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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.<\/p>\n

17 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union.<\/p>\n

About the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. (2025) Retrieved from http:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/wtisd\/Pages\/about.aspx”<\/a><\/p>\n

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day<\/p>\n

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission has actively celebrated World Telecommunication and Information Society Day with the following themes:<\/p>\n

THEMES<\/h3>\n

2025 – ” Gender Equality in Digital Transformation”<\/p>\n

2024 – “Unleashing the Potential of Technology within YOU through Education”<\/p>\n

2023 – \u201cDon’t Be Mean Behind The Screen”<\/p>\n

2022 – \u201cBridging the Generational Divide\u201d<\/p>\n

2021 – \u201cAccelerating Digital Transformation in Challenging Times”<\/p>\n

2019 \u2013 \u201cTransforming BVI with Broadband throughout the 21st Century and Beyond\u201d<\/p>\n

2017 \u2013 \u201cLTE: taking Broadband in the BVI to another level\u201d.<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013 \u201cBroadband: the Future Of Innovation\u201d.<\/p>\n

2015 \u2013 \u201cTelecommunications and ICTs: Drivers of innovation\u201d<\/p>\n

2014 \u2013 \u201d From Then To Now, Look Where We Have Come\u201d<\/p>\n

2013 \u2013 \u201cICTs and Improving Road Safety\u201d<\/p>\n

2012 \u2013 \u201cWomen and Girls in ICT\u201d<\/p>\n

2011 \u2013 \u201d Reaching more children with ICTs\u201d<\/p>\n

2010 \u2013 \u201cBetter city, better life with ICTs\u201d<\/p>\n

2009 \u2013 \u201cProtecting children in cyberspace\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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