After appropriate consultation I wish to implement measures that will stimulate cooperative work between programmes and departments and between headquarters and the field. Human resources development will be a key priority. I am convinced that a new and better climate of staff-management relations is as possible as it is necessary. There are important reforms needed in our personnel policies, but they must occur in a context of trust, goodwill and a professional understanding of the human resources field. Before and after my election I have met with representatives of the Staff Union on these issues and will continue to do so on a regular basis.
Information technologies offer vital support for all of our activities.
I intend to expand their use for internal efficiency and as a vital component of the priority I give to our knowledge, service and advocacy functions. Moreover, we who work in a global organization must adopt a standard technology for electronic communication to ensure effective communications between staff dispersed around the globe. The Office clearly needs to develop a better culture of communication at different levels. I believe that the Governing Body and the Office are partners with individual but complementary responsibilities to make the ILO a successful institution. But the key one from my point of view is internal communication within the Office, to which I plan to dedicate special attention.