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Secretary-General’s scientific and digital advisory structures

Why it matters: Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Relevant structures include the Scientific Advisory Board, ODET, the network, the former High-level Advisory Body on and the . Their roles are different: internal strategic advice, coordination, organizational transformation, time-limited policy recommendations and independent scientific assessment. They should not be presented as a single hierarchy.

What this means for

Just curious / new to AI

Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Pick a role above and this becomes the reading for that desk: what it means, what to watch, and a line you can use.

Peace & Security

No Peace & Security reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Development & Policy

No Development & Policy reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Human Rights

No Human Rights reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Data & Digital

No Data & Digital reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Front Office

No Front Office reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

OPGA

No OPGA reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Builders

No Builders reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

Permanent Missions

No Permanent Missions reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Clear institutional distinctions prevent confusion between internal management, expert advice and intergovernmental governance.

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Significance
Stardust
Track
Inside the Machine
Character
INTERNAL
Duty station
New York
Body
Secretariat

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