It actually merges two days with similar goals, World Telecommunication Day, first celebrated on May 17, 1969, and World Information Society Day, first celebrated on May 17, 2006.

Since 1969, this day has been celebrated as World Telecommunication Day annually. However, i n November 2005, the UN General Assembly was urged to declare May 17 as World Information Society Day.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed every year on May 17 to raise awareness about the power of communication and information technologies in driving global ...

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. Follow us on RECENT STORIES ...

Since then, the day came to be known as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) after 2005. This year marks 50 Years of World Communication Day which was first celebrated in 1969.

Today, the world marks the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) under the theme: “Telecommunication and ICT: Drivers of innovation”. WTISD is a day set aside to help ...

The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was observed across the world on May 17 with the theme ‘enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for all’.

On May 17, 2022, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated to raise awareness about the opportunities and possibilities that the internet and other Information and Tech ...

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated on 17 May annually. The theme for 2023 is 'Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication ...