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'''Internet Day''' is an event observed in Spain and various Latin American countries ([[Mexico]], [[Peru]], [[Chile]], [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]], [[Colombia]], [[Uruguay]], [[Ecuador]], [[Bolivia]], [[Venezuela]], and other parts of the world on May 17<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating World Internet Day: Toward AI Committed to People |url=https://central-law.com/en/celebrating-world-internet-day-toward-ai-committed-to-people/ |website=Central Law |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref> to commemorate World Internet Day.
Internet Day was held for the first time on October 25, 2005, promoted by the [[Association of Internet Users]]. Shortly after, the [[World Summit on the Information Society|World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)]], which convened in [[Tunis]] in November 2005, decided to suggested to the [[United Nations|UN]], at the urging of the Association of Internet Users, an Internet Day to celebrate the internet across the globe. The UN agreed to designate May 17 as a day dedicated to telecommunications, including [[World Telecommunication and Information Society Day]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=WSIS: Tunis Agenda for the Information Society |url=https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.itu.int}}</ref> to promote the importance of [[information and communications technology]] and the diverse issues related to information society that the WSIS brought up. In March 2006, the General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/60/252, which proclaimed that World Telecommunications and Information Society would be held annually on May 17.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/60/252 |url=https://www.itu.int/wisd/2006/res-60-252.html |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.itu.int}}</ref>
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