India celebrates October 17 as the Digital Society Day.
October 17 is significant for the Digital Society in India since it was on October 17, 2000, that Information Technology Act 2000, the first law of the digital society in India was notified.
This notification gave for the first time in the country, legal recognition for electronic documents.
It also provided a legally recognized method of authentication of electronic documents by means of digital signatures.
Additionally, Information Technology Act 2000 recognized Cyber Crimes and prescribed a fast track grievance redressal mechanism for Cyber Crimes.