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A recent article in the Computer Law & Security Review examines the approach of the United Nations to free and open source software (FOSS), highlighting the contributions of OICT and the Digital and Technology Network (DTN)…

United Nations colleagues, including Office of Information and Communications Technology Open Source Coordinator Omar Mohsine (pictured second from right), joined the Open Source Conference Luxembourg 2026 on 7 October in…

On 8 September 2026 in New York, the United Nations and the Government of the French Republic signed a Technical Arrangement in support of the UN C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP), reaffirming a longstanding…

From 23–26 September in Doha, Qatar, 110 participants representing 22 teams spent four days developing technology-driven solutions to challenges at the intersection of agriculture and artificial intelligence at the latest…

The United Nations is expanding its ability to harness artificial intelligence to tackle global challenges and accelerate innovation through a new multi-year partnership between the Office of Information and Communications…

What began as a gathering exploring the role of Open Source Programme Offices (OSPO) in 2023--the OSPOs for Good Symposium-- has evolved into a week where governments, the UN system, industry, academia, and open source…

Innovation doesn't always require a major investment. Sometimes it starts by asking a simple question: Can this work? That was the driving idea behind the UN Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, a collaboration between the…

The 16th session of the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) kicks off today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and will run through 7 August. The session will be broadcast…

UN Open Source Week 2026 takes place from 22–26 June at United Nations Headquarters in New York. People around the world can follow the event through a livestream, providing access to discussions on some of today's most…

The United Nations marked an important milestone in its digital transformation with the launch of the UN Secretariat Digital Hub in Valencia on 11 May. The UN Secretariat Digital Hub is a flagship deliverable on the UN80…

The United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) commenced its first iteration of the UN Peacekeeping Operations Digital Forensics Course at the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) from 13 to 22 April 2026…

The United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) has successfully concluded a two-week Spectrum Management Course Development Workshop (Part II) at the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE), from 23 February to…