[UgaBYTES] UN Secretary-General endorses Connect Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda

[Ahmed Ndaula]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave his full support to the *Connect
Africa*initiative, spearheaded by ITU and the Global Alliance for ICT
and
Development (GAID). The *Connect Africa* Summit will take place in Kigali,
Rwanda, 29−30 October 2007 under the high patronage of President Paul Kagame
of Rwanda and the Chairman of the African Union, President John Kufour of
Ghana. Mr Ban said that the initiative would help overcome the serious
problem of the digital divide, which "is hampering the smooth and balanced
development of our international community".

Mr Ban Ki-moon stressed the importance of the ongoing reform process within
the UN system to make it a more efficient and effective organization. "ITU
is very well advanced in terms of reforms, but as a UN organization we still
need to overcome negative perceptions," said the UN Secretary-General. "We
need to have a determined will to change positively."

The UN Secretary-General praised ITU for joining hands with other agencies
to make a better future. "I hope we will work together to make this world
more prosperous, more secure, more harmonious, and more developed through
ICT," said Mr Ban Ki-moon.
For more information, visit
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2007/17.html


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