Now, you said that it was important to incorporate other cities, other rural areas.

Absolutely. One question that you should be concerned with this is that these advances are usually gathered, or are usually taking place, in a specific city or in the capital. Usually, they don’t take place in rural areas, let’s say. It’s harder to get those.

Really? That’s really empowering the people.

Can you give us some examples of this particular social innovation?

Everyone that’s here that is related to technology, you take note of this. One of the questions regarding this around technology is that, obviously, Social Innovation. How many other initiatives are within this realm, and what are these objects in the short, medium, and long term?

Wonderful. What can you say of the young people that we have here? How can they get involved in these issues or support these initiatives?

Absolutely. I think it’s a great idea that you are posting questions from apps. We can resolve them later on. Then you said there were already some question to already get started?

That’s quite important. Let’s focus on technology, since we have a technological expert here. How can technology shape the completion of the SDGs, and specifically, what is Taiwan doing in this regard?

Absolutely. Also, we were mentioning, we’re going to be around for the next 23 years, so we better take care for what’s happening, for the actions that we’re taking right now.

You said this idea of the technology, that we’re going to explore in-depth. What else do those young leaders bring to the table?

As you said very well, someone might be interested in SDG 1, but you can collaborate with someone who’s interested in SDG 2. What do you think are the values that youth leadership brings, that young people bring?

It also involves society. It also involves economies, growth, economic growth, with social possibility, and of course, preserving the environment. These three parts are very interconnected in each of the goals.

Also, that goes within the concept of sustainable development. A lot of times, when we think about sustainable development, we just think of the environment. Almost automatically, that’s the initial relation that we do.

I believe these networks can help them, groups acting locally, as you were saying, would have then an international influence, because of whatever’s happening in Taiwan, whatever’s happening in any other place. It really can impact what’s...

What is the role of youth in all this? Do we have a role as young people in the implementation of the SDGs?

I think you just pointed out the interdependence of these goals. We cannot achieve just SDG 1, just SDG 2. We need to achieve the 17 of these goals. These are the 17 sustainable development goals, and each of the 169 targets, as you mentioned very well.

Wonderful. Thank you so much. I’d like to start this conversation with the same question I asked the audience. Why the SDGs? Why are they important?

Thank you so much. I believe also Kevin Wong is here. Kevin Wong comes from the organization, TAP. Probably, you can tell us a little bit more about the organization.

...would you like to say some words about it?

Wonderful, so YPFP...

I believe also Colin Wolfgang from YPFP is here.

I’ve collaborated with this organization extensively, and they’re doing extraordinary work. Maybe I would like to invite Lord Pomperada to say a few words about the World Youth Alliance.

First of all, of course, I want to acknowledge the institutions and organizations that are a part of this event. Of course, TECO, thank you very much for organizing this wonderful event here this evening. Also, the World Youth Alliance. Now, I’m really biased for the World Youth Alliance, because ...

OK, we have a good crowd. OK, nice, then. Not important at all, anyone say this? OK, all right. We are on the same page, then. That’s really good.

Very, very important. All right, OK. More or less.

Sort of, more or less, right? OK. You know, wonderful. For those who know, would you say, are they really, really, really important? Are they, “OK,” like, it’s something that it’s there, why not? Or not important at all, like, “We don’t care”?

Now, I would like to start with one question first. It is, how many of you know what the sustainable development goals are?

I think this is really important. We have to know that young people are not only the future of society, but they are also the present. This is what we are going to discuss, per the sustainable development goals.

Thank you so much for such inspiring words, and welcome, everyone. It’s really a pleasure and an honor to be with all of you this evening, discussing really, my field of expertise, which is SDGs and youth, with, I think, someone who embodies what youth can do, both in the ...