World Telecommunication Day (WTD) has been celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969. The date marks the anniversary of the founding of ITU on 17 May 1865, when the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris. In 1973, the event was formally instituted at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Malaga-Torremolinos, Spain. Every year a topical theme is chosen and events celebrating that theme take place around the world.

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With the growth in importance of information technology alongside telecommunications – especially the Internet – it was recognised that the topic also needed to be brought to public attention. In 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) called upon the United Nations General Assembly to declare 17 May as World Information Society Day (WISD). The aim was to focus on the importance of these technologies and the wide range of related social and economic issues that had been raised by the summit. The UN General Assembly resolved in March 2006 that World Information Society Day (WISD) would indeed take place every year on 17 May. Later in 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to combine both celebrations as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD).

The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), like its predecessors, focuses on a particular theme for each event.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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2019 Bridging the standardisation gap
2018 Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All

2017 Big Data for Big Impact

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A. Simple: Telegram is so simple you already know how to use it.
B. Private: Telegram messages are heavily encrypted and can self-destruct.
C. Synced: Telegram lets you access your chats from multiple devices.
D. Fast: Telegram delivers messages faster than any other application such WhatsApp, Signal etc.
E. Powerful: Telegram has no limits on the size of your media and chats.
F. Open: Telegram has an open API and source code free for everyone.
G. Secure: Telegram keeps your messages safe from hacker attacks.
H. Expressive: Telegram lets you completely customise your messenger.

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2016 ICT entrepreneurship for social impact

2015 Telecommunications and ICTs: Drivers of innovation

2014 Broadband for Sustainable Development

2013 ICTs and improving road safety

2012 Women and Girls in ICT

2011 Better Life in Rural Communities with ICTs

2010 Better city, better life with ICTs

2009 Protecting children in cyberspace

2008 Connecting persons with disabilities: ICT opportunities for all

2007 Connecting the young: the opportunities of ICT

2006 Promoting global cybersecurity

2005 Creating an equitable Information Society: Time for Action
2004 ICTs: leading the way to sustainable development
2003 Helping all of the world’s people to communicate
2002 ICT for all: empowering people to cross the Digital Divide

2001 The Internet: challenges, opportunities and prospects

2000 Mobile communications
1999 Electronic commerce
1998 Trade in telecommunications
1997 Telecommunications and humanitarian assistance
1996 Telecommunication and sport

1995 Telecommunications and the environment

1994 Telecommunication and culture (ITU / UNESCO)

1993 Telecommunications and human development

1992 Telecommunications and space: new horizons

1991 Telecommunications and safety of human life

1990 Telecommunications and industrial development

1989 International cooperation

1988 The transfer of technological know-how in the age of electronics

1987 Telecommunications in the service of nations

1986 Partners in progress: governments, operating entities, manufacturers and users

1985 Telecommunications for development

1984 Telecommunications: expanding horizons

1983 One world, one network

1982 Telecommunications and international cooperation

1981 Telecommunications and health (ITU / WHO)

1980 Rural telecommunications

1979 Telecommunications for all

1978 Radiocommunications

1977 Telecommunication and development (ITU / UNDP)

1976 Telecommunication and the mass media (ITU / UNESCO)

1975 Telecommunications and meteorology (ITU / WMO)

1974 Telecommunications and transport

1973 International cooperation in the field of telecommunications

1972 The world telecommunication network

1971 Space and telecommunications

1970 Telecommunications and education

1969 The ITU: Get to know the ITU