17. Stresses the need to build an inclusive information society, which is intrinsically global in nature, and that therefore national efforts need to be supported by effective international and regional cooperation among Governments, the private sector, civil society and other stakeholders, including the international financial institutions, in order, inter alia, to assist in bridging the digital divide, promoting access to information and communication technologies, creating digital opportunities and harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies for development, and invites the World Summit on the Information Society to encourage all stakeholders in this regard;
17. 着重指出需要建设一个包容、全球性质的信息社会，因此，国家的努力需要辅之以各国政府、私营部门、民间社会和包括国际金融机构在内的其他利益有关者之间的有效国际合作和区域合作，以便帮助弥合数字鸿沟、促进获得信息和通信技术、创造数字机会、使信息和技术潜能为发展服务，并邀请信息社会世界首脑会议在这方面鼓励所有利益有关者；