ITU is committed to connecting the world and to ensuring that the benefits of ICTs reach the remotest corners as well as the most vulnerable communities. I am proud to say that our work at ITU in developing the standards for ICTs, managing vital spectrum and orbital resources, mobilizing the necessary technical, human and financial resources, and strengthening emergency response in the aftermath of devastating natural disasters has met with unprecedented success as we enter the second decade of this millennium.
国际电联致力于连通世界，致力于确保最边远地区和最弱势群体亦能受益于ICT。在我们跨入本世纪第二个十年之际，我可以自豪地说，国际电联在所开展的ICT标准制定、关键的频谱和轨道资源管理、必要的技术、人力和财力资源筹措以及加强毁灭性自然灾害发生后的应急反应机制等方面，均取得了前所未有的成果。

Although mobile penetration has spread rapidly with over 5.3 billion subscribers worldwide, the thrust now is to drive content through enhanced broadband access aimed at establishing the information and communication highways — networks that will feed both rural communities and urban centres with the means to meet their development goals and aspirations. ITU’s leadership role in the Broadband Commission for Digital Development is aimed at increasing the roll out of this state-of-the-art technology to firmly establish a universally accessible knowledge-based information society.
移动业务发展迅猛，全球用户已突破53亿，目前的工作重点是通过强化宽带接入推进内容的发展，从而建成信息通信高速公路---即，建成能够利用各种手段，使农村社区和城市均能实现其发展目标与抱负的网络。国际电联在宽带数字发展委员会中发挥的领导作用就是，大力推广此类最先进的技术，为一个面向大众的知识型信息社会奠定坚实基础。

I urge you to celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day this year by focusing on connecting people around the world and harnessing the full potential of ICTs so that we can all enjoy a more productive, peaceful and — in every way — a better life, particularly in rural areas.
在庆祝今年的世界电信和信息社会日之时，我谨敦促各位特别关注连通世界各国人民和充分利用ICT潜力的问题，只有这样才能让人人（尤其是农村地区的人们）都过上更富成效、更为祥和以及在方方面面均更为美好的生活