A/RES/67/254
Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013
1.
Takes note of the report of the Board of Auditors on the handling of
information and communications technology affairs in the Secretariat1 and the
report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of
the Board contained in its report;2
2.
Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report
of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;3
3.
Approves the conclusions and recommendations of the Board contained
in its report;
4.
Recalls paragraph 28 of the report of the Advisory Committee,
commends the Board for the continued high quality of its work, and welcomes the
recommendations issued by the Board to address the root causes and systemic
weaknesses hindering progress in the implementation of major business
transformation projects and management reform in the Organization;
Also recalls paragraph 27 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and
5.
requests the Secretary-General to implement the recommendations of the Board as a
matter of priority;
Underlines the importance of information and communications
6.
technology in meeting the growing demands of the Organization as it becomes
increasingly reliant on its information and communications technology infrastructure;
Also underlines the importance of information and communications
7.
technology in strengthening oversight and accountability and in increasing the
availability of accurate and timely information to support decision-making;
Acknowledges that the lack of effective governance and leadership in the
8.
area of information and communications technology has resulted in a high level of
duplication and fragmentation of the information and communications technology
functions in the Secretariat;
Recalls paragraph 69 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and
9.
stresses the need for improved oversight for the more timely detection of serious
issues in the implementation of major projects and initiatives such as information
and communications technology;
10. Notes that the post of Chief Information Technology Officer has been
vacant since 2012, and requests the Secretary-General to accelerate the filling of the
position without further delay in order to ensure the effective direction, planning
and management of information and communications technology activities;
11. Recalls paragraphs 42, 70 and 71 of the report of the Advisory
Committee and its suggestion of a sequential approach to the formulation of a new
information and communications technology strategy, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session a progress
report on the measures taken to address the priorities identified by the Board in its
report, in particular with regard to the implementation of the Umoja enterprise
resource planning project and information technology security;
12. Requests the Secretary-General to propose a revised information and
communications technology strategy, including lessons learned, by no later than the
sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, bearing in mind that the purpose of
information and communications technology is to support the work of the
Organization;
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