[APAC-Discuss] [IDN-WG] The Problem of IDNs

[Cheryl Langdon-Orr]

I agree totally that this problematic issue also opens up opportunity
especially for collaborative approaches to some Regionally 'home grown '
solutions...  Perhaps we should workshop some ideas in a fora at APrIGF as
a complementary activity to Satish's w'shop, as well as other
opportunities... The APNIC #38 meeting in Sept in Brisbane perhaps they
have called for papers today...

CLO from my Mobile phone
On 09/05/2014 2:25 pm, "Satish Babu" <director at icfoss.in> wrote:

> Thanks Rinalia. These are real problems indeed, and the end user community
> has yet to benefit from the IDN programme, particularly in the Asia-Pacific
> region.
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> We are planning a workshop at the forthcoming Delhi APrIGF around the theme
> of challenges in implementing IDNs, particularly from the South Asia
> perspective (as it has perhaps the highest linguistic diversity in the
> world). I'd request you to share your thoughts at the APrIGF on the ways of
> addressing these issues.
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> satish
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> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <
> rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Colleagues,
> >
> > This is the link to a recent APTLD Report on a survey involving ccTLDs
> > regarding use of IDNs -
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> http://aptld.org/system/files/survey_report_-_launch_and_use_of_idns_2014.pdf
> > .
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> > It has statistics from the Asia Pacific and European regions.   End user
> > awareness is scored lowest and there is feedback on barriers that limit
> > broad adoption by end users.
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> > At the basic level, the problem is that IDNs are not available for use in
> > email, browsers and other applications used by users.  Efforts to address
> > the problem are distributed among many parties and they are
> > un-coordinated.  There has been some discussions at ICANN on what needs
> to
> > be done and the role of ICANN.
> >
> > The challenge for ICANN is that it doesn't deal with application level
> > problems.  Nevertheless, the successful adoption of IDN TLDs is arguably
> a
> > success measure for ICANN's TLD programme, so ICANN has a stake in seeing
> > IDNs succeed.
> >
> > Various suggestions have been made on ICANN's role including convene
> > meetings on the topic, raise awareness about the problem through
> > communications channels, gather and centralize information on efforts
> > underway to inform the community, and coordinate the disparate efforts of
> > un-connected parties, etc.
> >
> > *If there are thoughts on what the role of ICANN should be vis-a-vis the
> > role of the community to address the problem of IDN adoption (as part of
> > solving the Universal Acceptance problem), please share.*
> >
> > *APRALO and APTLD: Perhaps a collaboration on way forward to enhance end
> > user awareness and encourage applications developers to meet the market
> > demand? *
> >
> > Best regards,
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> > Rinalia
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> http://aptld.org/system/files/survey_report_-_launch_and_use_of_idns_2014.pdf
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