United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology

United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology

聯合國大學國際軟件技術研究所
Type	United Nations
Established	1992
Location	Macau, China
Affiliations	United Nations
Website	Official website

The United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST; Chinese: 聯合國大學國際軟件技術研究所; Portuguese: Instituto Internacional para Tecnologia de Programação da Universidade das Nações Unidas) was a United Nations University Research Training Centre based in Macau, China.

History

In 1989, the Council of the United Nations University decided to establish in Macau the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST) as a research and training centre of the University. UNU-IIST opened its door in 1992 with the blessing of the governments of Portugal, China and Macau, also the initial donors of the Institute. As part of the United Nations, the Institute was to address the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare by international co-operation, research and advanced training in software technology.

Recent history during the 2000-2010 decade

UNU-IIST positions as both a university and an organ of United Nations. For nearly a generation, it has been committed to providing vital research on critical software systems while mentoring exceptional academics from around the developing world. As the world of information and communication technology (ICT) has changed immensely over the decades, it has defined a new mission along with a four-year strategic plan in 2010. The plan calls for UNU-IIST to embark on a more dramatic and focused response to the new computing environment and its potential to serve the cause of sustainable development (SD).

Eventually, UNU decided to evolve the former IIST into a new Institute on Computing and Society (ICS).

Administration

The last Director of UNU-IIST was Professor Peter Haddawy.

Faculty as of 2013 ^[1]

• Prof. Peter Haddawy (director)
• Dr Tomasz Janowski (senior research fellow)
• Dr Liu Zhiming (senior research fellow)
• Dr Antonio Cerone (research fellow)
• Dr Han Ei Chew (research fellow)
• Dr. Elsa Estevez (Academic Program Officer)

Former directors

• Prof. Mike Reed (2005-2010)
• Prof. Zhou Chaochen (1997-2002)
• Prof. Dines Bjorner (1992-1997)

See also

• Center for Electronic Governance at UNU-IIST
• International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
• Prof. He Jifeng, former Senior Research Fellow

References

External links

• UNU-IIST Website
• United Nations University (UNU)
• United Nations University Vice-Rectorate in Europe (UNU-ViE)
• United Nations University Office in Paris (UNU-OP)
• United Nations University Office in New York (UNU-ONY)

Universities and colleges in Macau
Public Universities	University of Macau Macau Polytechnic Institute Institute for Tourism Studies Macau Security Forces Training College
Private Universities	Macau University of Science and Technology City University of Macau University of Saint Joseph Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau Macau Institute of Management Macau Millennium College
Research Institution	Institute of European Studies of Macau United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology
Education in Macau

Coordinates: 22°11′45″N 113°32′55.75″E / 22.19583°N 113.5488194°E / 22.19583; 113.5488194