 We are here at ITU Telecom World 2012 and I am very pleased to be joined by Professor Ali Abbasov, who is the Minister for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology for Azerbaijan. Minister Abbasov, thank you very much for being with us today. Thank you. I'd like to start off by asking you about the incredible transformation of the ICT sector. What does that mean for Azerbaijan? Yes, now ICT is one of the first growing fields of the life, I would say. Having the three dimensions, ICT, one I mean, it is the first growing sector economy, second is the infrastructure, new type of infrastructure, and much more important is the impact of ICT on such economic development. And we see ICT as a leading power for the transformation of Azerbaijan, but now Azerbaijan is being transformed from the natural resources driven society to high tech, to a knowledge based society. And in this field we hope ICT will play a big role in the way of our transformation. What challenges is that giving you? The first challenge it is, ICT is bringing challenge of digital divide, I think. Because in all countries, and within the countries, the people has no equal opportunities of access to the ICT services and goods. And the same we feel in Azerbaijan too. And the second challenge, I think, it is a bit a new type of the threats. It is the information, cyber attacks, and information security is one of the new type of the challenge I think brought by ICT. And the third one from my point of view, it is the new type of governance. But now the power of governance is shifting from the government to the civil society. But now one new player even is paired, it is the people, individuals. But now ICT is bringing opportunities to give the chance to the individuals, even individuals, to take part in the decision-making process of the government. These three type of challenges I think are more important as brought by ICT. So the opportunities are going to outweigh the challenges for you, do you think? Yes. To meet these opportunities, the challenges, I think first what is concerning the digital divide or the people. Most of the countries now has special strategies. But new strategies we have on broadband strategies, so-called in Azerbaijan. But now the internet penetration, user penetration is about 65 percent. But broadband is lower, it is 30 percent. But we have the special strategy for the next three years to invest from the oil fund of Azerbaijan to invest into ICT, into broadband infrastructure development. About 450 and maybe 500 million USD for this development, this investment. It is and as a result in the next three years we are waiting the increase of the penetration up to 85 percent at the broadband penetration, I mean. And the main goal is to give a chance to start-ups, companies, new companies, and to improve the competition and to pay for the backbone network for this broadband infrastructure. But the last one is after how to meet the challenge of the new governance, it is the government project. But now we are implementing a government project. We are waiting from this project to open the government to the society and to create the opportunities for the civil society to take part in the governance. And to widen the public services development to business and to the citizens, I think. That all sounds very positive, very forward-thinking. Wanted to ask you about the ITU Telecom World 2012 we are at right now. You know what Azerbaijan has been taking for a long time, every year, because we can see the ITU Telecom, the World Telecom. It is a very big event and good environment for bringing together all nations on the one hand. On the other hand, it is the multi-stakeholding event. And so, every time we are waiting from this telecom event, close a connection between nations, and so we want, from the telecom world, it will bring together all nations, all peoples, and will give new opportunities for giving the ICT services for all, particularly for the poor-developed societies. Professor Abbasov, thank you very much indeed for being with us today. Thank you very much. Thank you.