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dband penetration rates at the beginning of 2020stood at % and % respectively. In the developing world, they stood at % %. Distinguished delegates, These are powerful numbers, but they also demonstrate the extraordinary opportunities thatlie ahead. ICTs amp。ndash。 and in particular broadband networks amp。ndash。 offer perhaps the greatest opportunity wehave ever had to make rapid and profound advances in global social and economicdevelopment. This is of tremendous and timely importance, as we approach the cusp between the MDGsnext year, and the beginning of the post2020 development process. And this of course is why amp。lsquo。Broadband for Sustainable Developmentamp。rsquo。 has been chosen as thetheme for WTDC this year. Like you, I am convinced that by extending access to broadband, countries will quicklyaccelerate sustainable social and economic progress. By delivering efficiencies across so many areas amp。ndash。 from education and healthcare totransportation, water and energy amp。ndash。 broadband networks can quickly pay for themselves,creating a virtuous circle of investment, productivity and human development. To help world leaders see the ways that broadband can accelerate