World Information Society Day - May 17

World Information Society Day was proclaimed to be on 17 May by UN General Assembly Resolution, following the 2005World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis,Tunisia.

The day had previously been known as World Telecommunication Day to commemorate the founding of the International Telecommunication Union  in 17 May 1865
The main objective of the day is to raise global awareness of societal changes brought about by the Internet  and new technologies. It also aims to help reduce the Digital Divide