theprocesses ofthat s}~sta~ ir.theSecretariat, with. focusupon latestage. Thefinal ofth~reformwillfocusonth~ improv~ment ofinforrr,al procedures forthe, af~icabl~ n~solution ofstaff 9ri~vanctu. 40.8 '!htEla&1'linistretion ofjustice isbutone i8SU~callhl<;jforal·'\HtI~)pra.isal of stat relations. Effl&lctiv~ participation ofstaffinidtHltifying, examining andresolving allissuesrelating tostaffw'elfarlll andllll'!intainirlg' continuous contact and cO~<nunication between tltl€!staff 311d th~administnltion h€!coffi® animportant rnan:agt2m€!nt tool1nallareasofadlfllinistration. Since th,,) establish-ll'l8nt in1980ofthe Staff~ManagemlHl.t Co-ordination Com.'l1ittee, aformal jointstaff-management machinery, itstermsofraferenctil hasbel!lnrevisl\1d and updated. Thefra.::neworlt fortheconduct otstaff-manageirn€mt activities willneedto hefurther r@viewed andenhanced, especially inth@lightofthE,}rernrm mnd restructuring thathavetakenplaceandmaycontinue totakeplaceinthe Secretariat. 40.9Thecloselinkbetween reforms aiming ataleaner andrestructured Secretariat andavigorous policy oftechnological innovations hasbeen recognized. Initsresolution 441200 C,theG@ueral Assembly, recognildng the importance oftechnological innovations inrelation tothesearch forefficiency in theOrganization, called forareview andassessment ofcurrent policies and processes andoftheco-ordinating mechanism withotherunitswithin theUnited Nations system, anassessment oftheresults ofcost-benefit analyses, andan outline offuture plansandanticipated results fortheefficiency ofthe Organization. Accordingly, current policies andprocedures relating to technological innovations willneedtobereviewed, anddecisions willneedtobe takenonthedirection whichtheSecretariat intends totakeinthisarea. 2.Overall s~rat~ 40.10 Theprogramme willcontinue tobeimplemented bytheOffice ofthe Under-Secretary-General forAdministration andManagement atHeadquarters, the functions andorganizational structure ofwhicharedescribed inthe Secretary-General's Bulletin ST/SGB/Organization, Section P,ofMarch1976. On behalf oftheSecretary-General, theUnder-Secretary-General forAdministration and Management willcontinue toprovide central policy guidance, co-ordination 3nd direction toalloffices intheSecretariat, atHeadquarters andoverseas, on issuespertaining tofinance, humanresources, general services andtechnological innovations management inordertopromote andenhance thepolicy coherence ofthe Organization inthoseareas. Incarrying outthesefunctions, the Under-Secretary-General, asheadoftheDepartment ofAdministration and Management, isassisted bytheAssistant Srtcretaries-General inCIHHg@ ofthfll Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryOffice~ ofPr,og'r~e Planning', Budget an,dFinance, E'uman R,eso'urce,g Management, and General Bervixc8l'!3. 40.11IntJ'atfieldofinternal auditing, thescopeofauditcoverage willbe e%par~dedand aUd.iting techniques adjusted inresponse tothewidened scopeof act:illitiet> oftheOrganization, suchasincreased audit.ing offieldoffices andof €x'trabudqetary programJ'.1i!ies. Intheareaofadministration ofjustice, reforms will continue, inparticula.r wit.hregardtoil':'iproving theinformal procedures for atl'licable sett:lerr_nt ofIiJtaffgrievances toensure acontinuous, justandeffjcient internal jt:Ultice sYSltaflilintheSecreted.at. Withreqardtostaff-manag-ement r~latl"l!'Lg, thclil~achinery atBeadquarter1> andfieldoffices willbeconstantly revj~w~d 1:i>ndrJUjnitcH:ed, andthetraflilework fortheconduct ofthoseactivities will beclearly def:!ni1l\d. 40.12 Durlnqtheplanperiod, maximum potent.ial oftechnological innovations in otfice aut.omation, cO'tllputln" tedhnology andcon>.munications willbeensured, taking dulyintoaccount thediverl?l€l ne-edsofth,adepartnt,ents/offices. Central guidelines andpolicies willbereviewed, refined andestablished toadapttothechanging