 Mr. Secretary General of the United Nations, Doreen Bovian Martin, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program, UNDP, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, a good morning to you. I'm pleased to join you for SDG Digital. To begin, I commend the International Telecommunication Union and the leadership of Doreen for your work to accelerate digital transformation. I also thank UNDP for their company for accompanying Rwanda throughout our development journey and for putting digital empowerment at the heart of the strategy to achieve the sustainable development goals. All over the world, we are witnessing the power of technology to transform lives. The Broadband Commission, which honored to co-chair, was created to ensure equitable access to high-speed internet so that everyone benefits. Unfortunately, a third of the world's population still remain offline. To reach universal connectivity, we must reduce costs and invest in digital skills and access to smart devices. Everyone has their part to play to unlock these results, both in the public and private sectors. And still, these challenges are too big for anyone to solve alone. In this context, the Secretary-General's roadmap for digital cooperation provides us with a strong framework to work together to implement the sustainable development goals. Rwanda also supports ITU's call to the public and private sectors to increase their pledges for the partner to connect digital coalition to $100 billion by 2026. Of the $30 billion already raised, almost half will be used to enhance digital connectivity in least developed countries. This shows that we are taking positive steps in the right direction to build digital capacity where it can have the greatest impact. In Rwanda, through the GIGA initiative spearheaded by ITU and UNICEF, we are seeing firsthand the value of partnership. The pilot project in 63 schools has made connectivity faster and cheaper. In Africa, we are blessed to have a young and vibrant population which is passionate about entrepreneurship and self-improvement. We cannot afford to have the digital divide still for their creativity and productivity. Connecting them online in a safe and meaningful manner is about giving them the opportunity to compete in the global market and achieve their full potential. Allow me to conclude with the word on artificial intelligence. To cross the finish line and achieve the sustainable development goals, we need to leverage the power of this technology. We have to keep in mind that it must work for us, not against us. In this regard, I commend ITU for convening the AI for good global summit area this year. We will need a collective and coordinated approach to AI, governance, frameworks, which protect everyone, everywhere. This is where within our means. Once again, I'm pleased to join you and I thank you for the invitation to speak with you today. I wish you a productive meeting and thank you for your kind attention.