The World Summit on the Information Society, which finished in 2005, proposed that 17 May henceforth be celebrated as World Information Society Day. The Summit’s aim was to build an open, inclusive, people-centred, knowledge-based information society. This occasion now highlights the link between the great potential of information and communication technologies and our goal of accelerating the pace of development.

Institute of the Information Society congratulates all its colleagues, partners and friends on the World Information Society Day and wishes most impressive professional achievements in this walk of life.