done in these Sectors, and as Secretary-General currently with the World Conference on International Telecommunications, WCIT. I have been taking credit from you, I heard so many good words about ITU, and credit has been given to me but truly this credit should go back to the three Sectors really doing the real job. I would like to thank them for their cooperation. We are locked in a fed-eral As well as planning and preparing for this major event – or pair of events, I should say – the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau will be looking towards major standards achievements in the areas of home net-working; structure, it is not a common ticket where eve-ryone can do whatever he sees fit according to his smart grids; cloud computing; and ICTs and climate change. In this area, the methodology for esti-mating Sector without having to work in a team. I appreci-ate the impact of ICTs on climate change has seen the team-work as it enables me to go out there excellent support, and looks set to be adopted as the global standard. and sometimes make some very hard, long, visionary statements, knowing that they are the ones imple-menting them anyway. TSB will also continue in its work to ‘Bridge the Standardization Gap’ by strengthening standard-mak-ing Directors, I would like here to take this opportunity to appreciate Mr Johnson and Mr Al Basheer for the work they have done. The Deputy Secretary-General, Mr Zhao, has been a true team player in a federal struc-ture capabilities and assisting developing countries. A fund has been set up to support these activities and has seen support from Cisco, Microsoft, NSN and the Korea Communications Commission. in which you do not run on a common ticket. It can be very difficult for a Secretary-General, but thanks to the strong support I received from my deputy, whom I meet every morning, first thing at 9 o’clock, every evening, last thing, and many times during the day, he has made my life easy. I really want truly to recognize this and I really thank them for making my life easy. Together we have been a winning team I believe. The Telecommunication Development Bureau also has a very busy four years ahead of it – starting with the annual Global Symposium for Regulators / Global Industry Leaders Forum, which will be taking place in Senegal almost immediately after this Conference ends. November will also see the World Telecommunication ICT Indicators’ Meeting being held in Geneva. Thank you very much. Most of the next four years will be spent implement-ing the resolutions and action plans which came out of Distinguished delegates, the WTDC in Hyderabad, India, earlier this year – and the cycle will then end with another WTDC before we hold the next Plenipotentiary Conference in 2014. Before I close this afternoon, I would like to raise three issues which I believe are of concern to us all, and which I highlighted in Council back in April. Ladies and gentlemen, Firstly, it is very important for the future of the Union that we find the right way to put in place more stable and more predictable funding mechanisms – for the benefits of both Membership and the Secretariat. After looking at the programmes of the Sectors, I would like to again emphasize the following. ITU is nothing without its three Sectors and the work be-ing 224