United Nations International Computing Centre

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United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) [1]
AbbreviationUNICC [1]
Formation1971;54 years ago (1971) [2]
Legal statusActive Non-profit [3]
Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland and offices in New York City – U.S., Brindisi and Rome – Italy, Valencia, Spain and Hanoi, Vietnam. [4]
Staff500+ [5]
Website www.unicc.org

The United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) was established in 1971 by a Memorandum of Agreement among the United Nations (UN), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), pursuant to resolution 2741 (XXV) of the United Nations General Assembly. It was created as an inter-organization facility to provide electronic data processing services for themselves and other users. [6]

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UNICC provides information and communications technology (ICT) services to United Nations programmes, funds, and entities. Its mission is to provide ICT services to the United Nations family, maximise the sharing of infrastructure, systems and skills and generate economies of scale to benefit its clients and partner organizations, including United Nations and related not-for-profit entities. [7]

UNICC has over 800 staff at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and offices in New York City, Brindisi, Rome, Valencia, Spain, and Hanoi, Vietnam. [4] [5] [8]

Offices

Services

UNICC offers consulting srvices in the areas of strategic advisory services and subject matter expertise. [9]

UNICC offers its clients hosting and delivery of software applications. [9]

UNICC's information security services cover cyber security oversight and governance as well as a spectrum of operational components. [9]

UNICC offers computing platforms that allow administrators and developers to create, run, and customise their application suites, including software-as-a-service components. [9]

UNICC offers data and analytics services. [9]

UNICC provides computing infrastructure resources to manage networking, data centres, and infrastructure elements. [9]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Home". Unicc.org. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. "History". Unicc.org.
  3. "What Makes Us Unique". Unicc.org.
  4. 1 2 "Current Vacancies UNICC | IT Jobs in Brindisi, Geneva, New York and Valencia". Unicc.org.
  5. 1 2 "UNICC Information Technology and Services". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. "Who We Are". Unicc.org. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. "Clients and Partner Organizations". Unicc.org. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Global Presence". Unicc.org.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "What We Do". Unicc.org. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. "UNICC Wins CSO50 Information Security Award 2020". Unicc.org. 30 September 2019.
  11. "UNICC is One of Twenty Winners in ITU's Innovation Challenge". Unicc.org. 16 November 2020.
  12. "UN Digital ID - A Building Block for UN Digital Cooperation". Unicc.org. 13 November 2020.
  13. "UNICC Wins CSO50 Information Security Award". Unicc.org. 10 April 2017.