 We're here at ITU Telecom World 2012 in Dubai and I'm very pleased to be joined by Fred Samuel, who is Government Chief Information Officer and Head of Delegation for Vanuatu. Fred, thank you very much indeed for being with us today. You're welcome. I'd like to start off by asking you about the incredible transformation in the ICT sector and what it means for Vanuatu. I think first of all let me start by just privately describing Vanuatu. Vanuatu is a small island nation in the South Pacific. There's a population of 250,000 and it's about two hours flight from Brisbane, Australia. So with the transformation in the sector, for me in my view there's a lot of opportunities for Vanuatu to be taken, to be learned from. We are a small island nation. Most of the ICT products is being imported overseas, so that means high cost. We rely on fuel that's being imported. So it's a high cost location in the South Pacific. So with the transformation, all these things that is happening in the industry, for example, cost sharing of the infrastructure, fiber connectivity, that means it's cheaper and it's faster. We think it brings a lot of opportunities for the Republic of Vanuatu. Are you addressing these challenges with your neighbours or are you doing it in a sole uniform way? At the moment we are addressing these challenges on our own. And what are the major challenges that you're facing? One of our major challenges, as I stated earlier, is the cost of running the telecom infrastructure in Vanuatu. We still rely a lot on the satellite connectivity, which is very expensive and as well as it's very slow in terms of speed, as well as the utility, the power cost is so expensive. So because of the high cost, it's very difficult for us to increase the penetration of the market. So what is the Vanuatu government doing? We're actually, before the end of next year, we will up for the first time submarine cable connectivity to the island of Vanuatu. So that would significantly reduce the cost of the infrastructure and help us to roll out broadband, especially not only in the urban, but as well as in the rural areas. In terms of the energy, we are embarking on a renewable energy project. There's a geothermal project in the capital, Port Vila, which significantly reduced the cost of power. And we're actually deploying a solar powered system to all the major government districts in Vanuatu. So obviously the future is fried, basically, that's what I can say. By the end of next year and the following year, there'll be a lot of changes in terms of the way the cost structure is in Vanuatu. Hopefully it will be more cheaper and that will allow more penetration for ICT services. And what do you see as the principal opportunities now? The opportunities, I would say that one of the main priorities for Vanuatu is education. We are still a least developing country, literacy is still one of our major issues. So a lot of focus in Vanuatu is basically focused on health. So for me, with all this radical transformation in the industry, I see a great opportunity for Vanuatu government to actually use the ICT to achieve its goals and to help deploy education into more rural areas of Vanuatu. Great. And in terms of where we are right now, we're here at ITU Telecom World 2012. Why are you here? Why do you think this event is important and what key message would you like to deliver here? I think first of all, let me state it, before I answer the question, let me state that since 2008, the Vanuatu government has done a lot in the sector. In 2008, we completely prepped on the monopoly, we introduced competition, now we have a unified licensing regime in Vanuatu, we have an independent regulator and he's seen as one of the role model for the South Pacific. We also have an e-government network that basically connect, it's an IP, MPLS networks that connect all the provincial governments and we have a very aggressive e-government services roll out program and we are seen as a leader in the Pacifica. So what's the many lessons to be learned on the ITU conference? One of the things that I always emphasize in the Vanuatu is to get a very strong leadership in the ICT sector, especially right at the top of the government. So I'm pleased to inform you that I've actually come here with, I think we are by far, we are probably the largest delegation representing any country, there's six of us out of 250,000 people, we have six of us and majority of the part of the commission of the team is people not from the ICT sector, but their leaders in the government. So basically I want to get them here to be an eye-opener to see what is actually the transformation that is happening in the industry. So we've learned a lot of lessons and if there's one single message I'd like to put out for this event, I would say I'm very optimistic about the future, there's a lot of opportunities to use ICT to help bring peace for the betterment of the global citizen and there's more that we can achieve together, there's a lot of opportunities ahead. Well we wish you all the very best in the future and I'd like to thank you very much for being with us today. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.