The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) organised a Doa Kesyukuran ceremony yesterday at An-Na’im Mosque, Kampong Panchor Mengkubau to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 2025.

The ceremony began with mass Sunat Hajat prayers, Fardhu Asar prayers, followed by the recitation of Surah Yaasiin, Tahlil and Doa Kesyukuran led by Imam Pengiran Haji Md
Hafizuddin bin Pengiran Haji Bakar. Minister of Transport and Infocommunications Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Shamhary bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha as Chairman of AITI was present.

Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC) Ir Haji Mohammad Nazri bin Haji Mohammad Yusof; Deputy Permanent Secretary (Infocommunications) at the MTIC Haji Hairul Mohd Daud bin Haji Abdul Karim; Deputy Permanent Secretary (Transport) at the MTIC Haji Mohammad Salihin Bin Haji Aspar; and AITI Chief Executive Haji Jailani bin Haji Buntar also attended.

WTISD is celebrated annually on May 17 to mark the founding of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in 1865 when the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris, France. The purpose of WTISD is to raise awareness of the power of the Internet and other technologies to improve lives and bridge the digital divide.

This year is the 56th anniversary of WTISD since its first celebration in 1969.

The theme for this year is ‘Gender Equality in Digital Transformation’ highlighting the pressing need to advance digital gender equality, so that women and girls everywhere can also benefit from and contribute.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin