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近日，ITU秘书长多琳·伯格丹-马丁发表了2023年517世界电信与信息社会日致辞。

多琳·伯格丹-马丁讲道，互联网的第一条信息发生在50年前世界电信和信息社会日诞生的那一年，它改变了我们对通信和人际关系的看法，而今天，数字技术正在重新定义人与人之间的联系、机会、知识和世界的联系。但在这一天，我们要记住，有太多的人落在后面，最不发达国家只有三分之一的人口能够上网，我们有责任通过技术支持最不发达国家从潜力走向繁荣。

这就是为什么联合国数字技术机构将今年的这一天献给这些国家，这就是为什么我今天呼吁你们加入我们的运动，通过承诺成为合作伙伴，将数字联盟联系在一起，增强最不发达国家的权能。我们可以使2023年成为最不发达国家实现前所未有的数字发展的一年，并创造一个真正普遍互联的世界，让世界各地的每个人都能享受到技术的好处。

以下是英文全文。

The internet's first message and World telecommunication and Information Society day happened the same year five decades ago,it changed the way that we think about telecommunication and human connection.And today digital technology is redefining what it means to connect to one another to opportunity to knowledge to the world. But on this day we remember that too many people are left behind that just one-third only of the population in least developed countries is connected that it's our Collective responsibility to support ldc's on their Journey from potential to Prosperity through technology.

That's why itu the UN Agency for digital Technologies dedicates this day this year to these countries. And that's why I call on you today to join our campaign to empower ldcs by making a pledge to partner to connect digital coalition together. We can make 2023 a year of unprecedented digital development in least developed countries, and create a truly universally connected world where everyone everywhere shares in the benefits of Technology.