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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2020)

Theme: Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

17 May 2020

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

Event Posters

WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (vertical)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (horizontal)	(English)	PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Media Advisory] ITU leads global efforts to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day amid COVID-19 pandemic. May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2020: 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
Message de M. António Guterres, Secrétaire général de l'ONU (vidéo sous-titrée en français)	(Français)	URL

Affiches de l’événement

JMTSI-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Food” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Food” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Smart City” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Smart City” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (vertical)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (horizontal)	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Media Advisory] ITU leads global efforts to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day amid COVID-19 pandemic. May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2020: 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
Mensaje del Sr. António Guterres, Secretario General de la ONU (vídeo con subtítulos en español)	(Español)	URL

Carteles del evento

DMTSI-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Food” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Food” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Smart City” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Smart City” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (vertical)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (horizontal)	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Media Advisory] ITU leads global efforts to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day amid COVID-19 pandemic. May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2020: 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
Message from Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General (video with Arabic captions)	(عربي)	URL

ملصقات الحدث

WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (vertical)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (horizontal)	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)

موارد إضافية للحدث

[Media Advisory] ITU leads global efforts to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day amid COVID-19 pandemic. May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2020: 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
Message from Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General (video with Chinese captions)	(中文)	URL

活动海报

WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (vertical)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (horizontal)	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)

其它活动资源

[Media Advisory] ITU leads global efforts to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day amid COVID-19 pandemic. May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2020: 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
Message from Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General (video with Russian captions)	(Pусский)	URL

фиши мероприятий

WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Accessibility / GPS” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Boat in the Desert” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Connected Car / Innovation” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Digital Currency” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Agriculture / Growth” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Earth Monitoring” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Education / Inclusiveness” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “e-Waste / Sustainability” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Food” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Homeless to Home Comfort” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Life Preserver” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Medical Research” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “SDGs / Partnership” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Smart City” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (vertical)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-20 “Through a Wall” – Poster (horizontal)	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)

ополнительные ресурсы для мероприятия

[Media Advisory] ITU leads global efforts to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day amid COVID-19 pandemic. May 14, 2020.	(Multilingual)	URL
[Videos] WTISD 2020: Playlist on YouTube	(Multilingual)	URL