A shared responsibility.

 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)



Resilience means that digital systems are designed to withstand disruption, adapt to changing conditions, and recover quickly when something goes wrong. It also means building in backup systems, international standards and cooperation across borders, so that a local failure does not become a global one. We need to build resilience into digital systems from the start — in design, operation and recovery. But strengthening digital lifelines is not just a technical task. It is a shared responsibility that involves policy choices, investment, international cooperation and public awareness.

The observance of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is an invitation to look differently at the everyday technologies we take for granted, recognizing the people and partnerships that keep them running across the United Nations and the countries they serve. WTISD-2026
Location: Pl. des Nations 1211, 1202 Genève, Switzerland

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