Mandla Stan Motsa Head of Delegation On behalf of the Kingdom of Swaziland I would like to congratulate you on your election as the Chairperson of this very important Conference and pledge our support to assist you to guide this Conference in its quest to lay a solid foundation for performance for the next four years. Chairman, Allow me also to thank our hosts for the great warmth and hospitality extended to us since our arrival at this beautiful city of Guadalajara. Chairman, Since PP 06 we have seen the ITU playing a greater role in providing guidance in the following areas: Migration from analogue to digital television broadcasting; ICT regulation; Bridging the digital divide, which is now increasingly becoming broadband biased; Elevating the importance of telecommunication in combating the effects of environment and climate change; Chairman; Secretary General; Honourable Ministers; Excellences; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen; Deploying emergence telecommunications services during natural disasters; Conversion of legacy networks to 21st Century net-works (NGN); Preparing towards WRC 12, to name a few. 210