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strength of our cybersecurity , third to drive process efficiency , fourth to boost cost-effectiveness , fifth to build staff capacity , and sixth to align technology and innovation .”
To facilitate these goals , the team was restructured into “ a flatter structure ” to enable greater agility and efficiency . “ In this restructuring , we established individual offices under the CIO for information security , project management and enterprise architecture , along with dedicated teams for DevOps and business engagement ,” elaborates Cetinturk . “ Our business engagement team works to maximise the value we deliver to UNRWA departments and programmes by understanding their work and bringing innovation to the table . We have also significantly improved the way our headquarters , field information management and technology offices work together towards the same objective . That alignment has been absolutely essential for our digital strategy .”
The nature of the organisation , Cetinturk says , means that it does not 209
Kaan Cetinturk
EXECUTIVE PROFILE Kaan Cetinturk is CIO and the Director of Information Management and Technology Department at United Nations Relief and Works Agency ( UNRWA ) where he provides leadership to the Department and ensure that information management and technology ( IMT ) services across the Agency are efficient , effective and to the highest standards . Kaan has extensive leadership experience in United Nations organisations with expertise in IT , business process transformation , digital strategy , governance , organisational restructuring and people management . He is fluent in Turkish , English and French . www . technologymagazine . com