{"id":7,"date":"2025-10-09T12:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:50:09","slug":"wtisd-2026-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital lifelines – WTISD 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Strengthening resilience in a connected world <\/h2>\n

\n 17 May is World Telecommunication & Information Society Day <\/h3>\n

\n In a world that increasingly depends on uninterrupted connectivity, the resilience of our digital networks is essential. Digital lifelines – terrestrial networks, submarine cables, satellites, and data systems – form the backbone of our communities and economies.

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 2026 calls on governments, industry, and communities to strengthen the digital lifelines that keep the world running. <\/strong>Join us in designing the networks and systems that can withstand shocks and recover quickly, ensuring that no one is cut off and left offline when it matters most.

Celebrated every year on 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) highlights the growing role of digital technologies in our lives and commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) \u2013 the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies<\/em>.
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Become a partner<\/p>\n Join governments, industry and communities in strengthening the resilience of digital lifelines. \n Learn more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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What makes digital systems truly\u00a0resilient?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Discover how ITU and its global partners are fortifying the digital lifelines that power our economies and societies – from secure cables and satellites to sustainable data systems, Al and early warning systems. \n Explore <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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What is #WTISD? <\/p>\n Discover the history of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day and explore previous celebrations. \n View history <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}