Secretariat to take on green ICTThe Secretary-General has stressed the importance of implementing greening initiatives across all units in the Secretariat. In response, Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO), Mr. Choi Soon-Hong, has developed an initiative as part of the ICT Fast Forward Programme to establish the Green ICT Policy of the Secretariat. Round 2 of FF Initiatives Currently Underway The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) has launched the second round of the Fast Forward Initiatives for this year. In 2008, seven ICT projects were selected out of over 40 suggestions received from ICT staff of the global Secretariat. They were selected based on their ability to provide high-value and user-focused solutions in 90 days or less. Examples of successful initiatives include a Member States Portal and access to iSeek throughout the global Secretariat. For detailed information on these 7 initiatives see their profiles here. UpdateRound 2 is now closed. More than twenty (20) submissions were received and are currently being evaluated.ICT Fast Forward Guidelines - Round 2What is a “Fast Forward” initiative?Fast Forward initiatives are short-term projects initiated by ICT personnel that meet the following criteria:
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