The Institution of Engineers (India)
AN ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED ORGANISATION(ESTABLISHED 1920, IINCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1935)

JAMMU LOCAL CENTRE
Institutional Complex, Sector
Sector-3, Channi Himmat, Jammu -180
180 015
Prof (Dr) Bhawna Sharma, FIE
Chairman
Er. Sachin Tickoo, MIE
Honorary Secretary

Phone: +91 191 2462545
E-mail:mail: jammulc@ieindia.org
ieijammu@gmail.com
Website: www.ieijammu.org

Ref. No. IEI/JLC/23/28

DATE:
DATE:17/05/2023

PRESS RELEASEIEI Jammu celebrates World Telecommunication andInformation Society Day (WTISD)Photo Caption : Sh. Adarsh Verma, Chief Operating officer, Bharti Airtel Ltd. J&K,J&K
speaking on the occasion

The Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu Local Centre celebrated the World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)” on 17th May 2023 with thetheme “Empowering the Least Developed Countries through Information andCommunication Technologies
Technologies”, the event was attended by Engineers from various
Departments, Organizations and Senior Engineers along with Members of the Committee ofIEI, Jammu Local Centre.
The day is celebrated every year on 17th May to mark the founding of InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU)
ITU) and the signing of the first International Telegraph
Convention in 1865. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United
Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs.
The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is tohelp raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other informationand communication technologies (ICT) can bring tto
o societies and economies, as well as ofways to bridge the digital divide.
On this occasion, Adarsh Verma, Chief Operating officer Bharti Airtel Ltd. J&K was theChief Guest, whereas Prof. (Dr.) Bhawna Sharma, Chairman, IEI Jammu Centre presided overthe function.

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The Institution of Engineers (India)
AN ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED ORGANISATION(ESTABLISHED 1920, IINCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1935)

JAMMU LOCAL CENTRE
Institutional Complex, Sector
Sector-3, Channi Himmat, Jammu -180
180 015
Prof (Dr) Bhawna Sharma, FIE
Chairman
Er. Sachin Tickoo, MIE
Honorary Secretary

Phone: +91 191 2462545
E-mail:mail: jammulc@ieindia.org
ieijammu@gmail.com
Website: www.ieijammu.org

Ref. No. IEI/JLC/23/28

DATE:
DATE:17/05/2023

At the outset, Prof. (Dr.) Bhawna Sharma presented the Welcome
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Address andintroduced the relevance of the day to the audience. She said that the digitization is not
happening equally all over the world and this imbalance is known as digital divide .She
informed that the purpose of the day is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that use ofthe internet and other information and communication technologies (ICTs)(ICT can bring tosocieties and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. She said that theaccess to the internet has enabled many of us to get on with our lives despite the Covid
pandemic, thanks to the modalities such as remote working aandnd online education but thereality isn’t the same for all over the world.
While speaking on the occasion, Adarsh Verma, Chief Operating officer Bharti Airtel
Ltd. J&K, stressed that corporates are taking all measures to make the last mile digitalconnectivity
vity a reality and handing over the power of telecommunication into the hands ofcommon man. The world is continuously evolving on this, and every day new ways andmeans to reduce the digital divide are emerging. He appreciated the role of this premierinstitution
titution in spreading awareness among the masses that more needs to be done to use theICTs in making the life of common people smooth cutting across the global boundaries.
Three numbers technical papers on the theme were presented by Er. Joy Ganjoo,
Member Technologist, Er. Akash Dusgotra, AMIE & Er. Anil Kumar, AMIE.
Er. Sachin Tickoo, MIE, Honorary Secretary conducted the proceedings of the event ,while speaking on the occasion he said Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
have been transforming the way people communicate, learn, and do business. ICTs are also
empowering nations to achieve sustainable development goals and improve their economies.
However, many Least Developed Countries (LDCs), characterized by low levels of humandevelopment,elopment, weak institutional structures are still lagging behind in the adoption andutilization of ICTs. Therefore, it is essential to empower LDCs through ICTs to enhance theirsocial and economic development. The role of ICTs was pivotal in making the mmammoth
COVID vaccination programme successful in the most populous country of the world “India”.
He further presented the Vote of Thanks to the august gathering and media personnel for
active participation.

Sd/Er. Sachin Tickoo, MIE
Honorary Secretary
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