 My dear friend, Hualien Zau, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, ladies and gentlemen, as the Wizards Forum completes ten years of activity, great achievements have been accomplished. The future of food of the 23rd Agenda are closely interrelated with the need for an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable rural transformation. Innovation and emerging technologies have the potential to be important drivers for a structural transformation of this kind. Although new technologies, including mobile phones, are spreading rapidly, the digital divide between rural and urban areas still persists, and worse than that, is increasing. Main consumer-facing barriers to digital agriculture engagement of small-scale farmers still exist. Lack of incentives, low incomes and affordability, user capabilities and infrastructure, and connectivity conditions are among them. FAO is proud to be a co-facilitator of the e-agriculture action line within the WISIS process. We need to accelerate the adoption of digital agriculture to unlock the potential of technologies for good, while self-guarding against their potential for harm. We believe that digital technologies can overcome information and cost-related limitations that hinder market access for family farmers. Increasing knowledge through new ways of providing value-added service, especially targeted woman and youth, is also essential. The use of digital technology is key for rural development, in times when youth people tend to migrate more and more into urban areas. This is an urgent challenge to be addressed. I thank you for your attention.