World Information Society Day
World Information Society Day was 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]
The day had previously been known as World Telecommunication Day to commemorate the founding of the International Telecommunication Union in 17 May 1865.[2]
The first World Information Society Day took place on Wednesday, 17 May 2006.[3]
The main objective of the day is to raise global awareness of society changes brought by the Internet and new technologies. It also aims to help reduce the Digital divide.
References
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Resolution 252 session 60 page 3 on 27 March 2006 (retrieved 2007-09-12)
- ^ "World Telecommunication Day 2006: Promoting Global Cybersecurity" (28 March 2006).
- ^ "In message for world information society day, Secretary-General calls for International countermeasure to enhance cybersecurity" (26 April 2006).
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