 When you really look at the socio-economic development point of view, there are many studies and research reports have shown that telecom and ICTs have got inextricable role that is the end point between development as well as the telecom and ICTs. And I know there is a clear cut proven evidence that these ICTs can play a catalytic role in the development as well as growth in economy or socio-economic perspective. And I have seen from ITUD point of view in enabling environment, direct assistance to the countries and as well as you know there are many programs what ITUD has been doing especially in terms of capacity building and contributing for policy development frameworks as well as even this training programs you name it it could be technology, it could be standardization, bridging gap and as well as direct assistance to the projects and in many areas especially including the trust building frameworks how people can use it with confidence and trust. So in all these areas ITUD has been contributing to bridge the digital divide as well as you know to bring up and to ensure that opportunities are made available to the world humanity by bringing ICTs closer to them because through ICTs they are low lying fruits where you know development can be accessed easily. So I am very confident that ITUD has been playing a human role in bringing ICTs closer to the people and reducing the digital divide as well as the you know iniquity among the people. In fact I was going through the you know performance measurement report of ITUD last year. First time I came across the concept called digital natives like anger population who are born when the you know already all these digital technologies are available. Actually you know I was surprised you know the perspective what ITUD thought okay this could be one of the ways how people can be looked at and about their needs especially when I see the anger generation and school children as well as you know I mean the young employees they are born in the you know ICT age where already ICTs to some extent are mature and their needs and the way they interact on social platforms the way interact you know with the world information it's you know really amazing and I am aware of some programs like you know the ICT youth forum as well as young people submit what ITUD has been conducting and I think you know what ITUD has been trying to do is to build the capacity in the anger generation in accessing ICTs as well as you know encouraging that multilingual development of the content and encouraging the governments to bring you know more public services content accessible to the people and as well as creating a platform where this new generation can interact exchange views and you know I mean they can collaborate globally and perhaps all these things are possible the way what ITUD is looking forward in creating technologies and creating the platforms more accessible to the youth. In fact ITUD is playing a very key role in those areas especially the LDCs, LLDCs you know smaller developing countries I practically have seen in rural areas in India where you know I mean how youth are getting empowered the first empowerment device for them is the mobile device mobile instrument now it is internet and of course there are some issues in you know in enhancing the penetration of broadband but still you know it is going close to them the services as well as opportunities for the youth. India has become ITUD's member from in 1869 and first and foremost we congratulate ITUD its leadership and all its hard working team and most importantly the member states who have successfully you know contributed to ITUD growth and as well as how it has become a successful sustainable organization providing a multilateral platform for the communities as is providing a multistakeholder platform in all the developing aspects of telecom and ICTs and I don't mean as we have seen that you know the telecom and ICTs have got a very you know what's called very strong influence or catalytic role and the development of development and growth aspects and ITUD as a platform is the need for the world you know in humanity because though we may say there are you know already very huge penetration of mobile and internet in many countries but there are many countries you mentioned that you know how the people who are left behind how are going to create the distal divide there for them I use the only platform which you know really supporting them and building capacity and supporting the governments through policy frameworks as well as you know providing the guidance and all those aspects and I'm very confident at least I'm a very very bright future and it's as a membership we are there you know to support ITU to accomplish that objective.