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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

23 April 2024


Fatuma Mohamed Dida
Information Technology Computer Technician
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

23 April 2024


Pinar Dirin Tanriverdi
Information Systems Officer
Global Technology Team, Global Information and Data Analytics Section, Office of the Under-Secretary-General, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management

22 April 2024


Elena Segura
Learning Management System Administrator, Instructional Designer
Capacity Development and Operational Training Service, Department of Operational Support

19 April 2024


Candace Hosang Charbonné
Chief, Business Process Improvement Unit and Lead, Knowledge Management Team
Office of Support Operations, Department of Operational Support

17 April 2024


Mosammat Israt Jahan
Lieutenant Colonel
Information and Communication Cell Force Headquarters in Goma, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

15 April 2024


Maria Liz Vera Benitez
Finance and Budget Officer
Peacekeeping Budget Service, Field Operations Finance Division, Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance

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

12 February 2018

NEW YORK, 12 February (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced that a team from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, has won the Unite Ideas #SDGInsights challenge for its methodology providing a framework to combine multiple data sources based on geographic location, and to apply advanced machine learning algorithms to the data to discover

25 January 2018

NEW YORK, 25 January (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced that a team of data scientists and developers from CKM Advisors, a consulting firm based in New York City, has won the Unite Ideas #SciTechMatcher challenge.

21 December 2017

Take a look at the 2017 interactive timeline to get an idea of what the UN's dedicated ICT professionals accomplished together in this third year of the ICT strategy.

With commitment, dedication, and hard work, we are transforming information and communications technology (ICT) in the United Nations. Following are just some of the major accomplishments of 2017:

30 October 2017

Imagine you’re on a conference call with colleagues and need to access an important file, however, you’re not at your workstation. No need to worry, with OneDrive for Business you can access your files from anywhere on any connected device.

30 October 2017

Senior managers should be able to access reliable up-to-date information in one easy-to-use tool to make more informed decisions. To that end, the Department of Management’s Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) has launched over 55 easy-to-use management dashboards on the Unite Analytics platform.