 It is a great pleasure to be here, to see so many smart, bright and enthusiastic people, men and as well as women, who have come together here in Brussels to celebrate Girls in ICT Day 2013 in the US. I would very much like to thank Cisco and Intel. Cisco are here. Please, Cisco, yes, please give them a hand. And Intel, Intel, yeah. I mean, they've made these awards possible today and they have demonstrated their outstanding commitment to seeing women and girls taking up ICT careers and pursue technological excellence. We really appreciate your partnership. We launched the Tech Needs Girl campaign just over a year ago and we have been impressed by the global response we have had from girls and women around the world. We have heard from women who recognize the importance of the core messages surrounding the campaign and from girls who had no idea how dynamic, creative, flexible and indeed helpful and valuable to the community a career in ICT could be. At ITU, the United Nations Specialized Agency for Information and Communication Technologies, we know that ICTs not only affect the lives and work of everyone on this planet, but that they are also one of the smartest sectors to get into. So we have been working hard to encourage girls and women to step up to technology and seize the amazing opportunities ahead. Everyone has a role to play in this effort, whether it's private companies who can involve women in the research and innovation process and processes and spotlight their female tech stars or government who can change the way that science, technology, engineering and math are approached and taught at every level at the school system or the media who can do so much more to change the stereotype way that women and girls are so often portrayed in films and on television and do more to present positive female role models or parents who can make sure that girls not only get the same opportunities as boys, but see that heading into a STEM career isn't dull or geeky or nerdy or simply too hard, but instead it is a smart career move with excellent prospects, not just for individuals but for societies as a whole. So today we are here to honor the achievements of the Techneeds Girls Award winners and so let us move with no further ado into the ceremony.