Traditional borders between telecommunication, audio-visual and publishing are blurring. That is in my view on of the key questions. The answer that we give and the speed with which we give it will determine whether we really realise the potential of the Global Networks. These and many other issues are on our agenda today and tomorrow. That is why it is important that distinguished guests from other parts of the world will actively contribute to the discussions.
Today is a starting point.
Ladies and gentlemen, We will not be able to find all answers in the coming days. However what I hope we can do is to set some main directions to develop solutions to confirm our common commitment to work towards solutions rapidly. To achieve this, we must all work together, be it from different perspectives. Let me underline in this respect the key role that falls upon the private sector. We are living through the transformation towards the Information Society.