a clear Sustainable Development Goal – Goal 17 – with a dedicated office for partnerships and innovation labs. “Lately, the UN has been empowered to look for useful partnerships with institutions, the private sector and other UN entities to find the best solutions,” says Cocchioni. Over the years the UN has partnered with various organisations to achieve its operational goals. “We have worked with IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle as well as Lenovo for desktop and laptop computers, Cisco for network equipment, video conference equipment and network security, HP for servers, Dell EMC for data storage and VMware for virtualisation.” collaboration, reduce the problem
Cocchioni highlights that although
of siloes of information and, thus,
the UN still needs to perfect its
increase our ability to deliver the
operational strategies and further
2030 SDGs agenda. These suc-
digitalise its processes, it’s vision of
cesses are largely due to our strong
working towards a better world and
central governance in headquarters.
its global position as a non-profit
We are now looking to embark on
organisation makes it a strong and
a new strategy for the next five years
constant catalyst for innovation
focusing on emerging technologies,
around the world.
partnerships and increased financial accountability for IT initiatives.” When it comes to working with partners, the UN has established mid dl e e a s t . b u s in e s s c hie f. c o m
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