Recognizing that globalization and the evolution of information and communication technologies can make the challenge of human resources development more complex for developing countries, and recognizing also the increasing development gap between developed and developing countries, including the gap in knowledge and in access to information and communication technologies, and the disparity of income within and among nations and its adverse impact on human resources development in developing countries,
认识到全球化以及信息和通信技术的发展可使发展中国家人力资源开发所面对的挑战更加复杂，又认识到发达国家与发展中国家之间的发展差距，包括在知识以及获得信息和通信技术方面的差距日益扩大，以及各国国内和各国之间的收入不均及其对发展中国家人力资源开发的不利影响，