{"id":11058,"date":"2024-10-08T03:23:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11058"},"modified":"2025-10-11T15:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:36:29","slug":"world-telecommunication-and-information-society-day-wtisd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/world-telecommunication-and-information-society-day-wtisd\/","title":{"rendered":"World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It has been held every four <strong>years since 2002.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It serves as the governing conference of the <strong>International Telecommunication Union<\/strong> (ITU) Standardisation Sector (ITU-T).<\/li>\n<li>It is one of the three world conferences organized by the International Telecommunication Union.<\/li>\n<li>It define the work program, working methods, and structure of study groups\u201d for ITU\u2019s Telecommunication Standardization Sector\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This event plays a pivotal role in <strong>setting global telecommunication standards<\/strong>, making India\u2019s hosting of the WTSA a significant milestone.\n<ul>\n<li>WTSA 2024 will be preceded by the <strong>Global Standards Symposium<\/strong> (GSS) on October 14, 2024, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li>The GSS is a high-level forum for policy debates on ICT standardization, addressing its evolving dynamics and technical implications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key facts about International Telecommunication Union<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>United Nations specialized agency<\/strong> for information and communication technologies.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>established in 1865<\/strong> as the International Telegraph Union.<\/li>\n<li>In 1947 the ITU became a specialized agency of the United Nations.<\/li>\n<li>It is an intergovernmental organization that coordinates between governments and private sector bodies with respect to global telecommunication and information communication technology (ICT) services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member countries:<\/strong> It has a membership of 193 countries and more than 1000 companies, universities and international and regional organizations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Functions:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits;<\/li>\n<li>coordination and setting of technical standards related to telecommunication\/ICT;<\/li>\n<li>work to improve access to ICTs in underserved communities worldwide;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>India and ITU:<\/strong> India has been an active member of the ITU since 1869 and has been a regular member of the ITU Council since 1952.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Geneva, Switzerland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is the United Nations ?<\/h3>\n<p>The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that was established with the purpose of promoting international cooperation and maintaining peace and security among its member states.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2062953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">India to host ITU-WTSA24 during October 14th- 24th in New Delhi : The first ever in Asia Pacific regio<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly  serves as the governing conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Standardisation Sector 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