 Welcome to WISSES Forum, 2018 marks a milestone. It's been 15 years since the launch of the first phase of WISSES and the adoption of the Geneva Plan of Action, giving stakeholders, organisers, sponsors and participants the opportunity to reflect on the work achieved to date. When WISSES was launched, its mission was to bridge a digital divide separating the rich countries from the poor by spreading access to the internet in the developing world. At the time, the Declaration of Principles was signed with the Plan of Action, setting out a goal of bringing half the world's population online by 2015. The mission is nearly accomplished. However, despite the considerable work achieved, some areas of the world remain unconnected. Connecting the unconnected is crucial to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. I thank the World Summit on the Information Society Forum for promoting an inclusive process to meet these goals. Countries are using ICTs to leapfrog traditional development models in their efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals and provide humanitarian assistance. But as fast as these advances are occurring, they are not taking place fast enough in many, many places. The digital divide, including the gender digital divide, remains a significant challenge that we need to acknowledge and bridge. Throughout the years, WISSES has retained its spirit and managed to sustain the dedication of key stakeholders. In line with the original mission of WISSES, the prizes celebrate the leading ICT initiatives by organisations and entities across the world that help make a very big difference. Today 72 champions and 18 winners were awarded the prestigious accolade out of the record 685 projects submitted. We are from Mexico and this is very, very nice to be here. I'm very happy and we are so proud to winner this very prize. Well, I feel on top of the world because this is an exciting moment for us. We're using this opportunity to leverage that city to create employment. I feel very excited because technology and women is the most important thing we want to stress in Bolivia. We do it with teachers and students and we want to say muchas gracias a todos los profesores y estudiantes que nos ayudaron. So that's it for the prizes this year, but stay with us as there will be many more exciting events to follow in the next few days here at WISSES Forum 2018.