 Thank you very much. Your Royal Highness Crown Prince Dupotua Oluqalala of Tonga. Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, good evening. And welcome to the 2016 GemTech Awards. This is the third annual celebration for gender equality and mainstreaming in technology hosted by ITU and UN Women. First of all, I would like to thank our valued partners Internet of Society, Verizon, MasterCard, Luanda Utilities Regulatory Authority, Swiss Confederation, Federal Office of Communications, Facebook, and VamperCom for their valuable contribution to this event. The support of our partners is essential if we are to achieve the GemTech vision to create a platform for advancing women's meaningful engagement with ICTs and their role as decision makers and leaders within our sector. Ladies and gentlemen, it is with no doubt that technology is a central tool to ensure women's empowerment through access to information, through enhanced healthcare and personal safety, and through providing new economic opportunities. And that is why we are all here tonight to celebrate and to recognize the unique power of technology to empower women and girls of all ages in all corners of the globe. As a Secretary-General of ITU, I know first hand about the transformative power of technology and at ITU, we believe that ICTs have the power to bring about a more equal world. We have seen how access to broadband technology has transformed communities in rural areas, connecting them to the world of information. We have seen new jobs, carriers, and economic opportunities open up through new technology applications. We have seen the power of ICT to transform the lives of girls and women everywhere by providing access to health, education, financial services, and new business opportunities. Technology has the power to be a greater equalizer, but only if we all have equal opportunities to use, access, and apply technology for the betterment of our societies. It is our mission to ensure that technology serves all people regardless of gender, background, or location. I see many strong and committed advocates for equality in ICTs here this evening. After three successful years of the GemTech Awards, we have built a diverse global community of partners, individuals, and organizations who are all committed to this key strategic goal. That is why we are proud to continue our partnership with UN Women and why we have announced our newest initiative, Equals, the Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age. In fact, we announced that at our last meeting of the Appropriate Commission for Sustainable Development, here in New York, 18th September this year, jointly with UN Women. And yesterday, you heard from Secretary General of UNCTAC that UNCTAC joined us in this effort. I'm pretty sure we have more and more organizations to join us. The first partners' meetings, which we will be held tomorrow, we aim at setting up a collaborative framework to share our successes, lessons learned, and identify gaps to scale up programs promoting gender equality online. Over time, our goal is to create a global movement under the Equals Partnership, which will provide an over-reaching framework for a whole series of initiatives tackling the digital gender divide, making them more aligned, more focused, and more strategic. But tonight, we are here to recognize the three outstanding organizations that prove that there are no limits for women in ICT. GemTech Awards showcases the best and most promising use of technology to empower women. This year, the project has been truly impressive and inspiring. The decision to choose the winners is always a very difficult choice. This year, we received over 300 unique nominations from 81 countries, which were carefully reviewed and first thing finalized were short, listed for their innovative, inspiring, and outstanding achievements. Tonight, we are here to celebrate the three winners and recognize all they have done to advance the opportunities for women in ICT. I hope that you will get the chance to speak with each of them tonight and learn more about their work and commitments.