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World Telecommunication Day (WTD 2004)

Theme: ICTs: leading the way to sustainable development

17 May 2004

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. Y. Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Kofi A. Annan, UN Secretary-General	(English)	PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Article] "Celebrations of the World Telecommunication Day 2004 in the Slovak Republic." ITU News, no. 6 (2004): 29.

(English)

PDF (acrobat)

Messages officiels

Message de M. Y. Utsumi, Secrétaire général de l’UIT

(Français)

PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Article] "République slovaque: célébration de la journée mondiale des télécommunications 2004." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 6 (2004) : 29.

(Français)

PDF (acrobat)

Mensajes Oficiales

Mensaje del Sr. Y. Utsumi, Secretario General de la UIT

(Español)

PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Artículo] "Celebración del Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones de 2004 en la República Eslovaca." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 6 (2004): 29.

(Español)

PDF (acrobat)

الرسائل الرسمية

Message from Mr. Y. Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Kofi A. Annan, UN Secretary-General	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)

官方消息

Message from Mr. Y. Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Kofi A. Annan, UN Secretary-General	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)

фициальные сообщения

Message from Mr. Y. Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Kofi A. Annan, UN Secretary-General	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)