World Telecommunication Day
17th May 2007
improve access to communication for next-gen
Anytime, anyone makes a phone call, checks their email, watches television or surfs the web, they benefit from the work of the world's first universal organisation: International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Today's telecommunication world would not be what it is without the untiring efforts of the ITU to help countries harmonize their national policies, bridge technological differences, foster interconnectivity and interoperability of systems on a global scale.
World Telecommunication Day (WTD) commemorates the foundation of ITU on 17 May 1865.
For over 140 years, ITU has been helping people to communicate. But its mission is also to bring the benefits of information and communication technologies to all of the world's inhabitants.
The theme for World Telecommunication Day 2007 is "improve access to communication for next-gen".
In an increasingly net-worked world, the young are not only the beneficiaries but often the driving force behind the latest innovations and practices, and for many, the dependence on information and communication technologies (ICT) has come to determine their choice of lifestyle. It is clearly our duty today to provide the opportunities of ICT to all children and youth, particularly to those who remain unconnected from the on-going digital revolution.
ICT are powerful tools to empower children and young people with information and knowledge and act as a catalyst in ensuring their lifestyle, career and profession. They are the future workforce and earliest adopters of ICT and called for their empowerment.
The key to achieving the development aspirations of the world’s inhabitants lies in investing in the future generation, especially by improving access to communication among today’s children and enhancing their capacities.
On the occasion of World Telecommunication Day, Gujarat Science City organized an illustrative poster exhibition on “People, Information and Technology” in the Children Activity Centre, that displays how electrical information technology has changed our society over the last 150 years. School children are encouraged to explore the exhibition and participate in interactive activities on the theme.
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