Information and Communication Technologies for Development

A/RES/57/295View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 32 Information and communication technologies for development, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2003–2010

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/64/187

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	A/RES/64/187	Information and communication technologies for development	1,818	60%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/202	Information and communication technologies for development	1,282	14%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/182	Information and communication technologies for development	251	14%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/295	Information and communication technologies for development	508	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2003–2009

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2009	E/2009/92	Enhanced cooperation on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/63/202
2006	A/61/254	Information and communication technologies for development progress in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 57/295 : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/57/295
2005	A/60/323	Information and communication technologies for development progress in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 57/295 : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/57/295
2003	A/58/568	Information and communication technologies for development progress in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 57/295 : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/57/295

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Capacity Building Communication Policy Communication Technology Conferences Coordination Within UN System Databases Documentation Information Dissemination Information Management Information Technology Inter-Agency Cooperation Technical Cooperation Training Programmes

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Affirms the need to use information and communication technologies as a strategic tool to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of the development programmes and technical cooperation activities of the United Nations system;

Emphasizes the need for coordination and synergy between programmes and activities of the United Nations system and the crucial role that information and communication technologies can play in facilitating such coordination;

Requests the Secretary-General, as Chairman of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, to work closely with organizations of the United Nations system and with the Information and Communication Technologies Task Force to develop a comprehensive information and communication technologies strategy for the United Nations system, taking into account the following elements:

Encouraging the system-wide application and use of information and communication technologies to strengthen the United Nations capacity to create, share and disseminate knowledge and to help to make the United Nations more efficient and effective in the delivery of services to Member States;

Mainstreaming and integrating information and communication technologies more fully into development and technical cooperation activities of the organizations of the system;

Building collaborative networks and communities of practice among organizations of the system;

Developing, where appropriate, common platforms for services such as databases, documentation and meetings;

Encouraging the use of information and communication technologies to promote the exchange of experiences and to enhance information-sharing among the organizations of the system and between the organizations and Member States;

Developing comprehensive system-wide training programmes aimed at building the capacities of the system to take full advantage of information and communication technologies;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a progress report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session, under the item entitled “Information and communication technologies for development”.

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