Annan was addressing the steering committee of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) in New York, on Wednesday.
The Global Alliance was launched in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June 2006, with aim of harnessing the potential of the information revolution to advance development and promote the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs) particularly in the South (developing countries).
Annan told the delegates that the biggest challenge is to chart the strategic course for this new Global Alliance and to define how it will carry out the important role that it has set for itself.
The timing is auspicious. The role of information and communication technologies in advancing development is much more widely recognised now.
He said the Global Alliance has a great potential to promote development while empowering millions of people throughout the world.
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