Friday, 22 October To this end, we must attract and welcome new mem-bers With the implementation of new systems such as IPSAS, we have the necessary transparency and discipline to achieve this. Indeed, with better reporting mechanisms, I hope that Membership will be convinced that sup-porting from all branches of ICTs – from traditional play-ers to new market entrants – while retaining existing members with active engagements across our three Sectors. ITU’s work is good value for money. And that as the world moves beyond the financial crisis, Member States will consider increasing their ITU contributions to reflect the levels of development of the ICT sectors in their countries. We must ensure that new and existing members see that being a part of ITU represents value for money, and that there are clear and compelling reasons to be-come a member. It is vital that this Conference delivers a balanced finan-cial Perhaps, also, we can simplify things for prospective members? plan for the 2012-2015 period, and that we avoid the experience of 2006, when no financial plan was ap-proved during the Plenipotentiary Conference. Let’s explore this together, taking into account the complex needs of different constituencies, such as developing country members or academia, and see if we can find a way to strengthen our membership. This would be to everyone’s advantage. It would be good for both Member States and ITU management if we could agree to confirm the number of Contributory Units early in the meeting so that the Secretariat can work out the financial plan. Ladies and gentlemen, As I close, let us be reminded of the spirit of the found-ing I believe that Member States are now in a better posi-tion to declare their selection of the number of contrib-utory units, based on maintaining the current level of fathers of this great ‘Union’ of ours: the spirit of inclusiveness, consensus building, cooperation, and a mutual desire for progress. CHF 318,000. Ideally, this would be before the end of the first week, so that PP-10 can create the balanced finan-cial plan that we would all want to see. What we will do here, over the next three weeks, will not only shape the future of ITU, but will greatly influ-ence Secondly, I would like to see PP-10 take steps towards stabilizing the basic texts of the Union, with a view to seeing if we can create durable texts that do not require frequent amendment, and which make it easier for the Membership to tell us clearly what they want. ICT development at the global level. I therefore count on each and every one of you to maintain the truly great ITU spirit, and to afford this Conference the great success it deserves. And thirdly, I believe we need to work together to increase our Sector Membership, to broaden and strengthen the Union. As a market-responsive organiza-tion And finally, I do hope – having made personal efforts to speak a fourth official language, Spanish, over the past few months, after English, French and Russian – to be able to address you soon in Arabic and Chinese too! in a fast-changing environment, we need to work constantly to continue to increase our relevance. 225