World Telecommunication and Information Society Day will be celebrated this year on 17 May, with the theme chosen by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), where ANACOM provides national representation, as ''Better city, better life with ICTs''. This theme seeks to call attention to the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) can play as a driver of improved living conditions in future urban environments.
At a national and institutional level, the commemorations will be held at Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações (FPC) in Lisbon, on 17 May, and will be attended by the Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications, António Mendonça, the Chairman of ANACOM and also Chairman of the FPC General Council, José Amado da Silva, and the Executive Commissioner of the National Celebrations Committee of the Centenary of the Republic (CNCCR), Fernanda Rollo.
The event includes the launch of the “History of Communications in Portugal – Guide of Documental Sources” developed using the document archive at FPC, and of its prestigious magazine “Códice” on the Centenary of the Republic. In addition the inauguration will be held of the temporary exhibitions “Olho Biónico – Ensaio de Comunicação” and “FPC Future Labs 2.0”, while the new permanent exhibition at the Museum of Communications will be expanded with new modules on the theme “Communicating in the Republic – One hundred years of history and technology”.
Further information:
- Message from Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General - WTISD 17 May 2010 http://www.itu.int/wtisd/2010/messages/toure.html
- Message from Mr Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General - WTISD 17 May 2010 http://www.itu.int/wtisd/2010/messages/ki-moon.html
- 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day http://www.itu.int/wtisd/index.html
