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The idea of an Internet Day, or diadeinternet, emerged on the initiative of the Association of Internet Users, and the first Internet Day was organised on October 25 2005. At the behest of the Second World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia, in November 2005 the United Nations agreed to make May 17th the World International Telecommunications and Information Society Day, with the same objectives as Internet Day.

What is Internet Day?
Internet Day is an online project which has emerged from society, on account of society, and for society. It is free, and open to anyone who wishes to take part. In a word, it is a date which seeks to show the potential of new technology to improve the living standards of nations and their people.

Internet Day provides a chance to encourage and facilitate access to the Information Society for the unconnected and the disabled. One of the key features of Internet Day is the total freedom of all groups to decide what to do, how to do it, and who their activities will focus on. Everyone can take part, each person decides to what extent they will be involved, and everyone is as important as everyone else, regardless of the size or number of proposals they put forward.

Click here for more information about how to take part in the day, or contact organizacion@diadeinternet.org