40,35 Duringtheplanperiod, textsregulating staff-management relations willbe con~olidnt@d ~o35todefin~clearly theframework fortheconduct of lIt<J..ff··man3Qem~nt activitiel>. Jointstaff-management machinery atboththelocal andS~crotariat-wid~ levelswillbeclosely monitored soastoensurethat I'>taff~management is~uesareadequately handled andthatstaffparticipation in quostions relating totheirwelfare iseffective. Information activities willalso beundertaken tofoster abetter understanding ofstaff-management relations. 40.36 Inaddition, secretarial andothersupport services willbeprovided tothe JointAdvlr1lory Committee atlotheStaff-Management Co-ordination Committee, andthe frallH!IWOrk fortheconduct ofstaff-management relations willbekeptunderreview. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library4~.31 Tne l.egisl~tlv~ author! folt' 4d~riv~~s h-O)l~'thf!ll S.ec!"etary-G'<ilneral 'sbulletin 1ST/SGB/J19 Q,f4JuneHH'l6.byvhich t-Jle'c T(;}chl:lCJlo~ict'l.l Innovations Bo~rdwasestablisbed: GfH'1oral ~5:;t'Elmhl1 res;olutlonQ3/2111 of 21n'ec~r HUHLbywhichthe ~:sserrJ)l:r' the ofphaso Iof th:eintegrated ~~nagement infortl¥ation systetll ,andresolutl"Yn ~4/200 Con ther6fview oftheeffichmcy ofthe ~d!,'!'linistrt'!itiv~ Midfinaucial !unctlol1illg ofthe Unit.ed Nations and,inparticular, onthe oftl.\1chnological inncvati,n1S inrelation to'thesearch for reffici~ncy inthoOrgani1!latiol1. 40.38 Thetl'1ainobjective ofthe 5uhprogrl'i1l1'~i~ istodev~lop andco-ordiniilt@ t"htl establishlllent ofpolicies andprocedures relat.{'J,d totlleintroduction of tech.nological innovations atalldutystations ofthe StH:~rtr!tariat andtoenS\ll't'j adherence tostandards andcompatibility oftechnology ~ongduty ~tatiOJ15. 40.39 During themid-1980s, particularly since,1987,various organi~ational emits atHeadquarters andatotherdutystations h:aw~takeniniti&tives topro~;t'H!!d with technological developments toaddress pressing needs. ThtiJinstallation of equipment andsoftware, mostly tosupport office automation, has tak~nplaceona largescaleandtheelaboration ofaSecretariat-wide stratl1HJ'yof guidelirH!\S or standards hasnotkeptpacewiththisdevelopment. AsimIlar situation applios in theareaoftelecommunications whereconsiderable technological adv&nces heve occurred. 40.40 Insufficient co-ordination inthisareahas,inBomeinstance., r••ultedin disparate andoftenincompatible technologies. Furthermore, inanumber' ofcases, thenecessary infrastructure tosupport thoseactivities wasnotinplaceand incompatibilities bothwithin andamongdutystations havealsoresulted. Tho•• problems havebeenexacerbated byashortage ofkeytechnical personnel inmany areas. 40.41 Theadvent ofimproved telecommunications andtherequirements for simple electronic voiceexchange amongalldutystations havecreated the harmonize existing technologies andtoprevent futureincompatibilities. harmonization represents amajorinvestment fortheUnited Nations.fast n€led Thisand to 40.42 Amajoreffort towards acomprehensive andintegrated approach wastakenin theareaofadministrative systems withtheproposal foranintegrated memagemllll1t information systems in1987,thefirstphaseofwhichwasapproved bytheGeneral Assembly insection XIIofitsresolution 43/217. Thatinitiative wasa significant steptowards theelectronic integration ofoffices performing administrative tasksregardless oflocation. Implementation oftheproject willbe broken downinphases: phaseoneinvolves designing andimplementing modules that provide afunctional coreforthesystem andmodules thatprovide bridges with existing systems; andinphasetwo,modules whoseexistence andutility are contingent uponthedesign andimplementation ofthemodules builtinthefirst phasewillbeadded. Itisanticipated thatphases oneandtwowillbeimplemented during theperiod oftheplan.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on the internal operations and management of the United Nations, specifically in the context of technological innovations and their implementation. It discusses the need for coordination and standardization of technologies across different duty stations, and the development of an integrated management information system. The text also mentions the importance of staff-management relations and the provision of secretarial and support services. Given these themes, it seems likely that the category that best fits this text is related to the organization's internal management and operations.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Science and technology