⇒ World Telecommunication and Information Society Day has been celebrated globally every year on 17 May.
Theme:
The theme for the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2021 is “Accelerating Digital Transformation in challenging times”.
Aim:
The aim of WTISD is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies can have to bridge the gap in society and economies and digital divide.
History:
World Telecommunication Day has been celebrated annually on 17 May, since 1969, to mark the founding of ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865.
In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society called upon the UN General Assembly to declare 17 May as World Information Society Day.
In November 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate both events on 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.