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First official interview with
Dr Hamadoun I. Touré,

Secretary-General of the

International Telecommunication Union

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Turkey, interview to DIVA". In this
In nication technologies (ICTs)
Antalya,
C November 2006, during the world where some have become the most impor-
ITU people promise you the
seventeenth tant tools for industry, govern-
E Plenipotentiary moon, it's a pleasure to ment and civil society. Being at
Conference, Dr Hamadoun meet men of DrTouré's cali-
the forefront of the ICT field
E l.Touré, a native of Mali, was bre -- someone who does and being in this position at ITU
0 elected Secretary-General not forget his is to me very rewarding. Fm
C.) of the world's oldest inter- promises. So, in the very grateful for having been given
national organization, the first week of taking office as this opportunity, which is also
International the Secretary-General of an opportunity for many
Telecommunication Union. the International Telecom- developing countries. I hope
Dr Touré is not a munication Union, we were
IMMMMM that the young people of Africa
newcomer to ITU, where he granted our interview. and of the developing world
nternationa Development Bureau. does it feel to head the oldest grade if they work hard and
has already served eight will see me as a role model and
years as Director of the Q: First of all, congratula-
feel that they can also make the
Telecommunication tions on your election. How
honestly.
international organization in
Not only is he hard the world?
The organization has also been
working, but Dr Touré is
well received at two summits --
also a man of honour. "If I
It's a great feeling for
get elected," he told us one
Information Society (WSIS) --
dark autumn day last year,
a developing country at a time
giving us a clear mandate and an
"I will grant my first official someone like me coming from the two World Summits on the
when information and commu-
opportunity to show the rest of
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