World Telecommunication Day 2021: History, significance and everything you need to know On World Telecommunication Day, this year, let us look at the importance of the internet and the vital role it has played during the pandemic to let us stay connected with people all across the world. Written By World Telecommunication Day 2021: History, significance and everything you need to know The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed on May 17 every year. On this day, the International Telecommunication Union or ITU was formed in the year 1969 and the first International Telegraph Convention was confirmed in the year 1865. This year’s theme for telecommunication day is accelerating digital transformation in challenging times. The role that telecommunication has played over the last few years is immense and it continues to do so by keeping everyone knitted together as a whole, as a community. Especially during these testing times with the ongoing pandemic when movement has become restricted, telecommunication plays an important by letting us stay connected and perform certain activities online like working from home and teaching online. All major companies, school and colleges have adopted online methods and are now using the services of the internet to stay connected globally and carry on with their businesses.