​23 May 2012, Istanbul, Turkey : I am especially pleased to be here with you for this Forum, because I spend much of my time advocating the benefits of broadband – both in my role as Secretary-General of ITU, the UN specialized agency for information and communication technologies, and also in my role as co-Vice-Chair of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development...

22 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : During the WSIS Forum last week, topics related to WSIS +10, and WSIS Beyond 2015, were covered in the high level opening segment, plenary sessions, a ministerial round table, action line facilitation meetings, thematic workshops and interactive sessions...

21 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : I am always delighted to visit UNCTAD and the CSTD, as we have enjoyed close working relationships between our organizations for a long time now. In this respect, I am particularly pleased to see Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi again, a Commissioner of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development and fellow believer in the power of broadband to transform lives around the world and improve development outcomes for the better...

18 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : Welcome to the closing ceremony of the WSIS Forum 2012. I would like to thank all of you for your participation, your enthusiasm and your commitment to ensuring that the vision of the WSIS to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society for all becomes a true reality...

18 May 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : This is the last plenary session of what has been a very busy week. We will look at the WSIS +10 process and offer an opportunity to draw conclusions based on the discussions and inputs made during the five days of the WSIS Forum 2012...