World Information Society Day

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]

## Contents

* 1 World Telecommunication Day
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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

1. ↑ United Nations General Assembly Session 60  Resolution 252. A/RES/60/252 page 3. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
2. ↑ "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.

## External links

* World Telecommunication and Information Society Day \- International Telecommunication Union

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