Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryTechnological Im:lovations Boar<L whichistoprOl'!'il:llgate 'procedures relat.ing totheacquisition anduseofotfice hee:zpanded tod,ealalsowithtbebroader areaof il:ld1.()~v.ii5tio"o.$. Thatincludes allaspects ofoffice al:1tomation, as tilof·tW"a.re· a:ndlundware related tomicrocomputers andminicomputers,. rr.ainframe co~puter applications andoperations, andlocaland I'fnileth.eprimary responsibility for:initiating and ,and.procednre$ dealing •...iththosematters at,Headguarters has theeElectronic Services Division oftheOffice ofGeneral Services, A.dtrtini~t.X'ation and ,thatDivi5ion alsoplaysanadvisory tM'!~ch.nological Innovations Boardandotheroffices.D~part.ment of rolfi40.43 Themandat~ of poI!Cif!!S ,~ta.ndard$ anii autofl'lation becnt.lologi.cal by 40.44 'I'hl:ilinitiativets t.akenli!\arlier w111bereviewed, modified inthelightof andconfir;~d. Theco~ordination eIl'tongdutystations willtakeadded ir""yortaY1Ce inth.elightoftheincreasdng needforrapidexchange ofinformation <,ut~{mg infCll;''Eti.ation Theintegrated management information systemproject willal!:o de'f~Land a.nintegrated approach intheareaofcommunications. Techniques for mainframe ,minicomputers andmicrocomputers intoone fullyfunctioning netw()rx thattakestheuserfromdesktop application toother comput€ijl'!ll f~trategici1\;lly located throughout theUnited Nations system. Astrategic plEl.nw111Di'jl(!)tttahlished, whichwillleadtothedevelopment, co-ordination and rflonito:d.r:g ofpolicie!>, l1!ltrategi@13 andstandards onanOrganization-wide basis. 40.45 Durinq theplanperiod, thefirstphaseoftheproject willbecompleted, thatil!!,th@de~ign ofprogrMiffit'HI for t.~enewsystem. andphased conversion fromthe old corttput~rized I'fjy~tem tothl1lnewElyl>tem. Thissyst.emwillrequire thatimproved COll'\ili'lutilcationtili b~inplace. Attheflemetime,newsystems willhavebeen introduced atH~adquarterftl andatallmajordutystations, facilitating theflowof inf·cll'; ..ttlation bll'ltween dutyftltationfl andensuring thatmanagers perform their t'unctionm: onthebEIti'lil!!ofup-to-date andaccurate information. Basedonthe ~xp(jri(!nc~ gained during thatfirstphase, proposals willbemadetoenterintothe w~cond pha~e,thatis,thecomputerization, underthemodern data-base system forthEiintegrated management information system, ofthoseimportant adminlilitI'lritive pracet!tses whichcouldnotbeincluded attheinitial stage. 40.45 Another relevant development inthecontext oftechnological innovations in theStl'l:::retEiriat irilthel:IJt!ttablishment ofanoptical discsystem forstorage and retrieval afdocumentation, approved bytheGeneral Assembly initsresolution 44/201 of21December 1989. Thatsystem should permit thestorage, retrieval and electronic transmission oftextfordisplay onamonitor orforprinting atall Unittld Hations locations. Itsimplementation, beguninthecurrent bienniurn, will continue during theplanperiod anditisanticipated thatonthebasisofthe tlutplilrience 9&ined intheintroduction ofthetechnology intheareaofconference andlibrary services, applications maybeextended inaphased manner toother areaaofcommon s~rvices suchashumanresources management, general services and public information atalldutystations. ~lO- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the implementation of new technologies and systems within the United Nations, focusing on the integration of management information systems, the establishment of an optical disc system for storage and retrieval of documentation, and the coordination of technological innovations across the organization. It seems that the primary goal is to improve communication, information sharing, and efficiency within the UN system.

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Transport and communication, Science and technology