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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2022)

Theme: Digital technologies for older persons and healthy ageing

17 May 2022

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. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General (video with English captions)	(English)	URL

Event Posters

WTISD-22 – Poster (portrait format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-22 - Poster (landscape format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Article] "Health and well-being top digital benefits for older people." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Programme] WTISD 2022 Celebration	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
[Videos] WTISD 2022: Playlist on YouTube	(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. A. Guterres, Secrétaire général de l'ONU	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Message du Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Directeur général de l’OMS	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)

Affiches de l’événement

JMTSI-22 – Poster (portrait format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-22 – Poster (landscape format)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Article] "Health and well-being top digital benefits for older people." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: Playlist on YouTube	(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. A. Guterres, Secretario General de la ONU	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
Mensaje del Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General de la OMS	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

Carteles del evento

DMTSI-22 - Poster (portrait format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-22 - Poster (landscape format)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Article] "Health and well-being top digital benefits for older people." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: Playlist on YouTube	(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. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)

ملصقات الحدث

WTISD-22 – Poster (portrait format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-22 - Poster (landscape format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)

موارد إضافية للحدث

[Article] "Health and well-being top digital benefits for older people." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: Playlist on YouTube	(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. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)

活动海报

WTISD-22 – Poster (portrait format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-22 - Poster (landscape format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)

其它活动资源

[Article] "Health and well-being top digital benefits for older people." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: Playlist on YouTube	(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. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)

фиши мероприятий

WTISD-22 – Poster (portrait format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-22 - Poster (landscape format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)

ополнительные ресурсы для мероприятия

[Article] "Health and well-being top digital benefits for older people." ITU News Blog, May 17, 2022.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL