5. We also welcome the outcome from the G7 ICT Multi-Stakeholders’ Conference in Takamatsu, Kagawa on 29 April 2016, for discussing current and future global ICT opportunities and challenges with all stakeholders. 6. We look forward to the outcomes of the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy: Innovation, Growth and Social Prosperity to be held in Cancun, Mexico, on 21 to 23 June 2016. 7. We commit to take the following actions based on the Charter for the Digitally Connected World to maximize its potential: [Actions] i. Promoting access to ICT 8. In order to promote access to ICT, we encourage the following actions. a) Bridging digital divides 9. We continue to encourage the development of infrastructure for the digitally connected world and policies that support the global expansion of ICT infrastructure, products, and services including broadband Internet access to all people. Toward that end, we seek to catalyze multi-stakeholder efforts to bring 1.5 billion new Internet users online by 2020. 10. We also continue to share good practices with other countries and regions. We encourage increased support from technical experts, international organizations, and all stakeholders including multilateral development banks for development initiatives. We also encourage the integration of Internet access goals into national development plans. 11. With regard to improving connectivity infrastructure, we encourage private sector investment in a competitive environment and using technologically neutral frameworks. Public-private partnerships can help to amplify the power of both public and private sectors to promote the development and deployment of sustainable, high-quality infrastructures. 12. We recognize the importance of development, interconnection and utilization of national research and education networks as providing an open infrastructure for education, research and development purposes that also serve to enhance connectivity around the world. 2