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STATEMENT
BY MR. VLADIMIR PETROVSKY
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
TO INFORMATION SYSTEM USERS GROUP OF THE DIPLOMATIC
COMMUNITY

Press Release
8 June 2000

F ollowing is the statement made today by Vladimir Petrovsky, Direc-
tor-General of the United Nation's Office at Geneva to the
Information System Users Group (ISUG) of the Diplomatic
Community, meeting at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property
Organization:

"It gives me great pleasure to address you, the members of the Geneva
information Systems User Group on the topic of information exchange services
and activities of UN Agencies towards Member States.

The Information Systems Users Group, created in 1997 immediately
became an important part of “Geneva International”. Due to the ISUG, the
utilization of information technology is quickly developing in many of our UN
organizations here in Geneva. UNOG actively supports this process and invites
all international organizations in Geneva to take part in it.

Since its inception, the ISUG has done a lot to achieve its aims. It has made
information and technical facilities available for Missions, organized training
courses in information technology for Missions staff, promoted a more active
use of technology, and encouraged the donation of computer equipment to
Missions of developing countries. Its major undertaking was the development

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