Wide co-operation between different partners such as bilateral and multilateral development actors and private sector are needed to bring about the needed infrastructures, skills and business opportunities. It is important that developed countries share with developing countries their experience. The starting point for the development must be national and even local taking into account the prevailing conditions in each developing country. Companies in developing countries should concentrate on meeting the needs of local languages, culture and environments. In order to create the basic infrastructures private sector investments are needed.
Governments can assist the private sector by promoting competition and liberalisation of markets.
Obstacles for entrepreneurial activities should be abolished together with extra tariffs, customs or taxes. The proposals put forward in these discussions are worth considering. The moment is crucial. Failure to integrate the developing countries to the global information society will have negative effects to the world trade as whole, deprive the developing countries from their best opportunity in years to become equal partners in the world trade and make true our worst dreams of digitally divided world. Thank you, Mr. President.