Mirna El Hajj
Functional Title:
Programme Management Officer
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
barbarm@un.org
Phone Number:
+961 3 659 150
Bio
She is currently Programme Management Officer in the Statistics, Information Society and Technology cluster at ESCWA , where she is supervising and undertaking analytical research and carrying out analytical studies in the areas of ICT for development, Internet governance, Digital Economy, Smart societies and governments and other subjects related to emergent technologies and particularly their contribution to building a knowledge-based economy In the Arab region. She also contributes substantively to the organization of ESCWA meetings and regional conferences on ICT strategies and policies for sustainable development. Since 2020, She is leading the ESCWA Arab Digital Inclusion Platform (ADIP) Project (https://e-inclusion.unescwa.org/) aiming at supporting policy makers in the Arab counties to develop/improve their national policies and guidelines for enhanced e-Accessibility. ESCWA efforts in the field of digital inclusion have been recognized and the ADIP Project was selected as champion at the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2022. Through the ADIP project, ESCWA is providing technical and substantive support to policy and decision makers in Arab countries to develop or improve their national policies and to devise related action plans for enhanced e-Accessibility
Previously she worked as advisor to the minister and expert in the Ministry of Social Affairs, where she launched a comprehensive program for business process re-engineering and automation, and she was in charge of developing and implementing an ICT master plan that included automation projects for a number of administrative and social departments. She has also lectured at the Lebanese University for more than 10 years and holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Paris -8 and a master’s degree in Business Administration. She has several articles and scientific research published in international journals in the fields of information technology.
She is currently Programme Management Officer in the Statistics, Information Society and Technology cluster at ESCWA , where she is supervising and undertaking analytical research and carrying out analytical studies in the areas of ICT for development, Internet governance, Digital Economy, Smart societies and governments and other subjects related to emergent technologies and particularly their contribution to building a knowledge-based economy In the Arab region. She also contributes substantively to the organization of ESCWA meetings and regional conferences on ICT strategies and policies for sustainable development. Since 2020, She is leading the ESCWA Arab Digital Inclusion Platform (ADIP) Project (https://e-inclusion.unescwa.org/) aiming at supporting policy makers in the Arab counties to develop/improve their national policies and guidelines for enhanced e-Accessibility. ESCWA efforts in the field of digital inclusion have been recognized and the ADIP Project was selected as champion at the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2022. Through the ADIP project, ESCWA is providing technical and substantive support to policy and decision makers in Arab countries to develop or improve their national policies and to devise related action plans for enhanced e-Accessibility
Previously she worked as advisor to the minister and expert in the Ministry of Social Affairs, where she launched a comprehensive program for business process re-engineering and automation, and she was in charge of developing and implementing an ICT master plan that included automation projects for a number of administrative and social departments. She has also lectured at the Lebanese University for more than 10 years and holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Paris -8 and a master’s degree in Business Administration. She has several articles and scientific research published in international journals in the fields of information technology.
Technology and Data
Years of experience 15+ Years
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Communication
- Data analysis
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Team management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Computer Science | University of Paris-8 | 2006-12-12 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| National Technical Guidelines on e-Accessibility for the Arab Region | https://e-inclusion.unescwa.org/sites/default/files/resources/national-technical-guidelines-e-accessibility-arab-region-english_0.pdf | Co-Author |
| National e-Accessibility Policy Template for the Arab Region | https://e-inclusion.unescwa.org/sites/default/files/resources/national-e-accessibility-policy-template-arab-region-english.pdf | Co-Author |
