 This year marks the 10th anniversary of International Girls in ICT Day under the theme of Connecting the Unconnected. To celebrate this milestone, ITU and its partners have recently launched the 10 Moments of Girls in ICTs in what will be a year-long commitment to the next generation of young women in tech. I have committed as an international gender champion to helping countries raise awareness and promote the active participation of girls and young women in ICT-related careers. It will be key to fulfilling the demand of future jobs on an equal basis. I have also committed to reinforcing efforts to help countries collect and disseminate gender and age disaggregated data on access and use of ICTs and digital skills, which is an important step towards informing, monitoring and charting our global progress towards gender equality. On this special day, I want to tell all our partners in governments, the private sector, academia, civil society and international organizations. Thank you for your unwavering support and for empowering more young women and girls from all backgrounds and cultures to enter careers in science, technology, engineering and math. And to all these young women and girls around the world who are pondering the choice of a career in the fascinating field of information and communication technologies. NEVER has such a decision being so important in solving some of the world's most pressing challenges. We at ITU believe in you and cannot wait to see what you are going to do next. Happy International Girls in ICT Day, everybody!