack, and bringing together innovators from 100-plus countries to solve global challenges.

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#DigitalUnite

In this #DigitalUnite video, featuring Vikrant Bhatnagar, Chief of Human Resources Information Technology, learn about the evolution of Inspira—the Human Resources Gateway for the UN. Serving millions of users each year, Inspira is introducing new AI-enabled capabilities to simplify and improve how candidates explore jobs and apply at the UN.

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News Updates

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Winners Announced for Third OSS4SDG Hackathon

The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT), the European Commission Directorate-General for Informatics and the International Telecommunication Union-ITU announced the winners of the third series of…
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UNCAP and NCI Agency Launch Virtual Training Facility

The United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, through the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), have partnered to deliver the first Virtual…
Data Centre Open Source Challenge
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OpenUK, UN Announce Data Centre Open Source Challenge

OpenUK, a non-profit organization representing the United Kingdom's open technology sector, has partnered with the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) for an innovative open source initiative: the Data…
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Reboot the Earth

Reboot the Earth web banner showing a collage of pictures of participants

 

Reboot the Earth is a social coding series that brings a diverse group together to improve or build technology solutions addressing the current climate crisis. Last year, Reboot the Earth 2025  continued to empower young innovators to use artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to address the climate crisis in agriculture.

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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.