Universal Acceptance (UA) is not just an ICANN issue, but ICANN has an important role to play. UA is also not just about Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), but IDN is an important component that links UA with the wider topic of multilingualism and internationalization throughout the tech stack. IDN elevates UA beyond a technical matter … Read more
Organized by the APRALO Policy Forum (APF), this three-part webinar series explored the technical, policy, and implementation aspects of the multilingual Internet. The sessions collectively traced the evolution from the technical foundations of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), through policy development, to Universal Acceptance (UA), providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the multilingual Internet ecosystem. … Read more
Launched in 2016, the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) marks its 10th anniversary in 2026. Co-hosted by ICANN and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), and organised in collaboration with APNIC, DotAsia Organisation, the Internet Society (ISOC), and APTLD, APIGA targets youth aged 18–35 from across the Asia Pacific region. Over nine annual … Read more
A uniform way to handle diacritics in domain names, similar to IDN Variants, has been a long-standing demand from several parts of At-Large, including the Canadian French-speaking territories. The asymmetry between Diacritics and Variants arose from the way the Latin Generation Panel has chosen to treat diacritic labels–as distinctly separate code points, and not as … Read more
As a community-based organization, continuous outreach and engagement are essential to ICANN’s work. ICANN carries out these efforts via various activities, including through its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs). In the case of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), outreach and engagement efforts in APAC falls toAPRALO– the Asian, Australasian, and Pacific Islands Regional … Read more
