 Welcome to the ITU Studio here at GSR23, the Global Symposium for Regulators being held in Shamar Shaikh in Egypt, where I've got the great pleasure of being joined in the studio this morning by Dr. Cosmos Lakisen Zava Zava, who is the director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau for ITU. Dr. Zava Zava, welcome to the studio. Thank you. Thank you, Matt. Now, we have a record number of participants here at GSR this year. Congratulations. Thank you. I wanted to ask you, what is unique about this particular edition of GSR? Well, it is quite unique because, you know, we are coming out of COVID, the pandemic, regular havoc across the world. People couldn't travel, they couldn't meet, they couldn't debate physically. And it all makes a difference. And in the interim, technology was galloping and needed people to sit down and discuss burning issues. So we are excited about the presence of so many. It's a record-breaking GSR. And in terms of the outcomes of GSR, the principal outcome is the new set of best practice guidelines. Why are they important? When you drive, you need GPS to know where you are going. The regulators need reference materials. And it is a result of wide consultation to make sure that there is harmonisation, there is a shared vision going ahead. So it is quite critical. And it is important for the regulators. Now, at this GSR, you launched the Digital Regulation Network Initiative. Could you tell us a little bit more about it? Absolutely. You can't work in a silo. The digital world is an open world. And it's important for people to be sharing good practices and the best practices across regions, across the globe. And it's important for people to be learning from each other. And this will include also twinning for capacity building and helping each other. You can't do it alone in this world, particularly in the digital world. You need to be cooperating, collaborating. That's what we are talking about, collaborative regulation. So it's quite important and regulators take them quite seriously. So what is the interesting most about this year's GSR? This year's GSR has been very innovative. There are a number of new features. We have managed to put a human face to regulation. First of all, we have included new topics such as saving lives, image and telecommunications, the role of technology. The role of technology also in creating a green digital is quite important. We are discussing the issues of spectrum and the issues of metaphysics and many other such topics which are very important for the world. But most importantly, I think we have emphasized the need to include regulators from other sectors. Because if we say at the center of everything that we do, there is digital, we need a conversation with the other sectors. So multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral, multi-players, we need to have a conversation. And we are very happy because we also created a new segment which includes ministers, and I call it a triple play, the conversation between policymakers, regulators and industry. We should not forget our private sector and industry because they are the ones who invest and connect the world and bridge the many devices that we have, urban, semi-urban, peri-urban, remote areas, etc. Finally, you are no stranger to the telecommunication development landscape. You have been with the telecommunication development bureau for many years. But this year your telecommunications development bureau director. And I just really wanted to ask you how, first of all, congratulations once more. But how has your time been so far? Excellent. It couldn't be better. I think we are trying to innovate as much as we can. We are getting great response from the membership because we are member-driven. Industry is embracing us. We are forging many partnerships and we are implementing many projects that are impactful on the ground. So I am excited. I have a burning desire to impact the world and attach people's lives and I think we are doing exactly that. Thank you very much indeed for being with us in the studio. We look forward to catching up with you again very soon indeed. Thank you very much for having me. Thank you very much as well for being with us. Remember that we have plenty of more interviews on the ITU YouTube channel as well as podcasts on our podcast channels too. And for further information visit www.itu.int. Thank you very much indeed.