Organization:World Information Society Day
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World Information Society Day was an international day proclaimed to be on 17 May by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, following the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis.[1]
World Telecommunication Day
The day had previously been known as 'World Telecommunication Day' to commemorate the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on 17 May 1865.[2] It was instituted by the Plenipotentiary Conference in Malaga-Torremolinos in 1973.
The main objective of the day is to raise global awareness of societal changes brought about by the Internet and new technologies. It also aims to help reduce the digital divide.
See also
- System Administrator Appreciation Day
- Programmers' Day
- Digital Society Day, each 17 October in India
- World Television Day
References
- ↑ United Nations General Assembly Session 60 Resolution 252. A/RES/60/252 page 3. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ↑ "World Telecommunication Day 2006: Promoting Global Cybersecurity". 28 March 2006. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/World+Telecommunication+Day+2006+Promoting+Global+Cybersecurity.asp.
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