The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union
(Antalya, 2006),
considering
the value of the annual celebration of World Telecommunication
Day and World Information Society Day in supporting the main strategic
orientations of the Union,
bearing in mind
a) Resolution 46 (Malaga-Torremolinos, 1973) of the
Plenipotentiary Conference, instituting a World Telecommunication Day celebrated
annually on 17 May, date of the signature of the first International Telegraph
Convention marking the founding of ITU;
b) United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/252 of 27
March 2006, stipulating that World Information Society Day shall be celebrated
every year on 17 May;
c) the Tunis Agenda on the Information Society adopted by the
World Summit on the Information Society, in which it is acknowledged that there
is a need to build more awareness of the Internet,
resolves to invite Member States and Sector Members
to celebrate the day annually by organizing appropriate national
programmes with a view to:
– stimulating reflection and exchanges of ideas on the theme
adopted by the Council;
– debating the various aspects of the theme with all partners in society;
– formulating a report reflecting national discussions on the issues
underlying the theme, to be fed back to ITU and the rest of the membership,
invites the Council
to adopt, for each World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day, a specific theme relating to the main challenges which the changing
telecommunication and information and communication technologies (ICT)
environment poses for both developed and developing countries,
invites Member States
to make available to the Secretary-General reports which may be
produced on the main issues discussed at the national level,
instructs the Secretary-General
1 to circulate to the entire membership a consolidated document
based on the national reports submitted in accordance with this resolution for
the purpose of fostering the exchange of information and views among and with
the membership on a host of selected strategic issues;
2 to liaise with the United Nations and consult UN agencies.
