This year we celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17. The date was accepted by UN General Assembly in its resolution of 27 March 2006.

Organizer have prepared a wide range of debates and conferences on issues related to new technologies and the role of IT in economic and social development, according to the slogan “ITC for a better life”. Another important issue to discuss will be a matter of threats that come from the broadening access to electronic media. In Poland the organizer of celebrations of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is Polish IT Association. Planned debates and conferences will bring together representatives of science, education and public administration.

In Poland, the biggest problem with building the information society is the universality of elementary education in the IT area. This is, according to European Union, the foundation of the so-called "digital exclusion". Therefore, the main substantive event during the Day celebrations is the conference: "Education - last chance for Poland? - place and role of education in the information society".

All the details about celebrations of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day are available at http://www.itu.int/wtisd/index.html .