World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023: Date, History

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Every year from 1969, we celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. This day marks the founding of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the 17^th of May 1865 . The first International Telegraph Convention was also signed in Paris on 17^th of May 1865 . In this article, we will discuss the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023, May 17.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by UNGA Resolution A/70/1 recognizes that the spread of information and communications technology and global interconnections has high potential to speed up human progress and to bridge the digital divide.

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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023: Tuesday, May 17

In this article readers can get a glimpse on

Purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
Theme of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
Background and History of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

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Purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023

The objective of celebrating this day is to help increase the awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to society, as well as of ways to overpass the digital divide. The origin of this day dates back to the signing of the First International Telegraph Convention on the 17^th of May 1865, which marked the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

UN General Assembly organised the World meeting on the Information Society in November 2005, to proclaim 17 May as World Information Society Day. This day aims to focus on the importance of information and communication technologies. It also focuses on the huge range of issues linked to the Information Society raised by WSIS.

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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023: Theme

The theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023 is not announced officially. Meanwhile, the r World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Theme of 2022 “Digital technologies for older persons and healthy ageing” focuses on the advances of ICT for a changeover to smart and sustainable development. This will also focus on 3 main areas within the International Telecommunication Union that provide people with the ability to communicate using technology:
1) Satellites- allow television programs, phone calls, and satellite navigation and online maps.
2) Standardization- allows access to the internet.
3) Development- provides opportunities to expand access to ICT or information and communication technology

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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: Themes From 1969 to 2022

Sl.No	Year	Theme
1.	1969	The ITU: Get to know the ITU
2.	1970	Telecommunications and education
3.	1971	Space and telecommunications
4.	1972	The world telecommunication network
5.	1973	International cooperation in the field of telecommunications
6.	1974	Telecommunications and transport
7.	1975	Telecommunications and meteorology (ITU / WMO)
8.	1976	Telecommunication and the mass media (ITU / UNESCO)
9.	1977	Telecommunication and development (ITU / UNDP)
10.	1978	Radiocommunications
11.	1979	Telecommunications for all
12.	1980	Rural telecommunications
13.	1981	Telecommunications and health (ITU / WHO)
14.	1982	Telecommunications and international cooperation
15.	1983	One world, one network
16.	1984	Telecommunications: expanding horizons
17.	1985	Telecommunications for development
18.	1986	Partners in progress: governments, operating entities, manufacturers and users
19.	1987	Telecommunications in the service of nations
20.	1988	The transfer of technological know-how in the age of electronics
21.	1989	International cooperation
22.	1990	Telecommunications and industrial development
23.	1991	Telecommunications and safety of human life
24.	1992	Telecommunications and space: new horizons
25.	1993	Telecommunications and human development
26	1994	Telecommunication and culture (ITU / UNESCO)
27.	1995	Telecommunications and the environment
28.	1996	Telecommunication and sport
29.	1997	Telecommunications and humanitarian assistance
30.	1998	Trade in telecommunications
31.	1999	Electronic commerce
32.	2000	Mobile communications
33.	2001	The Internet: challenges, opportunities and prospects
34.	2002	ICT for all: empowering people to cross the Digital Divide
35.	2003	Helping all of the world’s people to communicate
36.	2004	ICTs: leading the way to sustainable development
37.	2005	Creating an equitable Information Society: Time for Action
38.	2006	First World Information Society Day Promoting global cybersecurity
39.	2007	Connecting the young: the opportunities of ICT
40.	2008	Connecting persons with disabilities: ICT opportunities for all
41.	2009	Protecting children in cyberspace
42.	2010	Better city, better life with ICTs
43.	2011	Better Life in Rural Communities with ICTs
44.	2012	Women and Girls in ICT
45.	2013	ICTs and improving road safety
46.	2014	Broadband for Sustainable Development
47.	2015	Telecommunications and ICTs: Drivers of innovation
48.	2016	ICT entrepreneurship for social impact
49.	2017	Big Data for Big Impact
50.	2018	Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All
51.	2019	Bridging the standardization gap
52.	2020	Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
53.	2021	Accelerating digital transformation in challenging times
54.	2022	Digital technologies for older persons and healthy ageing

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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day : Background and History

World Telecommunication Day

World Telecommunication Day is celebrated every year on 17 May starting from 1969, to commemorate the founding of ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in the year 1865. It was also proclaimed by the Plenipotentiary Conference in Malaga-Torremolinos as Resolution 46 In the year 1973.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

The International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, took a decision to celebrate both events together on 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on November 2006,. This Resolution invites the Member States and zone Members to celebrate the day annually by organizing appropriate national programs with a view to:

motivating likeness and exchanges of ideas on the theme adopted by the Council
debating the different aspects of the subject with all partners in society
formulating a story reflecting national discussions on the issues underlying the theme, to be fed back to International Telecommunication Union and the rest of its membership

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