Internet Day is an event observed in Spain and various Latin American countries (
Mexico
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Peru
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Chile
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Paraguay
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Argentina
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Colombia,
Uruguay
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Ecuador
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Bolivia
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Venezuela
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, and other parts of the world on May 17 to commemorate World Internet Day.
Internet Day was held for the first time on October 25, 2005, promoted by the
Association of Internet Users
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. Shortly after, the
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which convened in
Tunis
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in November 2005, decided to suggested to the
UN, at the urging of the Association of Internet Users, an Internet Day to celebrate the internet across the globe. The UN agreed to designate May 17 as a day dedicated to telecommunications, including
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is an international day proclaimed in November 2006 by the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, to be celebrated annually on 17 May.
History
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, to promote the importance of
information and communications technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications ( telephone lines and wireless signals) and comput ...
and the diverse issues related to information society that the WSIS brought up. In March 2006, the General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/60/252, which proclaimed that World Telecommunications and Information Society would be held annually on May 17.
See also
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Digital divide
The digital divide is the unequal access to digital technology, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the internet. The digital divide creates a division and inequality around access to information and resources. In the Information Age i ...
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Digital rights
Digital rights are those human rights and legal rights that allow individuals to access, use, create, and publish digital media or to access and use computers, other electronic devices, and telecommunications networks. The concept is partic ...
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Right to Internet access
References
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External links
World-wide day of Internet
International observances
Internet culture
May observances