 Good morning, everyone. I'm Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the Director of Telecommunications Development at the ITU, which is the UN specialized agency for digital technologies based in Geneva. We're living in extraordinary times. The COVID-19 global pandemic is challenging the way we live and the way we work. I know all of you are taking this challenge seriously and that by good practices like frequent washing of your hands and keeping a healthy distance from each other when we are together, we can limit the spread of this highly infectious disease. Let us hope it passes quickly. Speaking to you today is a particular pleasure because it gives me the chance to collaborate once again with Martha and women in technology in Nigeria. Martha and WITIN have been amongst the most active and tireless supporters of ITU's work in tech and gender, such as the Equals Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age and our annual Girls in ICT Day. Equals began as a personal crusade to inspire more girls and women to get involved in technology. Since founding the organization with five other partners, the International Trade Center, UN Women, UNESCO, GSMA, and the UN University, we've grown Equals into a global network of over 100 partner organizations worldwide. We very much hope to soon welcome WITIN as our newest Equals partner. Equals members are all working hard to make a crucial difference in three critical areas. Women's access, women's digital skills, and women's leadership in the tech sector, which brings me to my message to you this morning. Since I can't join you in person, I want to reach out to you virtually to persuade you that a career in the ICT sector is one of the very best choices a young woman can make. Why? Because this industry is evolving so fast that digital is now part of everything. From health care to education, archaeology and even art history, digital applications abound. Digital is the new normal because jobs in the digital sector are already plentiful and are expected to continue to grow sharply. New figures indicate that the number of jobs for information security analysts, statisticians, mathematicians, and software developers will rise by 25% or more in the next decade. Because tech jobs are paid much better than many other professional occupations, with salaries in the digital sector attracting around twice the median wage or even more. And because digital qualifications will take you anywhere you want to go. Strong demand for tech professionals means that you'll be able to find work almost anywhere you want to live. The global shortage of qualified professionals puts you in the driver's seat when it comes to finding the perfect role that suits your circumstances. You'll have the opportunity to adapt the demands of your professional life to your personal situation, to combine work and family, and achieve a work-life balance that's hard to find in many other professional jobs. And focusing on technology means that you'll be working at the cutting edge of whatever specialized field you choose to focus on. Maybe some of you will even use emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing to make a medical breakthrough that will help us fight a future global health emergency. Put very simply, if you want to make a difference in the world, if you want lots of career choice, if you want to be a high earner, and if you want an exciting and engaging job that inspires you to go to work each and every morning, go digital. Choose technology. Thank you.