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ICT News and Announcements

25 June 2024

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Amina Majid Yar
Management Information Systems Assistant
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

25 June 2024

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Namrata Mehta
Urban Innovation Consultant
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

21 June 2024

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Roberta Maio
Digital Rights and Inclusion Officer
Global Solutions Division Programme Development Branch, United Nations Human Settlements Programme

18 June 2024

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Omoayena Odunbaku
Human Settlements Officer
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

13 June 2024

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Katja Schaefer
Inter-Regional Advisor
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

12 June 2024

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Sijia Feng
Communications Intern
Communications and Outreach Unit Office of Information and Communications Technology

07 June 2024

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Charlyne Restivo
Project Officer & Coordinator of the Network of Women in Standards
International Telecommunication Union Standardization Sector, International Telecommunication Union

05 June 2024

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Suryakantham Ravi
Technical Writer, ICT Network Officer
Innovation & Business Relationship Management Unit, Field Technology Section, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

31 May 2024

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Julie Ladanan
Website and Multimedia Communications Specialist
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

29 May 2024

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Rufina Achieng
ICT Auditor
Information and Communications Technology Audit, Office of Internal Oversight Services

22 May 2024

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Bezaye Mengesha
Information Management Assistant
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

20 May 2024

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Lucy Choore
Information Technology Technician
Kenya Signal Company, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

17 May 2024

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Caroline Nduta Mungai
Application Administrator
Regional Field Technology Service, United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe

15 May 2024

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Suha Al-Karram
Chief of Service Management Unit
Field Technology Section, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

13 May 2024

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Grace Nakulima
Information Systems Assistant
Regional Field Technology Services, United Nations Regional Service Centre in Entebbe

10 May 2024

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Joelle Yazbeck
Regional Coordinator of the ICC-ESCWA Centre of Entrepreneurship Community, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

08 May 2024

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Eunjoo Lee
Programme Officer
United Nations Resident Coordinator Office

06 May 2024


Gladys Chepkemoi Chesimett
Information Technology Specialist
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

03 May 2024


Elin Andersdotter Fabre
Her City Coordinator
UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

01 May 2024


Dhanya Chandrasekharan
Information Systems Assistant
Information Management, Communications and Technology Section, Division of Administration, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

09 November 2020

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 important work.

22 June 2020

NEW YORK, 05 June (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced the winners of Unite Ideas Reboot the Ocean challenge.  

21 May 2020

 

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 this context, the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) is proud to announce that the Unite Maps team in the United Nations Global Service Centre in Brindisi, Italy conducted a humanitarian mapathon in March.

07 May 2020

 

Estonia  Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden have pooled their digital education solutions to support other countries’ education systems during the Covid-19 crisis.  The initiative is supported by Startup Estonia and co-organized with United Nations Technology Innovation Lab, the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Estonian Union of Educational Technologists, Good Deed Education FundInnoveHITSA, and Education Nation.

10 February 2020

 

NEW YORK, 10 February (Office of Information and Communications Technology) —During its 75-year history, the United Nations has continuously utilized the most effective information communications technology (ICT) in its efforts to promote peace and cooperation.

29 May 2019

NEW YORK, 29 May 2019 (Office of Information and Communications Technology) - The Secretariat of the United Nations High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) today announced that a team from the University of Bologna, Italy, won a global challenge for the Extraction and Elicitation of United Nations General Assembly Resolutions.

09 May 2019

The "Summer Of Solutions" is a new campaign for young people around the world that encourages innovative technology-based solutions to global challenges.

05 June 2018

Qlik®, a leader in data analytics, today announced the expansion of its existing strategic partnership with the United Nations to deliver critical and actionable analytics insights to positively effect global sustainability and humanitarian efforts.

20 March 2018

NEW YORK, 20 March (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations and Tableau Software are proud to announce an unprecedented agreement that provides access to Tableau’s world class visual analytics to professionals working in 193 Member States across the United Nations system.

15 March 2018

NEW YORK, 15 March 2018 (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the United Nations Department of Management’s Office of Information and Communications Technology announced today that the Blockchain for Social Impact team of ConsenSys has won the Unite Ideas “Blockchain for Huma