Ada Lovelace Day

International Day for Universal Access to Information on September 28 (Universal access to information means that everyone has the right to seek, receive and impart information. This right is an integral part of the right to freedom of expression);

Digital Society Day in India on October 17;

In 2017 Qualcomm announces the first 5G mobile connection, which has a connection speed of 1 Gbit/s. on October 17;

In 2016 a team at Australia's University of New South Wales create a new quantum bit that remains in a stable superposition for 10 times longer than previously achieved. on October 17;

Spreadsheet Day on October 17;

In 2017 Alphabet announces an improved version of the AlphaGo artificial intelligence, developed by its subsidiary Google DeepMind. on October 18;