This is a presentation that I had made on World Telecommunication Day. Hope people find it useful....

2. World Telecommunication Day is
celebrated marking the founding
anniversary of International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) which
was initiated in 1865.

3. It is celebrated to increase
awareness about the positives of
communication technology among
public.
It also aims to make information
and communication more
accessible to people residing in
remote and rural areas.

4. World Telecommunications Day celebrates
the constant evolution of one of the most
important factors of our lives:
communication.
The main goal of World Telecommunications
Day (WTD) is to highlight the importance of
communication and how information travels
across the world.

5. Themes for World Communication Day
 The day is celebrated with a different theme every year.
 The theme for
 World Telecommunication Day 1997 was "Telecommunications and Humanitarian Assistance",
 World Telecommunication Day 2005 it was “Time for Action”
 World Telecommunication Day 2006 it was “Promoting Global Cyber-security”
 World Telecommunication Day 2007 it was “Connecting the Youth, the Opportunities of ICT”
 World Telecommunication Day 2008 it was “Connecting persons with

6. World Telecommunication Day 2012 was " Women and Girls in
ICT ",
World Telecommunication Day 2013 it was “ICTs and improving
road safety”
World Telecommunication Day 2014 it was “Broadband for
Sustainable Development”
World Telecommunication Day 2015 it was “Telecommunications
and ICTs: Drivers of innovation”
World Telecommunication Day 2016 it was “ ICT
entrepreneurship for social impact”

8. Advances in the technology of telecommunications have
proved an unambiguous threat to totalitarian regimes
everywhere --- Rupert Murdoch
Advances in the technology of telecommunications have
proved an unambiguous threat to totalitarian regimes
everywhere --- Rupert Murdoch

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