国际英语资讯:UN telecom agency pinpoints four pillars for sustainable development
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 28-- <span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span>, <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> "4 <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="s">s</span>", <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pillars">pillars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telecommunication">telecommunication</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Sustainable">Sustainable</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Goals">Goals</span> (<span word="SDGs">SDGs</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telecom">telecom</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span>, <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Houlin">Houlin</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Telecommunication">Telecommunication</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="ITU">ITU</span>), <span word="recapped">recapped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backbone">backbone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> (<span word="ICT">ICT</span>) <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>, <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="enabler">enabler</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="ICTs">ICTs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enablers">enablers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDGs">SDGs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="private">private</span> <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>.</p><p><span word="Third">Third</span>, <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creator">creator</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forefront">forefront</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>, <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SMEs">SMEs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>.</p><p><span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 1.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="unbanked">unbanked</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="empowering">empowering</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multiplier">multiplier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="eradication">eradication</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span>.</p>
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