 good morning and happy new year to all of you. As I sit in front of you today I would like to thank you for having given me the opportunity and the privilege to lead the ITU telecommunication development bureau over the past four years. Our common achievement during these four years have shown how ICTs are helping to achieve the internationally agreed development goals including the Millennium Development Goals. Today I would like to tell you how I feel honored and humbled by the full confidence you placed in me to continue the lead of the Telecommunication Development Bureau. Actually it is a great privilege to lead a sector where every moment is a challenge and every challenge opens unlimited doors of opportunities. A sector where every achievement is a shared happiness. In the four years period we are inaugurating today the development sector will will implement the Dubai Action Plan putting more emphasis on access to affordable broadband connection and on ICTs for development. We have successful partnership going on with private sector and WHO among among others. As director of BDT I will continue to reach out to other UN agencies in order for them to fully and effectively harness the potential of ICTs in achieving the development mandate in education, health, agriculture, investment and trade just to name few. I thank you for your confidence that I can ensure you here that your confidence has not been misplaced. I thank you very much.