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World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD 2024)

Theme: Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development

17 May 2024

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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World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) 2024
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Official Messages

Message from Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General (video with English captions)(English)open URL URL
Message from Mr. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Event Posters

WTISD-24 – Poster (portrait format)(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-24 - Poster (landscape format)(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Additional Event Resources

[Videos] WTISD 2024: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

Messages officiels

Message de Mme. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secrétaire générale de l'UIT (vidéo sous-titrée en français)(Français)open URL URL
Message de Mr. A. Guterres, Secrétaire général de l'ONU(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Affiches de l’événement

JMTSI-24 – Poster (portrait format)(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
JMTSI-24 – Poster (landscape format)(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Ressources supplémentaires pour l’événement

[Videos] WTISD 2024: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

Mensajes Oficiales

Mensaje de Sra. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretaria General de la UIT (vídeo con subtítulos en español)(Español)open URL URL
Mensaje del Sr. A. Guterres, Secretario General de la ONU(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Carteles del evento

DMTSI-24 - Poster (portrait format)(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
DMTSI-24 - Poster (landscape format)(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Recursos adicionales para el evento

[Videos] WTISD 2024: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

الرسائل الرسمية

Message from Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General (video with Arabic captions)(عربي)open URL URL
Message from Mr. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

ملصقات الحدث

WTISD-24 – Poster (portrait format)(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-24 - Poster (landscape format)(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

موارد إضافية للحدث

[Videos] WTISD 2024: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

官方消息

Message from Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General (video with Chinese captions)(中文)open URL URL
Message from Mr. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

活动海报

WTISD-24 – Poster (portrait format)(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-24 - Poster (landscape format)(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

其它活动资源

[Videos] WTISD 2024: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL

фициальные сообщения

Message from Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General (video with Russian captions)(Pусский)open URL URL
Message from Mr. A. Guterres, UN Secretary-General(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

фиши мероприятий

WTISD-24 – Poster (portrait format)(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
WTISD-24 - Poster (landscape format)(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

ополнительные ресурсы для мероприятия

[Videos] WTISD 2024: Playlist on YouTube(Multilingual)open URL URL