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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2021)

Theme: Accelerating digital transformation in challenging times

17 May 2021

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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中文
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Official Messages

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

Event Posters

WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – portrait format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – landscape format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – portrait format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – landscape format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – portrait format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – landscape format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Article] "WTISD 2021: Time to accelerate digital transformation." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.

(Multilingual)

URL

Messages officiels

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

Affiches de l’événement

JMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 1 - portrait format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 1 - landscape format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 2 - portrait format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 2 - landscape format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 3 – portrait format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 3 - landscape format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Article] "WTISD 2021: Time to accelerate digital transformation." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.

(Multilingual)

URL

Mensajes Oficiales

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

Carteles del evento

DMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 1 - portrait format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 1 - landscape format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 2 - portrait format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 2 - landscape format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 3 – portrait format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-21 – Poster (Design 3 - landscape format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Article] "WTISD 2021: Time to accelerate digital transformation." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.

(Multilingual)

URL

الرسائل الرسمية

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

ملصقات الحدث

WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – portrait format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – landscape format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – portrait format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – landscape format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – portrait format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – landscape format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)

موارد إضافية للحدث

[Article] "WTISD 2021: Time to accelerate digital transformation." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.

(Multilingual)

URL

官方消息

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

活动海报

WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – portrait format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – landscape format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – portrait format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – landscape format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – portrait format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – landscape format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)

其它活动资源

[Article] "WTISD 2021: Time to accelerate digital transformation." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.

(Multilingual)

URL

фициальные сообщения

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

фиши мероприятий

WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – portrait format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 1 – landscape format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – portrait format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 2 – landscape format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – portrait format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-21 – Poster (Design 3 – landscape format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)

ополнительные ресурсы для мероприятия

[Article] "WTISD 2021: Time to accelerate digital transformation." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.

(Multilingual)

URL