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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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Official Messages

Message from Dr. H. Touré, ITU Secretary-General(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with English captions)(English)open URL URL
Message from Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General (video with English captions)(English)open URL URL

Event Posters

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011 - Poster(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Article] "ITU Honours Tarja Halonen, Sam Pitroda and Kristin Peterson." ITU News, no. 4 (2011): 5-8.(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
[Article] "World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: Better Life in Rural Communities with Information and Communication Technologies." ITU News, no. 4 (2011): 1.(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Messages officiels

Message du Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secrétaire général de l'UIT (vidéo sous-titrée en français) (Français)open URL URL
Message de M. Ban Ki-moon, Sécretaire général de l'ONU(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Affiches de l’événement

Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2011 - Affiche(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Article] "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)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
[Article] "L’UIT rend hommage à Tarja Halonen, Sam Pitroda et Kristin Peterson." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 4 (2011) : 5-8.(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Mensajes Oficiales

Mensaje del Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretario General de la UIT (vídeo con subtítulos en español)(Español)open URL URL
Mensaje del Sr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de la ONU(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Carteles del evento

Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información 2011 - Cartel(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Artículo] "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)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
[Artículo] "La UIT Honra a Tarja Halonen, Sam Pitroda y Kristin Peterson." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 4 (2011): 5-8.(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

الرسائل الرسمية

Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with Arabic captions)(عربي)open URL URL

ملصقات الحدث

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011 - Poster(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

官方消息

Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with Chinese captions)(中文)open URL URL

活动海报

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011 - Poster(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

фициальные сообщения

Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with Russian captions)(Pусский)open URL URL

фиши мероприятий

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011 - Poster(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)