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| Poster Launched on World Telecommunication Day |
Noida: World Telecommunication Day (WTD) 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 1973, the event was
formally instituted at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in
Malaga-Torremolinos, Spain. A poster was launched at Marwah Studios to mark
respect to this day.
“The
purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is to help raise awareness of the
possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication
technologies can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge
the digital divide,” informed Dr. Sandeep Marwah Patron to IFUNA- Indian
Federation of United Nations Associations.
“World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, like its predecessors, focuses on a particular theme for
each event. And this year it is ‘Bridging
the standardization gap’,” added Dr. Marwah also Ambassador of IHRO affiliated
to United Nations.
