That is why I have asked my newly appointed Special Representative on Information and Communication Technologies, Costa Rican former President Jos, Figueres, to work with me at the establishment of a United Nations Digital Task Force, which will bring together governments, multilateral development institutions, private industry and foundations. This Task Force will provide overall leadership and help devise a strategy for information technology development. I very much hope that you, or people from your organizations, will agree to be part of that initiative. I realize that this is a television Forum and not a Cyber Space Forum. But in the developed world, the two industries are rapidly merging into one.
Television is clearly one of the big players in the new multimedia landscape.
So, let me appeal to you once again. By informing and explaining, you can make people aware of the potential offered by the digital revolution. Those who most need the opportunities information technology offers are at present the people who know least about them. That, at least, is something you can change. There must be other ways you can help, too.