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 Since 1969, on 17th May, the World Telecommunication Day has been celebrated in honor of the
founding of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and signing the first
International Telegraph Convention in 1865.
In recognition of the
efforts for the development of telecommunications within the framework of the
World Summit on the Information Society, which took place in two phases
(Geneva, 2003 and Tunis, 2005), the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society
and the Appeal to the UN General Assembly to declare the 17th May
as World Information Society day were adopted.
On 27th May, 2006
the UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution, which proclaimed the 17th of May as a World Information Society Day.
In November 2006, the ITU
Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya (Turkey) made a decision that two
events (World telecommunication Day and World Information Society Day) would
be celebrated on 17th May as a World Telecommunication and
Information Society day.
The updated Resolution
invited ITU Member States and Sectors’ Members to celebrate this day annually
by organizing appropriate national programs with the view to:
- stimulate the submission and the exchange of
ideas on the theme adopted by the Council;
- discuss various aspects of the theme with all
partners in society;
- formulate the report reflecting national
discussions on the issues underlying the theme, to be fed back to ITU
and the rest of the Union.
The Institute of the
Information Society congratulates its colleagues, partners and friends upon
the World Day of Telecommunication and Information Society and wishes success
at our common stage! |
