18. 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;
18. 着重指出需要建设一个本质上是全球性的包容性信息社会，因此，政府、私营部门、民间社会和其他利益有关者包括国际金融机构之间需要进行有效的国际和区域合作，支持国家努力，以便特别是协助填补数字鸿沟、促进获得信息和通信技术、创造数字机会和驾驭信息和通信技术促进发展的潜力，并邀请信息社会世界首脑会议在这方面对所有利益有关者加以鼓励；