Business Innovations Group Update Eight

UPDATE 8, 6 November 2019 - In December 2017, the UN Secretary-General set a number of ambitious targets to reform the UN System; of these, the Business Innovations Group (BIG) is tasked with delivering and building on the proposals aimed at maximizing programmatic gains through efficient and high-quality back-office operations. In July 2018, the BIG established a designated inter-agency Project Team to design and pilot methodologies to deliver on the Secretary-General’s targets, resulting in the below seven workstreams. This Update is provided to keep UN staff and leadership abreast of progress and next steps towards delivering the envisioned benefits together.