World Computer Literacy Day

 Candidates preparing for the competitive exams should study World Computer Literacy Day 2023 in detail. It is one of the important days in December. World Computer Literacy Day 2023 is observed on 2nd December. World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated annually by the Institute of N.I.I.T. The holiday was created in honor of the company’s 20th anniversary and as a way to increase computer literacy among people, especially women and children.

Theme: Promoting literacy for a world in transition

History: Initiated by an Indian multinational corporation, NIIT, to mark its 20th anniversary, World Computer Literacy Day was first celebrated in 2001 where the topic of discussion was a research that suggested that a majority of people fluent in computer usage were men. The day now emphasises the importance of computer education and aims to bridge the digital divide by ensuring that people around the world have access to and knowledge of information and communication technologies and the day serves as a global initiative to promote computer literacy and digital skills.

Significance: Holding significance in the context of the increasingly digital world we live in, World Computer Literacy Day serves as a reminder of the importance of computer literacy in modern society and encourages efforts to provide access to computer education for people of all ages and backgrounds.