A/RES/59/282 6. Approves the budgets of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and the United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville as set out in table l of the report of the Secretary-General; 7. Decides to appropriate, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 11 of annex I to its resolution 41/213 of 19 December 1986, under section 3, Political affairs, of the programme budget for the biennium 2004–2005, the amount of 83,174,400 dollars for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and the United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville; 8. Also decides to appropriate the amount of 4,131,200 dollars under section 34, Staff assessment, to be offset by a corresponding amount under income section 1, Income from staff assessment, of the programme budget for the biennium 2004– 2005; II Information and communication technology strategy Recalling its resolutions 57/295 of 20 December 2002, 58/270 of 23 December 2003, 59/126 B of 10 December 2004 and 59/265 of 23 December 2004, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the information and communication technology strategy 3 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 4 Acknowledging that investment in information and communication technology is not an end in itself and should be aimed at improving the quality and timely delivery of mandates in a cost-effective manner, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on progress in implementing the information and communication technology strategy3 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;4 2. Requests the Secretary-General to develop and implement cost-neutral measures to provide Member States with secure access to the information currently accessible only on the Intranet (“iSeek”) of the Secretariat in the working languages of the United Nations; 3. Takes note of the ongoing efforts in the field of disaster recovery and security threats in the new Department of Safety and Security of the Secretariat as well as in the Information Technology Services Division of the Office of Central Support Services of the Department of Management, and encourages all decision-takers involved to elaborate a comprehensive approach in this matter; 4. Requests a more detailed analysis of the return on investment and the impact of such investment on the quality and timeliness of service delivery and of the resource requirements resulting from information and communication technology projects, as described in the annex to the report of the Secretary-General,3 in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007 and future budgets; 5. Takes note of the ongoing efforts for the elaboration of a comprehensive information and communication technology strategy, and reiterates the need for further integration and compatibility of administrative platforms of the inter-agency network and, _______________ 3 4 2 A/59/265. A/59/558, paras. 2–18.