UN 2.0 encapsulates Secretary-General António Guterres’ vision of a modern UN family, rejuvenated by a forward-thinking culture and empowered by cutting-edge skills for the twenty-first century. These ongoing UN internal transformations are designed around a “Quintet of Change” (Innovation, Data, Digital, Foresight and Behavioral science) in order to deliver stronger results, better Member State support, and a more resilient SDG implementation.
UNICC, in alignment with UN 2.0, is committed to supporting the UN family’s digital transformation and future through common, trusted and cybersecure digital foundations. While internally promoting the forward-thinking approach and modern skills of UN 2.0, UNICC digital and cybersecurity solutions for the UN System contribute to the quintet of change elements, promoting more nimble and agile organizations.
Our digital foundations comprise a comprehensive, modular and integrated set of secure, scalable and adaptable technology, infrastructure, tools, platforms and services that support the UN 2.0 approach.
Innovation
Our solutions are designed to be scalable. Leveraging our extensive experience with reusable digital components and open-source tech, UNICC is poised to contribute to the UN 2.0 goal of fostering an innovation ecosystem that scales up novel solutions.
Data
UNICC has robust data processing, data governance and machine learning expertise, helping UN partners manage and utilize their data effectively. Our data and AI services portfolio is tailored to enhance and modernize UN entities’ data capacities.
Digital
We offer a secure digital workshop where the UN family can reuse, adapt and build digital solutions for themselves or Member States. UNICC also embraces the UN 2.0 digital fluency goal of promoting digital public infrastructure that turbocharges the SDGs.
Strategic foresight
UNICC anticipates and plans for future technological developments, ensuring strategic investments that provide long-term value for its UN partners. We are committed to embedding foresight into our operations and digital solutions.
Behavioural science
Our deep understanding of the UN system continually drives us to develop evidence-based, human-centred, gender-responsive, and context-adapted digital solutions. UNICC is well-positioned to support its UN partners in leveraging technology’s potential to foster behavioural changes.
The UN 2.0 Action Plan outlines the essential priorities for modernizing the UN system, comprising 14 key actions across four focus areas: strategy and resources, culture and behaviour, people and learning, and partners and collaboration.
Given its work model and natural role within the UN system, UNICC has significant potential to contribute to in the focus area ‘partners and collaboration,’ specifically under actions 13 and 14, where its contributions naturally align. (Scale up joint centres of excellence and run joint technology review) By ensuring that our solutions are scalable and reusable and promoting shared infrastructure, UNICC promotes efficiency and collaboration across the UN family.
Learn more about the UN 2.0 Action Plan
ACTION 13:
SCALE UP JOINT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
Jointly investing in Centers of Excellence can involve pooling teams (as in United Nations One HR, UN Booking HUB) or creating cross-entity hubs like UNSSC or UNICC that offer specialized support in UN 2.0 areas.
ACTION 14:
RUN JOINT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Conduct a review to identify inter-agency scaling opportunities on technology infrastructure, systems, capabilities and pooled funding, incl. through UNICC, and share recommendations with heads of UN entities.
As the technical muscle developing digital solutions within the UN family, UNICC continuously generates valuable insights and knowledge for UN 2.0. Those resources are accessible to UNICC partners through specialized training and consulting services.
UNICC is also sourcing and training top-tier tech talent for the UN system, leveraging partnerships with the private sector, academic institutions and research organizations to create a pipeline of skilled workers who can be integrated into partner organizations.
UNICC Webinar Series: Digital Insights for UN 2.0
The UNICC Webinar Series aims to promote digital insights among UN personnel, in line with UN 2.0, through UNICC’s technical expertise as the largest strategic partner for digital and cybersecurity solutions for the UN family. The series will consist of one-hour monthly webinars on several topics related to state-of-the-art and cutting-edge digital technologies, facilitated by experts from UNICC and external guests.