1. UN TV FORUM Television Challenge “….innovative models that combine digital technology, television, and the Internet to help bridge de digital divide.”

2. represent …. a quantum jump in the human digital-intellectual venture… and a special UN contribution from the UN to bridge the digital divide

3. WE ALL KNOW THE POWER We all know the power of ä TV for information and entertainment ä Internet in linking people across the continents ä computer in exploring the world of knowledge Such a power is resulting from the convergence of all IT technologies

4. WE ALL KNOW THE POWER The Computer and Information and Communication Technologies enable us ä to explore the cosmos and the inner cells, the secret of the matter ä to break down the code DNA and map the human genome Bio- intelligence based products. Artificial intelligence-based products ä To work at the frontiers of knowledge: Bio- intelligence based products. Artificial intelligence-based products

5. WE ALL KNOW THE POWER OF IT,TV, THE INTERNET But… But… to bridge the digital divide?

6. DE DIGITAL DIVIDE The Ideals of the UN ä sustainable development, peace and welfare, the concern with poverty eradication How can we expect to promote understanding among people, peace and sustainable development if ä we do not communicate with them? How can we expect they understand us ä if we do not understand them? There is a divide: cultural, economic, knowledge, and the means do access these Is it possible to break the language barrier?