A/RES/60/283 2. Emphasizes the need for strengthening oversight in the Organization, and stresses the importance of strengthened accountability in the Organization and of ensuring greater accountability of the Secretary-General to Member States, inter alia, for the effective and efficient implementation of legislative mandates and the use of human and financial resources; Looks forward to considering the results of the independent external 3. evaluation of the audit and oversight system of the United Nations, as well as other relevant reports in this regard, and to taking action on proposals contained therein on, inter alia, ensuring the full operational independence of the Office of Internal Oversight Services and strengthening the evaluation capacity of the Office at the programme and subprogramme levels, as well as any budget requirements; Recalls section XIII, paragraph 4, of its resolution 60/248 of 4. 23 December 2005, whereby it established the Independent Audit Advisory Committee, and looks forward to considering and taking action on its proposed terms of reference with a view to operationalizing it; II Information and communication technology 1. Decides to establish the post of Chief Information Technology Officer at the level of Assistant Secretary-General in the Executive Office of the SecretaryGeneral; Requests the Secretary-General to rejustify the level and resource 2. requirements for the post of Chief Information Technology Officer in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008–2009 to be considered at its sixty-second session, taking fully into account the existing staffing structure and resources dedicated to information and communication technology functions in the Organization; Also requests the Secretary-General to provide to the General Assembly, 3. at its resumed sixty-first session, detailed information on the structure and staffing requirements of the envisaged information and communication technology structure, as well as the lines of responsibility, the functions of the proposed structure and its relationship with other information and communication technology units in the Secretariat, offices away from Headquarters, regional commissions, peacekeeping operations, special political missions and other field offices; Decides to replace the Integrated Management Information System with 4. a next-generation enterprise resource planning system or other comparable system; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, at its resumed sixty-first session, the comprehensive report referred to in paragraphs 17 and 18 of his report, 3 and to respond to relevant General Assembly resolutions, including on the following matters: (a) Substantive improvements to the information and communication technology systems that may be required, including the systems at offices away from Headquarters, the regional commissions and peacekeeping operations; _______________ 3 2 A/60/846/Add.1.

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