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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
May 18 , 2019
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- World Telecommunication Day has been celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969.
- It marks the founding of International Telecom Union (ITU).
- It also marks the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865.
- The day has been instituted by the Plenipotentiary Conference of ITU in 1973.
- In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society called upon the UN General Assembly to declare 17 May as World Information Society Day.
- Since 2006, May 17 is celebrated as both Telecom and Information Society day.
- Observance of this day aims to raise global awareness about the use of Internet and Information and Communications Technologies
- The theme of celebration for this year 2019 is 'Bridging the standardization gap'.
- The theme focuses on
- the power of data for development
- to turn complex data into actionable information
- The Plenipotentiary Conference is the top policy-making body of the ITU that decides the 4-year roadmap of the organization.
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