5 17Why is International Telecommunication Day? How did it come about? Does it make any sense?

17 May World Telecommunication Day.

Origins of the International Telecommunication Union.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations and the oldest international organization among United Nations agencies. Abbreviation"ITU"、"ITU"or"itu"。

A brief history of ITU.

The history of the ITU dates back to 1865. On May 17, 1865, representatives of 20 European countries, including France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Austria, signed the International Telegraph Convention in Paris, and the International Telegraph Union (ITU) was established. With the application and development of radio and radio, the mandate of ITU has been expanding.

In 1906, representatives of 27 countries, including Germany, Britain, France, the United States, and Japan, signed the International Wireless Telegraph Convention in Berlin. In 1932, representatives of more than 70 countries met in Madrid, Spain, to merge the International Telegraph Convention with the International Wireless Telegraph Convention to formulate the International Telecommunication Convention, and decided to officially change its name from January 1, 1934"International Telecommunication Union"（international telecommunication union）。With the consent of the United Nations, on 15 October 1947, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) became a specialized agency of the United Nations, and its headquarters was moved from Bern, Switzerland to Geneva.

Origin of World Telecommunication Day.

On 17 May 1969, the 24th Administrative Council of the International Telecommunication Union formally adopted a resolution to designate 17 May, the founding date of the International Telecommunication Union"World Telecommunication Day"and requested Member States to commemorate the commemoration on 17 May of each year from 1969 onwards. In 1973, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) again adopted a resolution calling on Member States to continue to commemorate the commemoration, which could take many forms. To make the commemoration more systematic, each year World Telecommunication Day has a theme.

Various activities are also held every year to commemorate Telecommunication Day.

In 1844 the telegraph was officially used for public correspondence. In order to make the telegraph play a greater role, some European countries have successively established the "German-Austrian Telegraph Union" and the "Western European Telegraph Union." In March 1865, the two organizations merged to form the "International Telegraph Union".

On May 17 of the same year, 20 countries, including France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Austria, signed the "International Telegraph Convention" in Paris, and the "International Telegraph Union" was officially established. In 1932, the Fifth Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telegraph Union was held, and it was decided to change the name of the "International Telegraph Union" to the "International Telecommunication Union".

In order to commemorate the establishment of the International Telecommunication Union and to emphasize the role of telecommunications in the development of national economies and people's lives, the 23rd session of the Administrative Council of the International Telecommunication Union in 1968 decided to designate May 17 as "World Telecommunication Day".

World Telecommunications Day, on May 17, 1969, the 24th Administrative Council of the International Telecommunication Union formally adopted a resolution to designate May 17, the founding day of the International Telecommunication Union, as "World Telecommunication Day", and asked Member States to commemorate May 17 every year since 1969. In November 2006, the International Telecommunication Union merged World Telecommunication Day and World Information Society Day into World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

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