World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2012)

Theme: Women and Girls in ICT

17 May 2012

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 and Information Society Day 2012 - Poster	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Journée mondiale des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2012 - Affiche	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información 2012 - Cartel	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2012 - Poster	(عربي)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2012 - Poster	(中文)	PDF (acrobat)
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2012 - Poster	(Pусский)	PDF (acrobat)

Touré, Hamadoun I. "Three Women Honoured for their ICT Leadership." ITU News, no. 4 (2012): 1.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
"Message from United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon." ITU News, no. 4 (2012): 5.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
"World Telecommunication and Information Society Award 2012: Meet the Laureates." ITU News, no. 4 (2012): 6-18.	(English)	PDF (acrobat)
Touré, Hamadoun I. "Trois femmes récompensées pour leurs initiatives dans le secteur des TIC." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 4 (2012) : 1.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
"Message du Secrétaire général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 4 (2012) : 5.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
"Prix mondial des télécommunications et de la société de l’information 2012 : rencontrez les lauréates." Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 4 (2012) : 6-18.	(Français)	PDF (acrobat)
Touré, Hamadoun I. "Tres Mujeres Recompensadas por su Iniciativa en la Esfera de las TIC." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 4 (2012): 1.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
"Mensaje del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-moon." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 4 (2012): 5.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)
"Premio Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones y la Sociedad de la Información 2012: Conozca a los Galardonadas." Actualidades de la UIT, no. 4 (2012): 6-18.	(Español)	PDF (acrobat)

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