World Information Society Day

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World Information Society Day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as a result of outlines set by the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis in 2005 by way of resolution A/RES/60/252.

This day is set to take place every year on May 17. The day was previously named "World Telecommunications Day" as set by the International Telecommunication Union.

The first World Information Society Day took place on Wednesday, May 17, 2006.

The main objective of the day is to raise global awareness of society changes brought by the Internet and new technologies. It also aims to help reduce the Digital divide.