Round 3 of ICT Fast Forward Initiatives now underway!
Friday, 09 July 2010 00:00
OICT
The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) is pleased to announce that four new ICT Fast Forward Initiatives are underway. This round marks the launch of the Fast Forward Programme for 2010.
ICT staff from the global Secretariat provided 13 proposals for innovative projects that can provide significant ICT service improvements with a relatively low level of effort. The ICT Management Coordination Group, represented by the senior ICT staff across the Secretariat, selected the following four initiatives that are currently in various stages of development and implementation:
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 July 2010 19:35 )
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OICT announces round 3 in the ICT Fast Forward Programme
Friday, 19 February 2010 16:35
OICT
 The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) is pleased to announce the launch of the third round of the ICT Fast Forward (FF) Programme.
The goal of the ICT Fast Forward Programme is to facilitate rapid ICT solutions aligned with institutional needs or to improve the working life of staff and the larger UN community. Fast Forward Initiatives also encourage ICT personnel to be innovative and work in teams across ICT units.
Last Updated ( Monday, 22 February 2010 16:47 )
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Round 2 ICT Fast Forward Initiatives completed
Friday, 13 November 2009 17:44
OICT
 As part of the ICT Fast Forward Programme, last summer the Office of the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) selected five ICT initiatives out of over 30 proposals received from United Nations staff around the globe.
The five Fast Forward (FF) Initiatives were selected by the CITO, Assistant Secretary-General Choi Soon-hong, and ICT managers throughout the Secretariat based on the potential of candidate proposals to provide high-value, user-focused solutions within 90 days or less.
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Round 2 of FF Initiatives Currently Underway
Thursday, 05 March 2009 00:00
 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 2
Wednesday, 04 March 2009 00:00
What is a “Fast Forward” initiative?Fast Forward initiatives are short-term projects initiated by ICT personnel that meet the following criteria: - Quick delivery (observable business benefits in 90 days or less)
- Customer-focused (closely aligned with business objectives)
- High business value (broad impact)
- Relatively low level of effort
- May address specific pain points of users
- Minimal resource requirements
- Minimal dependencies
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Update on 2008 ICT Fast Forward Initiatives
Tuesday, 27 January 2009 00:00
iSeek Global Access, a new Member States Portal and an ICT Greening Policy are three of the seven ICT Fast Forward (FF) initiatives that have been completed and already delivering high impact, user-focused information and communications technology (ICT) solutions for the Secretariat. A fourth initiative, UN Call Management has also been completed and is in an initial pilot deployment stage in selected departments with plans for a roll out over the coming months at UN Headquarters in New York.
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I seek, you seek, we can all seek in iSeek - First of CITO's Fast Forward Initiatives completed
Wednesday, 03 December 2008 00:00
 In September 2008, the United Nations Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO), Mr. Choi Soon-Hong, selected seven projects for his ICT Fast Forward Programme called Fast Forward Initiatives (FFI’s). One of the initiatives was iSeek Global Access, designed to make iSeek accessible from anywhere worldwide and, in particular, to remote Secretariat locations which had no access.
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Fast Forward Programme 2008 Selections
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 00:00
The Office of the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) has selected seven ICT (information and communications technology) initiatives out of over 40 suggestions received from ICT units across the United Nations Secretariat. These initiatives, known as Fast Forward (FF) Initiatives, were selected by the CITO, Mr. Choi Soon-hong, and ICT managers throughout the Secretariat based on their ability to deliver high impact, user-focused solutions in 90 days or less.
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