World Telecommunication Day / World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

 

ITU calling card for World Telecommunication Day 17 May 1976Every 17 May, telecommunication administrations all over the world celebrate the World Telecommunication Day to commemorate the foundation of the International Telecommunication Union in 1865. The first WTD was celebrated in 1969.

 

Each member country celebrates at national level, implementing individually developed programmes to suit each country such as by organising drawing competitions, essay-writing competitions, exhibitions or open-day, radio quiz and tv forum.

 

Among others, the objectives of celebrating the World Telecommunication Day are:

·        To upgrade the public's awareness of the important roles played by telecommunication in the social welfare and the socio-economic development of a country;

·        To highlight the ITU's contributions towards the world's telecommunication development and growth.

 

The Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society designated WTD 2006 as 'World Information Society Day'.

 

In November 2006 the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference meeting in Antalya, Turkey, decided that 17 May would from now on be called World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

 

 

Poster for World Telecommunication Day 1996Themes of World Telecommunication Day

 

1976   Telecommunication and mass media

1981   Telecommunication and health

1996   Telecommunication and sport

1997   Telecommunications and humanitarian assistance

1998   Trade in telecommunications

1999   Electronic commerce

2000   Mobile communications

2001   The Internet: challenges, opportunities and prospects

2002   ICT for all: empowering people to cross the digital divide

2003   Helping all of the world's people to communicate

2004   ICTs: leading the way to sustainable development

2005   Creating an Equitable Information Society: Time for Action

2006   Promoting global cyber security

 

 

Themes of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

 

2007   Connecting the young: the opportunities of ICT

2008   Connecting persons with disabilities: ICT opportunities for all

2009   Protecting children in cyberspace

 

 

Link

 

The WISD on the ITU website.

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1970

 

Niger                                        16 May 1970

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1971

 

Belgium                                     15 May 1971

Niger                                        17 May 1971

Surinam                                     17 May 1971

Tunisia                                      17 May 1971

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1972

 

Niger                                        17 May 1972

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1973

 

Belgium                                     12 May 1973

Tunisia                                      17 May 1973

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1975

 

Tunisia                                      17 May 1975

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1977

 

German Democratic Republic      17 May 1977

Tunisia                                      17 May 1977

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1978

 

Benin                                        17 May 1978

German Democratic Republic      25 April 1978

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1979

 

Benin                                        17 May 1979

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1980

 

Benin                                        17 May 1980

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1981 - Telecommunication and health

 

Benin                                        30 May 1981

Tunisia                                      17 May 1981

 

 

Stamp catalogue - 1983

 

German Democratic Republic      8 February 1983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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last revised: 5 July 2009