World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated every year on 17 May to mark the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies.

World Information Society Day

World Information Society Day was an international day proclaimed to be on 17 May by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, following the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

In November 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate both events on 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

Theme

The chosen theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) in 2024 is “Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development.”