World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Question: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is celebrated on-
(a) 15 May
(b) 17 May
(c) 18 may
(d) 16 May
Ans: (b)
Related facts:

  • On 17 May 2016 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was celebrated across the world.
  • The theme for this year is “ICT entrepreneurship for social impact.”
  • The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to 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/index.shtml