English: I'd like to start by thanking the leader of the house for bringing forward this very important statement today. She will know that this is an important issue for my constituents in Alyn and Deeside and that I have previously raised the issues relating to digital connectivity within this Chamber. Clearly, getting digital connectivity right is important if Wales and the UK are going to be the global technology leader of the future. I have two points that I'd like to ask the leader of the house about. Firstly, does she agree with me that improving our digital connectivity is vital if we're going to make the best of the developments in smart technology, from driverless cars to autonomous drones and environmental monitoring devices? We need to improve, and we need to do it quickly. Secondly, does she agree with me that we need to be truly radical on ideas surrounding this issue and build gigabit cities and hubs? For example, Flintshire and Wrexham could link together to become one gigabit hub, and through the design and deployment of this type of future proof, full-fibre infrastructure, we could help bring many of the benefits you've mentioned throughout your statement, including unlimited bandwidth and gigabit-speed connectivity, to entire communities, both urban and rural. Every gigabit city and hub we build would provide local businesses, government, health and education sectors with state-of-the-art facilities and digital infrastructure capable of meeting their data, connectivity and communication needs for decades to come. We should strive for Wales and the UK to be the global leader of this technology and innovation. The world is already going through a technological revolution, and if we fail to grasp these opportunities that we have in Wales we will regret it.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddechrau drwy ddiolch i arweinydd y tŷ am gyflwyno'r datganiad hynod o bwysig hwn heddiw. Bydd hi'n gwybod bod hwn yn fater pwysig i'm hetholwyr i yn Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy ac fy mod i wedi codi materion sy'n ymwneud â chysylltedd digidol o'r blaen yn y Siambr hon. Yn amlwg, mae'n bwysig cael cysylltedd digidol yn iawn os yw Cymru a'r DU yn mynd i fod ar flaen y gad o ran technoleg byd-eang yn y dyfodol. Mae gennyf ddau bwynt yr hoffwn i ofyn cwestiwn i arweinydd y tŷ yn eu cylch. Yn gyntaf, a yw hi'n cytuno â mi fod gwella ein cysylltedd digidol yn hanfodol os ydym ni'n mynd i fanteisio i'r eithaf ar y datblygiadau mewn technoleg deallus, o geir heb yrwyr i ddronau awtonomaidd a dyfeisiau monitro amgylcheddol? Mae angen inni wella, ac mae angen inni wneud hynny ar frys. Yn ail, a yw hi'n cytuno â mi fod angen inni fod yn wirioneddol radical wrth ystyried syniadau sy'n ymwneud â'r mater hwn ac adeiladu dinasoedd a chanolfannau gigabit? Er enghraifft, gallai sir y Fflint a Wrecsam uno â'i gilydd i greu un ganolfan gigabit enfawr, a thrwy ddylunio a defnyddio'r math hwn o seilwaith ffeibr llawn, diogel at y dyfodol, gallem helpu i gyflwyno llawer o'r buddion yr ydych chi wedi sôn amdanynt yn eich datganiad, gan gynnwys lled band diderfyn a chysylltedd ar gyflymder gigabit, i gymunedau cyfan, yn rhai trefol a gwledig. Byddai pob dinas a chanolfan gigabit y byddem yn ei hadeiladu yn darparu cyfleusterau arloesol a'r seilwaith digidol a all ddiwallu anghenion data, cysylltedd a chyfathrebu busnesau lleol, llywodraeth leol a'r sectorau iechyd ac addysgu, a hynny am ddegawdau i ddod. Dylem ymdrechu i sicrhau bod Cymru a'r DU yn arwain y byd o ran y dechnoleg a'r arloesedd hyn. Mae chwyldro technolegol ar y gweill ledled y byd, ac os na fanteisiwn ni ar y cyfleoedd hyn sydd gennym ni yma yng Nghymru, fe wnawn ni ddifaru.