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Newsroom - 17
May 2006: First World Information Society Day
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Press Releases
Geneva, 17 May 2006 —
The President of Senegal, Mr Abdoulaye Wade, and Professor Muhammad
Yunus, Managing Director of Grameen Bank, Bangladesh, were honoured
with the 2006 ITU World Information Society Award at a ceremony held
in Geneva today to mark the celebration of the first World
Information Society Day... [
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Geneva, 9 May 2006 —
The first World Information Society Day will be commemorated on 17
May 2006 to mark the inception of the International
Telecommunication Union in 1865, over 140 years ago. On this
important occasion, the first ITU World Information Society Award
will be presented to two distinguished and eminent personalities
whose outstanding personal contributions have furthered the cause of
building a more inclusive and equitable Information Society and
helped close the digital divide... [
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