World Information Society Day

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World Information Society Day was proclaimed to be on 17 May by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, following the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis.[1]

The day had previously been known as World Telecommunication Day to commemorate the founding of the International Telecommunication Union in 17 May 1865.[2]

The first World Information Society Day took place on Wednesday, 17 May 2006.[3]

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.

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  1. ^ United Nations General Assembly Resolution 252 session 60 page 3 on 27 March 2006 (retrieved 2007-09-12)
  2. ^ World Telecommunication Day 2006: Promoting Global Cybersecurity (28 March 2006).
  3. ^ In message for world information society day, Secretary-General calls for International countermeasure to enhance cybersecurity (26 April 2006).

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