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Specialized agency of the United Nations Not to be confused with the International Computation Centre (UNICC) created by UNESCO in 1951 and later transformed into the Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics.

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United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC)
AbbreviationUNICC
Formation1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Legal statusActive Non-profit
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland and offices in New York City - U.S., Brindisi and Rome - Italy, Valencia, Spain and Hanoi, Vietnam.
Staff500+
Websitewww.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.

UNICC has 50 years of experience providing 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 over 80 Clients and Partner Organizations, including United Nations and related not-for-profit entities.

UNICC now has over 800 staff with UNICC Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and offices in New York City - U.S., Brindisi and Rome - Italy, Valencia, Spain and Hanoi, Vietnam.

UNICC Mission

UNICC is the core shared service provider for the United Nations system, providing agile, cost-effective, and UN-audit compliant high value digital business solutions. UNICC is looking for competent, experienced and highly motivated individuals, with a desire to work as International Civil Servants, and who are prepared to evolve in a challenging and rewarding environment.

UNICC offices

UNICC services

Client Services UNICC offers Client Services in the areas of consulting (strategic advisory services and subject matter expertise).

  • UNICC Consulting
  • IT Advisory Firms
  • Learning
  • Digital Business Communications
  • Project Management
  • Application Development
  • Monitoring
  • Robotic Process Automation
  • Electronic Signature services
  • Secure AUTHN services

Software Services and Cloud UNICC offers its Clients hosting and delivery of software applications.

  • Amazon Web Services Management
  • Microsoft 365 Management
  • Microsoft Azure Management
  • Cloud Web Hosting
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • ServiceNow Support

Information Security UNICC's information security services cover cyber security oversight and governance as well as a whole spectrum of operational components.

  • Governance and CISO Support
  • Threat Intelligence Network
  • Security Operations Centre
  • Security Information and Event Management
  • Phishing and Vulnerability Management
  • Penetration testing
  • Incident Response and Forensics
  • Information Security Awareness
  • Infrastructure and Network Support
  • PKI Digital Identity

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

  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Enterprise Web Applications, Hosting and Traffic Analysis
  • Enterprise SharePoint
  • Business Intelligence Platform Support

Analytics and Data Management UNICC offers Data and Analytics services across the entire business digital spectrum.

  • Consulting and Support
  • Data Analytics – Visualisation
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Data Management
  • Database Services

Infrastructure Services UNICC provides computing infrastructure resources that to easily manage networking, data centres and infrastructure elements for their business needs and application stack.

  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Servers and Enterprise Server Support
  • Storage on Demand and Management
  • Enterprise Backup
  • Data Centre Consolidation
  • Network Services
  • Internet and Connectivity
  • OneICTBox

UNICC awards

  • 2020; 4 years ago (2020) Information security - 2020 CSO50 Award for its Common Secure Information Security services
  • 2020; 4 years ago (2020) Innovation - ITU Innovation Challenge 2020 winner for UNICC and Microsoft's UN Digital Academy
  • 2020; 4 years ago (2020) UN Digital Identity - UN Digital ID project from the UN Digital Solutions Centre, with operations by UNICC,  is the winner of the Reimagine the UN Together Challenge 2020
  • 2017; 7 years ago (2017) Information security - 2017 CSO50 Award for its Common Secure Information Security services

References

  1. ^ "Home". Unicc.org. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. "History". Unicc.org.
  3. "What Makes Us Unique". Unicc.org.
  4. ^ "Current Vacancies UNICC | IT Jobs in Brindisi, Geneva, New York and Valencia". Unicc.org.
  5. ^ "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. ^ "Global Presence". Unicc.org.
  9. ^ "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.

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