Innovation at UNJSPF: an app to simplify lives of retirees
Wednesday, 27 January 2021 - 9:00am
Starting 27 January, retirees and beneficiaries have the option to provide their annual proof of life in biometric format through a new app.
For decades, this annual process was exclusively paper-based and required retirees and beneficiaries to sign and mail a paper form back to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF).
It was very dependent on postal services, which has proved quite challenging, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We hope that this major simplification will be widely used by our retirees and beneficiaries,” stated Rosemarie McClean, Chief Executive of Pension Administration. “This is one of the first deliverables of our new strategy to move the Fund to becoming paperless wherever possible.”
“The new app is secure and reliable, supported by blockchain, a distributed tamper-resistant and privacy-preserving ledger,” added Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio, Chief Information Officer at UNJSPF, who drove the project to its successful launch, with the support of the UN International Computing Centre (UNICC).