Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Information technology in the Secretariat: a plan of action”,2 and endorses the observations and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions thereon;3
3Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 7 (A/56/7), chap.I, sect.E, paras. 80–94.
2
Requeststhe Secretary-General to resubmit the plan of action, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 1 above and:
a
Developing a specific plan to improve efficiency through the application of information technology in the Secretariat and the action required to implement it;
b
Defining clearly the responsibilities of the different bodies in the application and integration of information technology within the United Nations;
c
Addressing the objective of improving decision-making with respect to information technology in the Secretariat by improving coordination and reducing duplication;
d
Developing a cost-benefit analysis for use in identifying information technology priorities;
e
Developing an implementation plan for those priorities;
3
Also requeststhe Secretary-General to submit for the consideration of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session a single report containing the information requested in the present resolution.
