 Good morning on behalf of President Paul Kagame who would have loved to be here but Due to unforeseen conflicts could not make it But he wanted me to extend his appreciation for all the commissioners that have been part and parcel of the work That we have until today, but also for your commitment and time this morning to continue to Push forward the agenda of the broadband Commission And also he had asked me to stand his sincere appreciation to his co-chair Mr. Carlos Slim and the vice chairs Who Lin Zhao and Audrey for your dedicated commitment to pushing the work of the Commission? But also for being here today to advance the work I also want to take this time to welcome the new members to the Commission and Rita for a welcome to the Commission as well as Stefan Richard the CEO of Orange a very warm welcome into the Commission We are at a critical time where given the inclusive nature of the broadband Commission There's a big shift that is happening beyond just focusing on how do we connect the remaining and connected population? But also in light of advancing the work of the Commission Shifting towards creating more meaningful partnerships, but also more meaningful Impact in the work that the Commission does I was very privileged yesterday to be part of the discussions where the different commissioners were Rethinking the strategies and priorities for the Commission and to see that they were thinking beyond infrastructure Which is not a magic bullet to solving some of the challenges that the Commission is looking to solve But really thinking through the other Elements or aspects of the spectrum to make sure that we are creating the impact that the Commission would like to see Among the things that we've been looking at is really Also finding ways that the work of the Commission can continue to align with their global agenda with the SDG agenda Which is very important as we seek to To be Relevant but also to be a clue inclusive in the work that is being done and also very interestingly looking at how The different programs that are being designed across the different working groups. How do we create those multi-stakeholder? Programs that allow for a more coordinated and inclusive approach towards how we implement the different initiatives that are happening the other thing that is of very much importance is really looking at the element of human capital development and not just Looking at it from a consumer side or a supply side but looking at the balance How do we ensure this digital literacy? Across you know consumers so that they understand the benefits and they are able to make full Advantage of you know the technologies and the infrastructure investments that are being made But also on the supply side. How do we make sure that we are creating meaningful skills skills for the future? through our different education systems Today, we are going to be listening to the different reports from the working group We're going we already have recommendations from the Commission and I think what is being asked of us here today is to Own all these recommendations find ways of working together But a very important aspect that we need to be looking at as the Commission is how do we put the right resources? To make sure that we are advancing the work of the Commission It doesn't just stop at the strategies at the reports that are being created but really taking the step to move away from strategies into actions and Really pulling in and leveraging the different resources that we have at our disposal to make sure that Implementation is happening and happening in a timely manner. So without taking much time I wanted to thank you for really making time to be here and we look forward to very fruitful and deliberate discussions this morning and Looking forward to really finding ways of you know Harnessing everyone's inputs and resources to make sure that we are creating the right impact that we all seek to Create but also to do it in a very collective manner. Thank you very much