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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2019)

Theme: Bridging the standardization gap

17 May 2019

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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中文
Pусский

Official Messages

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with English captions)	(English)	URL

Event Posters

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (portrait format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (landscape format)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Article] "ITU Celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day." ITU News Blog, May 17,2019.	(English)	URL
[Media Advisory] World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2019, will focus on "Bridging the Standardization Gap". May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Photos] WTISD 2019: Collection on Flickr	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2019: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL

Messages officiels

Message de Mr. H. Zhao, Secrétaire général de l'UIT	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Message de M. Houlin Zhao, 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 2019 – Affiche (format portrait)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2019 – Affiche (format paysage)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Media Advisory] World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2019, will focus on "Bridging the Standardization Gap". May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Photos] WTISD 2019: Collection on Flickr	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2019: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL

Mensajes Oficiales

Mensaje del Sr. H. Zhao, Secretario General de la UIT	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
Mensaje del Sr. Houlin Zhao, 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 2019 - Cartel (formato vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información 2019 - Cartel (formato apaisado)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Media Advisory] World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2019, will focus on "Bridging the Standardization Gap". May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Photos] WTISD 2019: Collection on Flickr	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2019: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL

الرسائل الرسمية

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with Arabic captions)	(عربي)	URL

ملصقات الحدث

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (portrait format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (landscape format)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)

موارد إضافية للحدث

[Media Advisory] World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2019, will focus on "Bridging the Standardization Gap". May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Photos] WTISD 2019: Collection on Flickr	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2019: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL

官方消息

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with Chinese captions)	(中文)	URL

活动海报

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (portrait format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (landscape format)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)

其它活动资源

[Media Advisory] World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2019, will focus on "Bridging the Standardization Gap". May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Photos] WTISD 2019: Collection on Flickr	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2019: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL

фициальные сообщения

Message from Mr. H. Zhao, ITU Secretary-General	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
Message from Mr. Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General (video with Russian captions)	(Pусский)	URL

фиши мероприятий

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (portrait format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2019 - Poster (landscape format)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)

ополнительные ресурсы для мероприятия

[Media Advisory] World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, 17 May 2019, will focus on "Bridging the Standardization Gap". May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Photos] WTISD 2019: Collection on Flickr	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2019: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL