 I'm Doreen Bogdan-Martin, and I'm Director of Telecommunications Development at ITU, the UN Agency for Digital Technologies. ITU has a long and proud history as a major international forum for developing global technical standards for broadcast technologies. And at this time of unprecedented global crisis, the role of broadcasting in disseminating accurate, up-to-date information on public health and safety has never been so critical. Radio and television remain the most inclusive and accessible information platforms worldwide, reaching many millions of households that still lack access to the Internet. In a climate of public pandemic, rumors are rapidly born and even more rapidly spread. On online platforms, we've seen a rising tide of misinformation and disinformation that threatens to undermine public health measures and exacerbate the social and economic impacts of the crisis. That's why I want to pay tribute to the invaluable role played by public service broadcast media around the world in helping to ensure people everywhere have access to trustworthy, reliable content. The importance of public service broadcasting to counter the COVID infodemic was recently underlined by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, on which I serve as Executive Director. The Commission's call for action emphasizes the need to empower people with quality journalism and evidence-based information, to promote media and information literacy, and to better educate people on the dangers of sharing falsehoods. Information and communication technologies can be an extraordinarily powerful force for good in rapidly disseminating accurate information across communities in an emergency. We've seen some really innovative applications. In Rwanda, they've been using drones to broadcast public information about COVID to keep local communities safe, while our sister agency UNESCO has been partnering with radio stations to make COVID information freely available in multiple languages. The high-quality, reliable and trusted news that public service news organizations produce is a powerful and important weapon in global efforts to fight the COVID pandemic. From our teamwork to create new guidelines for child online protection, to our technical collaboration and our work to promote digital inclusion, ITU is proud to partner with EBU to ensure that the transformational power of trusted and accurate information is put within reach of all.