 Welcome to the World Radio Communication Conference 2023 here in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. And I'm very pleased to be joined in the studio this afternoon by His Excellency Toyo Lupu Pomonunuku Onesomo, who is the Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Samoa. Minister, welcome to the studio. Thank you. Thank you very much, Max, for inviting me again. It's very good to see you. And now I'd like to start off by talking a little bit about the fact that you made an intervention yesterday at the opening plenary talking about the situation in your region, Toyo, particularly in Samoa, but also regarding its more line of developing states. Perhaps you could tell us a little bit about what your concerns are here at the World Radio Communication Conference. Thank you very much. I guess it's always a pleasure to be here. And not only, you know, at any interview or review yourself, but also at these conferences, ITU conferences. This is my first WRC. So I guess from our intervention yesterday, it's always, I guess it was really clear what our intentions were. As stated that we need protections around, you know, the sea bands and those part of the spectrum at which we're utilizing for our emergency services and also, you know, around our Pacific Islands, you know, which isolated islands around the middle of the ocean. There's a need for, you know, protections around those part of the spectrum. You know, not only for our navigations, but also for emergency responses, you know, and like I mentioned yesterday, I guess, the technology and businesses considers, you know, other opportunities at which we are mindful of where we are, of continuous improvement in technologies, but also we need to consider six states that need this part of the spectrum for their livelihoods and also for security and protection, but also, you know, in terms of emergencies. So it's what we're here for. It's why it's important to be here. I think only some of the Pacific leaders are here. So it's why, you know, early in the sessions, preliminary sessions that we need to do what we did, you know. Raise awareness. Let me ask you a little bit about Samoa and about the challenges and the opportunities with regards to radio communication there. What are the principal challenges and opportunities in Samoa? Well, you know, the challenges, I guess, ICT and connectivity, the technologies continuously revolving, improving, and the cost around it. So, you know, it's hard to keep up with the pace of how technology improves almost every second year, you know. So for us, we, you know, it's now 5G, discussing 6G coming. We don't even know the future, but at least we need to keep up to make sure that we are, you know, we're not at a risk of being left behind. So that's the key element at this stage. Secondly, you know, we need to improve in our, in the technologies that we're utilizing from day to day, improving our services capacity of all people and also secure sustainable connectivity. Just a couple of years ago, we've learned, you know, the incident from Tonga, that was last year, at which the whole island was blacked out for a couple of weeks without any connectivity. Also, one of us, you know, one of the main issue with one of our, you know, main other islands, they only, either they have one connectivity, only submarine cables struggle with satellite connections. So all those sustainable connectivity challenges we need to make sure we address those as we, you know, as we try to keep up with the world. And lastly, the capacity of all people, you know, coming to conferences like this, we have, you know, there's a lot to cover from our end. You know, not only technology, but also the technicians capacity, but also the experts, the developers, you know, software developers and so forth. So there's always that need for us to build the capacity for all people, which is, and many others, it's why we need to, that we value the contribution from our partners, multilateral partners like ITU, but also bilateral partners. It's always good to have good, genuine partnerships with, you know, through pilaterals. Our usual friendly pilaterals with governments like Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the US. And, you know, a few years ago, we also had a partnership with UAE through Renewable Energy. And we look forward to those partnerships. Last week, the Samoa Agreement, at which it was signed in Samoa, ACPEU, partnering with, you know, multilateral partners, which also brings value to and contribution to our small islands. Yes. What we've got you here, is there a message that you would like to convey to our viewers and listeners with regards to your principal objectives, or what your hopes for the future, let's say? A few years back, you know, from the UN charters, you know, the message, no one is to be left behind. I think it's a message at which, you know, we need to remind ourselves every now and then, looking at the conference here, you know, we were in Kigali a couple of years ago, and also Romania. Only a few islanders were there, even here. I think only myself, the Pacific leader here. So I guess it's always good to, you know, try to maintain our region presence, you know, in every conferences and gatherings like this. There's a lot to learn from these. But also, it's always a unified voice together with, it's stronger together rather than being here alone, if I may say that. But, you know, looking at our region with the impact of climate changes, it's caught up next week. So it's important that we, the world to hear our voices, especially islanders, several islands of the Pacific that are, you know, continuously sinking to be exact. So there's a lot of impacts, indirect impact from developments that while we're here, we need to raise awareness for everyone. But also, like I said earlier, you know, find partnerships, you know. One of the best tests for a society, it's how we, you know, look after the most wonderful people of our society. So that's a true test of our union, how we can look after everyone. I hope someone say, if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Go together, yes. Thank you for being with us in the studio. It's great to be in a pleasure having you here as always, Minister. And thank you very much for your contribution. And we wish you the greatest success here at the conference. And look forward to catching up with you again very soon. Thank you very much, Rex, and all the best for this week's conference. 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