Editing Telecommunications in Gabon (section)

=== ICTS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 2015===
Through his leadership of the Gabonese Republic, President [[Ali Bongo Ondimba]] has led his nation to receive much international recognition for its commitment to progress in the field of ICT in the Central and Francophone Africa region as well as on the African continent.

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has stressed the necessity of establishing infrastructure, access to ICTs, as well as ameliorating broadband connections in both the public and private sectors, especially within households. President Ondimba has affirmed his position on the importance of ICTs in the development of Gabon, stating during the 2011 Broadband Leadership Summit at ITU Telecom World in Geneva that he promised to make high-speed Internet access an irrevocable right for all Gabonese citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itu.int/en/ict-sdg-award/2015/Pages/gabon.aspx|title=Gabon|website=ITU|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref>