At-Large Policy Session: Aligning UA and IDNs with the Multilingual Internet: End-user perspectives
00:30 - 02:00 UTC on Thursday, 25 June
Zoom 1 (ALAC)
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08:30 UTC+08:00, 25 June 2020
00:30 UTC, 25 June 2020
ID# 12159
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For a significant section of end-users for whom English is not the first language--both among current users as well as within the next billion users--an aspirational goal is that of a multilingual Internet: an Internet that they can use in their own script, and having content in their own language.
The current initiative by the ICANN community to promote the use of IDNs and Universal Acceptance is closely tied to the growth of the multilingual Internet, as these are mutually reinforcing topics for end-users: the more the multilingual Internet (defined in terms of parameters such as language, writing systems, culture, diversity and gender) develops, the more the demand for IDNs and UA will rise.
Although ICANN's remit is confined to the technical aspects of promotion of UA by filling technical gaps and disseminating technical information, end-user communities may need to go beyond these and look at building a multilingual Internet for the future, which will in turn benefit UA and IDNs. Further, given that IDNs and UA form its foundational infrastructure, these would be high-priority items in the progression towards the multilingual Internet.
The proposed session will examine the current state of end-user participation in the journey towards the multilingual Internet--with special focus on IDNs and UA--and explore the possibilities of leveraging end-users, their organizations and their communities in activities such as outreach, remediation and awareness-building for IDNs and Universal Acceptance.Agenda: https://community.icann.org/x/2yiJBw
Session Leader: Heidi Ullrich
Staff Facilitator: Gisella Gruber