World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

• 21 May 2024

Source: PIB

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), celebrated World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on 17^th May 2024, with the theme “Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development”.

• The day marks the anniversary of the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 17^th May 1865, when the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris.
• Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D Centre of DoT announced special Initiatives “NIDHI” & “STAR Program” for the development of indigenous telecom solutions & technologies.
  
  • STAR Program provides scholarship and mentorship support from C-DOT research leaders to PhD students.
• The Telecom industry in India is the 2^nd largest in the world with a subscriber base of 1.179 Billion as of August 2023 (wireless + wireline subscribers).
• • • It is integral to the digital economy and is projected to reach around USD 1.5 billion by 2025-26, making up approximately 15% of the GDP.

Read more: India’s Booming Telecom Sector, Transformative Impacts of Telecommunications Act 2023, 6G Technology