 This year's International Women's Day has a theme, Empowering Woman, Empowering Humanity. Picture it. A secret general of the UN Agency, responsible for helping connect the world to the power of information and communication technologies, I would like to see a picture of a world where young women embrace careers as ICT professionals and leverage the power of ICTs to change the future for themselves and for those around them. ICTs play a central role in all our lives and it is estimated that 95% of all jobs now have some kind of digital component. But at the same time, there is a large and growing skills shortage in the ICT sector, as well as in the many fields where technology plays an ever more important role. ICTs open up the possibility for girls to become entrepreneurs and start their own companies. And I believe that it is this young and dynamic companies that will drive future innovation in the ICT sector. Many of the big cooperative players are now looking to the SME community for the next big idea. So this is a great opportunity for girls with the right skills to find the springboard to success. Through the power of ICTs, we have the chance to create a new picture of the world, a picture where there is the equality of opportunity for women and men. And for people from all parts of the world, not just the worst ones to achieve a bright future. ICTs can help us break down barriers and reshape the world in a better image. Let's bring the talents of women into focus and put them into the center of the frame.