Tuesday, 5 October Malaysia Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Let us consider the ITU’s role in the matter of online fraud, pornography and the exploitation of women and children. These are but only three cyber-threats. There are more and these issues, whether we like it or not, will bring adversity. I dare say that almost every-one This is a year to select our leaders. Leaders who will be able to deal with the complex issues some of which have just been mentioned, tackle them head-on, recommend bold approaches and catalyze the Membership towards action. We hope that our incoming leaders will perceive these issues and do their utmost to take on this addi-tional here today has a child. As parents, we know what the implications of these threats are on our children. As the ITU, we must harness ICT, the Internet and other tools of civilization to safeguard the wellbeing of our children and the future generation. work about to be placed on the ITU’s shoulders. Finally, I take this opportunity to thank the ITU, the Secretary General and his team for the honour of our Prime Minister being made one of the laureates for this year’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Awards. Malaysia is very humbled by this gesture and thank you for acknowledging our Prime Minister for his contributions to the development of ICT. Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Malaysia believes that the Guadalajara Plenipotentiary Conference will be one of the most challenging in the history of the Union. We need to deliberate how to manage the wave of social issues arising from new media. As we speak, the challenges of social network-ing In conclusion, on behalf of my country, I reiterate Malaysia’s unwavering support and cooperation towards the ITU and the goals of the Guadalajara Plenipotentiary Conference. We are confident that at the end, the constructive deliberations of this confer-ence applications are setting new boundaries for the rights of an individual and the need for privacy laws. It is time for the ITU to be the catalyst to harness measures and reasonably curb the misuse and abuse of the Internet against any aggrieved party. Sovereign nations and Governments should make no apologies for doing this nor should we apologise for taking steps to preserve our culture, values and traditions. will result in the best possible plan to chart the way forward for the ICT sector globally. Thank you. Malaysia’s expectation of this Conference is very high. When this Conference ends, we are hopeful that the outcome will facilitate the work of the Union in help-ing Members manage both the positive and negative sides of the Internet. We applaud the ITU for its com-mendable and significant work done in enhancing cyber-security, in particular, to protect children online, and we look forward to working with all Members to strengthen this tract of work. 37