About the session
"Modern telecommunications are transforming lives, empowering capabilities and offering the greatest opportunity there has ever been for human progress" (Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union, 2010). But will this be a universal benefit? We need everyone to be connected, taught how to navigate cyberspace and then nurtured on their journey within it. An inclusive digital society is an ambitious vision which needs championing by the international community and implementing by national governments. Broadband networks are vital if everyone is going to fly in cyberspace. The speaker discusses the uses and benefits of ICT, the groups of people who may currently be excluded from enjoying them and what needs to be done to include them.
