 Dear WCC stakeholders, ICT is a powerful tool to help us accelerate the achievement of the 20th State Agenda for sustainable development. The World Summit on the Information Society Forum is our common platform to review the progress and achievements of ICT developments, to discuss the challenges and opportunities, to showcase innovation and exchange-based practices, to foster partnership in the field of information and communication technologies. This year, the forum will be held in Geneva during 19th to 23rd of March. The same is leveraging ICTs to build information and knowledge societies for achieving the sustainable development goals. At the event, there will be more than 250 workshops and sessions and innovative stands at the exhibition. We will also honor 18 WCC price winners and 72 WCC champions to celebrate the marvelous ICT projects and impactful work on the ground. 2018 marks the 15th anniversary of the Geneva phase of the Summit, a testimony to the endurance of the Geneva Plan of Action, which still forms the foundation of just and equal information and knowledge societies for all. On behalf of the UN family and as the lead coordinator and co-organizer of the forum with UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP, ITU is looking forward to welcoming you all to Geneva in March for the WCC Forum 2018.