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Global Implications of the Year 2000 Date Conversion Problem of Computers

A/RES/55/21No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 44Global implications of the year 2000 date conversion problem of computers, published in 2001.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1998–2001
  • 2001A/RES/55/21Global implications of the year 2000 date conversion problem of computersLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2000A/RES/54/114Global implications of the year 2000 date conversion problem of computersCompare with previous version
  • 1999A/RES/53/86Global implications of the year 2000 date conversion problem of computersCompare with previous version
  • 1998A/RES/52/233Global implications of the year 2000 date conversion problem of computers

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
Computer SoftwareInformation ExchangeInternational CooperationPartnershipPrivate Sector

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Expresses its satisfaction with the efforts of all Member States to solve the year 2000 problem before the rollover date of 31 December 1999, including by working to ensure that the private sector was fully engaged in addressing the problem and by tackling it in those systems under their own control;
2
Commends the unprecedented international cooperation which contributed to the successful outcome and the interest in providing mutual assistance so that all could succeed, created by the realization of the interdependence among nations;
3
Also commends the public-private partnerships that were forged and which showed that, faced with a threat that affected entire industries, private and public interest converged;
4
Urges the international community to draw lessons from the experience of the initiative to address the year 2000 problem in dealing with complex global technical problems.

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