World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is an

international day Lists of holidays by various categorizations. Religious holidays Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern) Jewish holidays *Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened foods ...

proclaimed in November 2006 by the

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...

Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, to be celebrated annually on

17 May Events Pre-1600 *1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. * 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. * 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Flo ...

History

;World Telecommunication Day The day had previously been known as 'World Telecommunication Day' to commemorate the founding of the

on 17 May 1865. It was instituted by the Plenipotentiary Conference in Malaga-Torremolinos in 1973. The main objective of the day was to raise global

awareness Awareness is the state of being conscious of something. More specifically, it is the ability to directly know and perceive, to feel, or to be cognizant of events. Another definition describes it as a state wherein a subject is aware of some inform ...

social change Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations. Definition Social change may not refer to the notion of social progress or sociocult ...

s brought about by the

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

and new technologies. It also aims to help reduce the

digital divide The digital divide is the unequal access to digital technology, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the internet. The digital divide creates a division and inequality around access to information and resources. In the Information Age in ...

. ;World Information Society Day World Information Society Day was an international day proclaimed to be on

by a

United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...

resolution, following the 2005

World Summit on the Information Society The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a two-phase United Nations-sponsored summit on information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis. WSIS Forums have ...

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. ;World Telecommunication and 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.

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* 1969 The role and activities of the Union * 1970 Telecommunications and training * 1971 Space and Telecommunications * 1972 World Telecommunication Network * 1973 International Cooperation *1974 Telecommunications and Transportation *1975 Telecommunications and Meteorology *1976 Telecommunications and Information *1977 Telecommunications and Development *1978 Radio Communications *1979 Telecommunications in the Service of Mankind *1980 Rural Telecom *1981 Telecommunications and Health *1982 International Cooperation *1983 One world, One network *1984 Telecommunications: a Broad Vision *1985 Telecom is Good For Development *1986 Partner On The Move *1987 Telecom Serves All Countries *1988 Dissemination of Technological Knowledge in The Electronic Age *1989 International Cooperation *1990 Telecommunications and Industrial Development *1991 Telecommunications and Human Security *1992 Telecommunications and Space: Xintiandi *1993 Telecommunications and Human Development *1994 Telecommunications and Culture *1995 Telecommunications and Environment *1996 Telecommunications and Sports *1997 Telecommunications and Humanitarian Aid *1998 Telecom Trade *1999 E-commerce *2000 Mobile Communications *2001 Internet: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects *2002 Helping People Bridge the Digital Divide *2003 Helping all Mankind Communicate *2004 Information and Communication Technology: A Path to Sustainable Development *2005 Take Action to Create a Fair Information Society *2006 Advancing Global Cyber Security *2007 Let ICT Benefit The Next Generation *2008 Let ICT Benefit People With Disabilities, and Let All People Enjoy ICT Opportunities *2009 Protect Children's Online Safety *2010 ICT Makes Urban Life Better *2011 ICT Makes Rural Life Better *2012 Information Communication and Women *2013 ICT and Improving Road Safety *2014 Broadband Promotes sustainable Development *2015 Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology: Driving Forces of Innovation *2016 Promote ICT Entrepreneurship and Expand Social Impact *2017 Develop Big Data and Expand Influence *2018 Promote the Proper Use of Artificial Intelligence For the Benefit of All Mankind *2019 Narrowing the Standardization Gap *2020 Connectivity Goal 2030: Using ICT to Promote the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals *2021 Accelerating Digital Transformation in challenging time *2022 Digital technologies for older persons and health againg **

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