World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: Protecting children in cyberspace

The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.

 

Sunday May 17 marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union.

 

This year, to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, ITU Council adopted the theme: Protecting children in cyberspace.

 

The theme of this year’s WTISD aims at ensuring that children can safely access the Internet and its valuable resources without fear of falling prey to unscrupulous predators in cyberspace.

 

ITU calls upon all stakeholders (policy makers, regulators, operators and industry) to promote the adoption of policies and strategies that will protect children in cyberspace and promote their safe access to online resources.