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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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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 2022
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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
Message from Mr. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General (video with English captions)(English)open URL URL

Event Posters

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

Additional Event Resources

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

Messages officiels

Message de M. 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
Message de M. A. Guterres, Secrétaire général de l'ONU(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message du Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Directeur général de l’OMS(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Affiches de l’événement

JMTSI-22 – Poster (portrait format)(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-22 – Poster (landscape format)(Français)download PDF 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)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: 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
Mensaje del Sr. A. Guterres, Secretario General de la ONU(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Mensaje del Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General de la OMS(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Carteles del evento

DMTSI-22 - Poster (portrait format)(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-22 - Poster (landscape format)(Español)download PDF 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)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: 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
Message from Mr. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

ملصقات الحدث

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

موارد إضافية للحدث

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

活动海报

WTISD-22 – Poster (portrait format)(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-22 - Poster (landscape format)(中文)download PDF 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)open URL URL
[Videos] WTISD 2022: 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
Message from Mr. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. T. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

фиши мероприятий

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

ополнительные ресурсы для мероприятия

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