World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2011)

Theme: Better Life in Rural Communities with ICTs

17 May 2011

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 2011 - Poster	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2011 - Affiche	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información 2011 - Cartel	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011 - Poster	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011 - Poster	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011 - Poster	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)

Touré, Hamadoun I. "World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: Better Life in Rural Communities with Information and Communication Technologies." ITU News, no. 4 (2011): 1.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
"Message from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon." ITU News, no. 4 (2011): 4.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
"ITU Honours Tarja Halonen, Sam Pitroda and Kristin Peterson." ITU News, no. 4 (2011): 5-8.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Touré, Hamadoun I. "Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information : mieux vivre dans les communautés rurales grâce aux TIC." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 4 (2011) : 1.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
"Message de Ban Ki-moon, Secrétaire général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 4 (2011) : 4.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
"L’UIT rend hommage à Tarja Halonen, Sam Pitroda et Kristin Peterson." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 4 (2011) : 5-8.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Touré, Hamadoun I. "Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información: Una Vida Mejor en las Comunidades Rurales con las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 4 (2011): 1.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
"Mensaje de Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 4 (2011): 4.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
"La UIT Honra a Tarja Halonen, Sam Pitroda y Kristin Peterson." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 4 (2011): 5-8.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

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