World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

world telecommunication and information society day 2017

Question: ‘World Telecom and Information Society Day’ is celebrated on –
(a) May 15
(b) May 17
(c) May 16
(d) May 12
Answer- (b)
Related facts:

  • ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’ was celebrated on May 17, across the world.
  • The theme for ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2017’ (WTISD-17) is, “Big Data for Big Impact”.
  • The purpose of ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’ (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/telecommunicationday/