ECA Information and Communications Technology Strategy

The Information and Communications Technology Section is responsible for managing the Commission’s ICT infrastructure and providing telecommunications and videoconferencing support to ECA and the other United Nations agencies located within the ECA compound. The Section maintains the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) Enterprise Resources Planning system and supports the introduction of its successor Umoja, develops and deploys other software applications for administrative and substantive needs, and provides ICT customer support and training to its clients. The Section also serves the five subregional offices in Rabat, Niamey, Yaoundé, Kigali and Lusaka, and the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) training facility in Dakar.