世界節(jié)假日博覽 第98期:世界電信日

World Telecommunication Day (WTD) celebrates the advances we have made in how we communicate with each other. It is on May 17 each year because that is the day in 1865 when the International Telegraph Union (ITU) started. The ITU manages how the world shares and uses communications. It has successfully coordinated many important developments in our history. These include the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the world’s first satellite in 1957, and the Internet. The ITU has worked to improve telecommunications in the developing world, and to protect inpiduals and societies from cyber-crime. WTD raises our awareness of the importance of telecommunications in today’s global village.
為了慶祝人們?cè)谕ㄐ蓬I(lǐng)域所取得的巨大成就，特此設(shè)立世界電信日。1865年5月17日，國(guó)際電報(bào)聯(lián)盟成立，并將每年這一天設(shè)為世界電信日。“國(guó)際電聯(lián)”的職責(zé)是管理電信共享與使用。成功協(xié)調(diào)各時(shí)期重大成果。包括1876年貝爾電話(huà)，1957年首顆人造衛(wèi)星以及互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。此外，“電聯(lián)”還致力于發(fā)展中國(guó)家的電信發(fā)展，防止個(gè)人和團(tuán)體參與網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪。在全球一體化的今天，世界電信日提高人們對(duì)電信的重視程度。


The ITU changed its name to the International Telecommunication Union when technology moved on from telegraphs. Its website says it is “the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services.” It has 191 member countries and it is “committed to connecting the world”. Today the ITU manages many aspects of our lives. It helps make the rules for broadband Internet and the latest-generation wireless technologies; it helps airplanes and ships navigate the skies and seas; and it oversees the way scientists try to communicate with outer space and possible aliens.
電報(bào)時(shí)代遠(yuǎn)去后，“電聯(lián)”更名為國(guó)際電信聯(lián)盟。官網(wǎng)表示：“它是解決信息與通訊問(wèn)題的專(zhuān)門(mén)機(jī)構(gòu)，在發(fā)展通信網(wǎng)與服務(wù)方面，它也是政府與私營(yíng)企業(yè)的側(cè)重點(diǎn)。”擁有191個(gè)成員國(guó)，“電聯(lián)”宗旨為連接世界。當(dāng)今，“電聯(lián)”管理著生活的許多方面。對(duì)全球?qū)掝l網(wǎng)，無(wú)線(xiàn)網(wǎng)進(jìn)行規(guī)范；保證“海空”航行；對(duì)外太空通信實(shí)施監(jiān)管（有可能是外星人）。