Communication for the system of organizations

In 1950 the UIA retook responsibility for registering international organizations in its Yearbook of International Organizations. Its capacity in this respect was acknowledged in a special UN/ECOSOC Resolution 334B (XI) of 20 July 1950, and subsequently figured in successive Annual Reports of the UN Secretary General. The UIA has had consultative relationship with UN/ECOSOC since 1951 for that reason.

In response to the challenges of society, the UIA was generating studies in 1969 and 1970 with titles such as: Improvement of communication within the world-system: research uses, applications and possibilities of a computer-based information centre on national and international organizations and related entities and International organizations and the generation of the will to change: the information systems required. The UIA’s continuing dedication to democratic development and the development of information technology potential are reflected in a range of UIA-led project proposals, including:

• Information Context for Biodiversity Conservation under the Info2000 programme of the European Commission’s information directorate (DG-XIII). (Project undertaken from 1997-2000).
• Interactive Conceptual Environmental Planning Tool for Developing Countries (INTERCEPT): Approved for funding through the World Bank's InfoDev program (submitted 25 March 1998; approved 2 June 1999; removed from proposal pool March 2000 due to lack of funds).