CIO Vision – Senior Officer Meeting 07/05/2014 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – for a world without hunger Information & Communication Technologies IT Division at FAO COFI - July 2016

IT Division at FAO COFI - July 2016 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Slide: 2 IT challenges Slide: 2  Low cost of devices, access, storage, etc.  Big data (structured and non structured), IP traffic will pass the zetabyte (10 21 bytes) in 2016  Smartphones (2,6 billions)  IoT (400% grow by year)  Intelligent systems (IA/VR) & analytics  High Connectivity & Availability (24x7)  Mobility and ubiquity (context and geographic) & Traceability  Personal experience (anywhere & anytime) & User empowerment

IT Division at FAO COFI - July 2016 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Slide: 3 Implications Current approach and technology is not enough to provide solutions The new approach considers engagement with final and local users, and uses partners as Google to accelerate our delivery. A platform and innovation approach to provide flexibility, re-use of solutions, and reduction of Time to Market

IT Division at FAO COFI - July 2016 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Slide: 4 The platform and innovation approach Slide: 4