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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2018)

Theme: Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All

17 May 2018




World Telecommunication Day 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 2006, the name of the event was changed to World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD).

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Official Messages

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with English captions)(English)open URL URL

Event Posters

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (landscape format)(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (portrait format)(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Article] "ITU celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with ‘AI-powered Moonshots’." ITU News Blog, [originally published on] May 17,2018.(English)open URL URL
[Photos] WTISD 2018: Collection on Flickr(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Press Release] "ITU Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 with female space explorers and focus on artificial intelligence." May 17, 2018.(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2018: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

Messages officiels

Message de Mr. H. Zhao, Secrétaire général de l'UIT(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message de M. Houlin Zhao, Secrétaire général de l'UIT (vidéo sous-titrée en français) (Français)open URL URL

Affiches de l’événement

Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2018 – Affiche (format paysage)(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2018 – Affiche (format portrait)(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Photos] WTISD 2018: Collection on Flickr(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Press Release] "ITU Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 with female space explorers and focus on artificial intelligence." May 17, 2018.(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2018: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

Mensajes Oficiales

Mensaje del Sr. H. Zhao, Secretario General de la UIT(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Mensaje del Sr. Houlin Zhao, Secretario General de la UIT (vídeo con subtítulos en español) (Español)open URL URL

Carteles del evento

Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información 2018 - Cartel (formato apaisado)(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información 2018 - Cartel (formato vertical)(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Photos] WTISD 2018: Collection on Flickr(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Press Release] "ITU Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 with female space explorers and focus on artificial intelligence." May 17, 2018.(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2018: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

الرسائل الرسمية

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with Arabic captions)(عربي)open URL URL

ملصقات الحدث

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (landscape format)(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (portrait format)(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

موارد إضافية للحدث

[Photos] WTISD 2018: Collection on Flickr(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Press Release] "ITU Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 with female space explorers and focus on artificial intelligence." May 17, 2018.(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2018: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

官方消息

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with Chinese captions)(中文)open URL URL

活动海报

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (landscape format)(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (portrait format)(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

其它活动资源

[Photos] WTISD 2018: Collection on Flickr(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Press Release] "ITU Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 with female space explorers and focus on artificial intelligence." May 17, 2018.(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2018: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

фициальные сообщения

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with Russian captions)(Pусский)open URL URL

фиши мероприятий

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (landscape format)(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 - Poster (portrait format)(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

ополнительные ресурсы для мероприятия

[Photos] WTISD 2018: Collection on Flickr(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Press Release] "ITU Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 with female space explorers and focus on artificial intelligence." May 17, 2018.(Multilingual)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2018: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL