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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2008)

Theme: Connecting persons with disabilities: ICT opportunities for all

17 May 2008

World Telecommunication Day 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 2006, the name of the event was changed to World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD).

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Official Messages

Message from Dr. H. Touré, ITU Secretary-General	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with English captions)	(English)	URL

Event Posters

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2008 - Poster

(English)

PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Article] "ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award 2008 Laureates." ITU News, no. 5 (2008): 5-13.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
[Article] "Together We Can Do So Much: Empowering People with Disabilities." ITU News, no. 5 (2008): 4.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
[Programme] WTISD 2008	(English)	PDF (acrobat)

Messages officiels

Message du Dr. H. Touré, Secrétaire général de l’UIT	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Message de M. Ban Ki-moon, Sécretaire général de l'ONU	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Message du Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secrétaire général de l'UIT (vidéo sous-titrée en français)	(Français)	URL

Affiches de l’événement

Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2008 - Affiche

(Français)

PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Article] "Ensemble, nous pouvons tant: Assurer l’autonomisation des personnes handicapées." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 5 (2008): 4.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
[Article] "Lauréats du prix UIT mondial des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2008." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 5 (2008) : 5-13.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)

Mensajes Oficiales

Mensaje del Dr. H. Touré, Secretario General de la UIT	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
Mensaje del Sr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de la ONU	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
Mensaje del Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretario General de la UIT (vídeo con subtítulos en español)	(Español)	URL

Carteles del evento

Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información 2008 - Cartel

(Español)

PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Artículo] "Galardonados con Premio Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y la Sociedad de la Información de la UIT de 2008." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 5 (2008): 5-13.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
[Artículo] "Juntos Podemos Hacer Muchísimo: Emancipar a las Personas con Discapacidades." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 5 (2008): 4.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

الرسائل الرسمية

Message from Dr. H. Touré, ITU Secretary-General	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with Arabic captions)	(عربي)	URL

ملصقات الحدث

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2008 - Poster

(عربي)

PDF (acrobat)

官方消息

Message from Dr. H. Touré, ITU Secretary-General	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with Chinese captions)	(中文)	URL

活动海报

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2008 - Poster

(中文)

PDF (acrobat)

фициальные сообщения

Message from Dr. H. Touré, ITU Secretary-General	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Dr. Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General (video with Russian captions)	(Pусский)	URL

фиши мероприятий

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2008 - Poster

(Pусский)

PDF (acrobat)