As all of us know that communication is sharing our feelings, thoughts, etc. with each other. And Telecommunication is the electronic exchange of any type of data. Like other days, the whole world celebrates World Telecommunication Day every year.
History Of Telecommunication Day
First ITU (International Telecommunication Union) was founded on 17 May 1865 in Paris. World Telecommunication Day or World Information Society Day is celebrated on 17 May every year since 1969. Every year, the theme of this day is different from the previous one. The name of the theme always changed.
World Telecommunication Day Quotes
“My innovation involved taking an idea from the telecommunications and banking industries and applying that idea to the transportation business. ” —Frederick W. Smith
“Leadership in telecommunications is also essential since we are now in the age of e-commerce.” —Michael Oxley
“Since 2000, we have lost 2.7 million manufacturing jobs, of which 500,000 jobs were in high-tech industries such as telecommunications and electronics.” —Jerry Costello
“Advances in the technology of telecommunications have proved an unambiguous threat to totalitarian regimes everywhere.” —Rupert Murdoch
“Reclassifying the Internet as a telecommunications service will have dangerous repercussions for years to come.” —Marsha Blackburn
Source: Google
World Information Society Day 2020
As I already told that the theme of World Information Society Day changed every year. Below is the theme of this year:
| Year | Event Name | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | World Telecommunication or Information Society Day | Connect 2030 i.e. ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals |
This is some detail about WTD or WTISD.
