World Telecommunication and Information Society Day- May 17th

• World Telecommunication Day, now called World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, is observed on May 17^th under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• The theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023 is “Enabling the least developed nations through information and communication technologies.”
• World Telecommunications Day was established on May 17, 1969, to commemorate the founding of the ITU.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

• It was originally known as the International Telegraph Union.
• The ITU was created with the signing of the inaugural International Telegraph Convention on May 17, 1865, in Paris.
• In 1932, it changed its name to the International Telecommunication Union.
• It became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1947.
• HQ : Geneva, Switzerland