UNICEF is best known for its children's aid efforts, but it turns out that the U.N. agency has an small arsenal of surprisingly innovative gadgets that it uses to improve the lives of underprivileged kids and families worldwide.
A United Nations panel has approved a resolution that would have its General Assembly call on states to respect and protect the right to privacy in the digital age.
Back from his stint as planning officer for the UN Mission in South Sudan, John Holley shares how the Army’s approach to strategic planning and operations can apply to the business environment.
Following reports about U.S. surveillance worldwide, a United Nations panel adopted Tuesday a resolution on potential threats to human rights such as the right to privacy in the digital age.
A coalition of five privacy and digital rights groups is pushing the United Nations to take a stand against international surveillance programs deployed by the U.S. government and some allies.
Five human rights groups urged the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to adopt a new resolution against indiscriminate mass surveillance.
An Internet governance model that includes businesses and civil-society groups in the decision-making process remains the best approach, despite a push from some countries for a more government-centric model, officials with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said.
A movement to stop or regulate the development of so-called 'killer robots' got international backing at a meeting of the United Nations this week.
Globally, men have a much easier time accessing the Internet than women, according to a new report issued by the United Nations' Broadband Commission Working Group.
John Holley ventures into an unfamiliar territory to most CIOs - to South Sudan, as a planning officer for the United Nations Mission. He talks about the upsides of taking a ‘career sabbatical’ and how CIOs can do the same - without leaving the country, or their respective organisations.
An online software system for project management that enables multiple users to work on the same document at once, is attracting high-profile international clients.
The United Nations has been in the news recently, with the UN Summit on Climate Change making the headlines.
However, less well known is that the organisation is embarking on a huge project to overhaul its ERP systems.
An early-stage planning document for the UN's ongoing global ERP project calls for a budget north of US$300 million and provides a detailed look at the challenges the project must overcome.
An interactive digital gallery and exhibits created for Rotorua’s Te Puia experience has been named as one of the best ICT cultural projects in the world.
A Christchurch software developer is taking the Niue government down a Microsoft path after the island nation experienced ongoing service and support issues with open source systems.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has undertaken a US$59 million (NZ$85 million) rollout of PeopleSoft applications in 145 countries.