17 May World Information Society Day (World Telecommunications and Information Society Day).

Until 2006, this day was celebrated as the International Telecommunications Day or the World Day of Telecommunications (World Telecommunications Day). This holiday is celebrated since 1969 to address the session of the Administrative Council of the International Telecommunication Union. Date selected in view of the fact that on May 17 1865, after two and a half months of arduous negotiations, the first International Telegraph Agreement was signed in Paris, and was founded by the International Telegraph Union, 1932 - The International Telecommunication Union.

17 May - a professional holiday of all programmers, system administrators, Internet service providers, web designers, editors, Internet publications and all other people involved in the field of information technology. And the purpose of this holiday  It aims to increase awareness of how crucial communication is in our lives, and stimulate the development of technologies in the field.

Information technology significantly changed the face of civilization. They produced an explosion in the global economy!

 Congratulations to all programmers, system administrators, Internet service providers, web designers, and all those who study and work in the field of information technology with their professional holiday!