World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

2022-05-17

There is no doubt that information technologies and telecommunications are the most revolutionary and extremely fast growing fields today. The high growth trends of the world economy in the last decade are mainly due to progress in the field of information technology, innovation, and their localization in various sectors of the economy. Digitalization has great power, and the trends of its further development are inevitable.

Information technology and telecommunications offer a variety of services that make our lives easier: the Internet, smart devices, artificial intelligence devices, countless software applications, cloud services.

And today, May 17, is the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. The day has been celebrated since 1865 as Telecommunication Day.

Later, the UN General Assembly instead of "International Telecommunication Day" declared May 17, 2006 "World Telecommunication and Information Society Day".

The purpose of the holiday is to raise awareness by highlighting the limitless possibilities of the Internet and high technologies that are available to the population of the planet, regardless of place of residence, gender and age.

Thanks to telecommunications, we all live under one big and invisible roof․ Let's live in peace and security, respecting each other's rights.

Also, you can get acquainted with the telecommunications services offered by Rostelecom here: https://rtarmenia.am/for-home