 German of the BB-18, Mr. Sultan Al-Masmar, Secretary-General of the ITU, Mr. Haul-In-Zaw, other elected officials of the ITU, Honorable Ministers, Heads of Delegations, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is a distinct pleasure and honor for me and my delegation to be among you in this modern city Dubai to participate in the Balani Potential Conference 2018. I want to first thank and applaud the host country, the United Arab Emirates and Emirates and City of Dubai for their gracious and warm welcome. I would also like to recognize the ITU leadership led by Mr. Haul-In-Zaw, who have been preparing for this event along with the host country, CNS-BB-14. The host country and the ITU leadership together made this impressive gathering very successful. They have done a tremendous job and deserve our gratitude and applause. Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here to take this talk and recommit to our UNIS shared commitment in the development of ICT sector across the world. We have, we seek to develop and promote ICTs because we collectively understand it is essential contribution to the betterment of human development and progress. I would not dwell on enumerating or describing the role of ICT and benefits of ICTs because we will understand that however we believe a lot of work needs to be done to ensure that the development of ICTs lead to shared prosperity because in a world of habits and have not any good spirit in stability, the ramification of which will affect us all. As we continue our efforts towards the implementation of the Connected 2020 Agenda, which is Action Line Sustainable Development Goals and forthcoming ITU 2020-2023 strategic plan, it is worth reminding ourselves the transformational technological changes upon us and how we can harness the positive aspects of new and emerging technologies while we put in place policies and mechanisms that mitigate the risk inherent in a connected world. For some, the next big thing is harnessing the promise of the technologies that underpin the fourth industrial revolution, while others in my country include concern about being left during a period of tremendous rapid technological transformations. Recognizing the important role of government policy and regulatory interventions in mitigating market inefficence, our government undertook set of policies based on our national development plan that led to the passage of a communication law and created an independent regulatory authority with the aim of creating a conducive environment for investment in infrastructure and access, which we view as essential fundamental imperatives. Our government recognizes that ICTs form the bedrock of socio-economic development and good governance. Therefore, we are committed to creating opportunities through the development of ICTs for our people that would allow them to participate in the global economy. However, Somalia and many other developing countries cannot overcome alone the many challenges their society face in hyper-competitive global technological order. We believe it is in the past interest of developing and less developing countries alike to cooperate and collaborate while we commit to our shared goals in the ITU strategic plan with action lines and sustainable development goals. Finally, Somalia has resubmitted for adoption during the BB-18 Resolution 160 assistance to Somalia, which has been endorsed by the Arab and African regions in their common proposals. We respectfully ask all member states to support this resolution so that Somalia can rebuild its ICT infrastructure and capacities. Somalia is committed to support the activities of the ITU and will cooperate and collaborate with fellow member states to advance the global ICT agenda. We hope that those who have experienced knowledge and expertise will share for the benefit of all. Shukran, thank you.