Information and communications technologies for sustainable development A/RES/74/197 outcomes of the World Summit, addressed potential information and communications technology gaps and identified areas for continued focus, Reaffirming its common desire and commitment to the World Summit on the Information Society vision as laid out in the Geneva Declaration of Principles, Reaffirming also the outcome of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, which provides an overview of implementation action lines, challenges, vision and priority areas, and recognizing the need for people to have media and information literacy skills, which are important in order to fully participate in an inclusive information society, Recognizing that information and communications technologies present new opportunities and challenges and that there is a pressing need to address the major impediments that developing countries face in accessing new technologies, stressing the need to address prevailing challenges to brid ge the digital divides, both between and within countries and between women and men, and between girls and boys, and to harness information and communications technologies for development, and recalling the need to emphasize quality of access to bridge digital and knowledge divides, using a multidimensional approach that includes speed, stability, affordability, language, training, capacity-building, local content and accessibility for persons with disabilities, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society at the regional and international levels, 9 Taking note also of the report on the economic impact of broadband in the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, jointly prepared by the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States and the International Telecommunication Union, as well as the United Nations E-Government Survey prepared by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, Noting the call for the continuation of annual reports on the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, through the Commission on Science and Technology for Development, to the Economic and Social Council, and reaffirming the role of the Com mission, as set forth in Council resolution 2006/46, in assisting the Council as the focal point in the system -wide follow-up, in particular the review and assessment of progress made in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit, Noting also the holding of the twenty-second session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development in Geneva from 13 to 17 May 2019, and looking forward to the twenty-third session, which will have as priority themes “Harnessing rapid technological change for inclusive and sustainable development” and “Exploring space technologies for sustainable development and the benefits of international research collaboration in this context”, thus providing a platform for all stakeholders to share experiences and pursue partnerships for capacity-building, Taking note of the report of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation, entitled “The age of digital interdependence”, submitted to the Secretary-General on 10 June 2019, __________________ 9 19-22407 A/74/62-E/2019/6. 3/12