World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2025: 'Gender equality in digital transformation'
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, observed every 17 May to mark ITU's founding, was observed on 17 May 2025 with the theme 'Gender equality in digital transformation', as ITU marked its 160th anniversary.
Summary
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed every year on 17 May, the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The 2025 theme, 'Gender equality in digital transformation', set by ITU Council 2023 in Resolution 1416, calls for closing gender gaps in digital access, affordability, skills and leadership. In 2025 ITU marks its 160th anniversary. First held as World Telecommunication Day in 1969, the day was instituted by the 1973 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Malaga-Torremolinos and merged with World Information Society Day in 2006.
Key facts
- Date
- 17 May (annual)
- Theme 2025
- 'Gender equality in digital transformation' (ITU Council Resolution 1416)
- Marks
- First International Telegraph Convention and creation of ITU
- 2025
- ITU's 160th anniversary
- History
- Since 1969; merged with World Information Society Day in 2006
Practice MCQs 2 questions
What is the theme of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Gender equality in digital transformation
The 2025 theme, set by ITU Council 2023 in Resolution 1416, is 'Gender equality in digital transformation'.
Consider the following statements: 1. 17 May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of ITU. 2. ITU marks its 150th anniversary in 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. ITU commemorates its 160th anniversary in 2025.