为了纪念国际电信联盟的建立,强调电信在国民经济发展与人民生活中的作用,国际电联在1968年第23届行政理事会上决定:把国际电联的成立日5月17日定为“世界电信日”,要求各成员国从1969年起每年5月17日开展纪念活动,每年都有一个宣传主题。历年“世界电信日”的宣传主题如下: In commemoration of the establishment of the International Telecommunication Union and its emphasis on the role of telecommunications in the development of the national economy and people’s livelihood, ITU decided at the 23rd Administrative Council of 1968 that the ITU be established on May 17 as “ World Telecommunication Day ”, member states are required to carry out commemorative activities every year on May 17 from 1969 onwards, with a propaganda theme every year. Calendar years, “World Telecommunication Day,” the propaganda theme is as follows: