Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Information, Communication, and Technology, Honourable Jerry William Slaa(M.P); Honourable Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Communication, and Technology, Honourable Mary Priscus Maundi; esteemed leaders and officials present; Excellencies, Ambassadors, members of the Diplomatic Corps; ladies and gentlemen, Good Morning.

UNESCO is delighted to be here today with you. We are very happy to be involved and to participate in this ICT annual conference. Honourable guest of honour, ladies, and gentlemen, I now invite you to listen to a UNESCO special message that will be delivered by the Assistant Director-General for Human and Social Science, Mrs. Gabriela Ramos.