On Thursday 21st March 2024 at 09:45-17:00 IST (04:15-11:30 UTC) the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, hosts UA Day 2024, with the theme ‘BhashaNet: Impetus Towards Universal Acceptance‘, at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. Bhashanet is an initiative to provide a truly multilingual internet, where local language website name and local language email id, work everywhere seamlessly.
09:45 Inauguration
CEO NIXI
JS, IG Division, MeitY
Academia (Prof. Rajat Moona) Shri. Sajid Rahman, ICANN Board Member Shri. Samiran Gupta, Vice President, Government and IGO Engagement APAC
Release of BhashaNet portal
Keynote address by Secretary, MeitY
Vote of thanks by Shri. T Santhosh
11:15 Government initiatives and perspective
Moderator Shri. T. Santhosh (MeitY) Shri. Amitabh Nag (Bhashini) Ms. Tanya Madaan (ONDC) Shri. Inderjeet Singh (Commissioner, Information Technology & Communication, Government of Rajasthan) Ms. Alka Misra (NIC)
12:20 Industry preparedness and perspective
Moderator Ms. Sarika Gulyani ( FICCI) Shri. Balendu Sharma (Microsoft) Shri. Nitin Walia (UASG Vice Chair) Lt. Gen. Dr. S.P. Kochhar (COAI) Shri. Mathew Jose (Infibeam)
This event is part of UA Day, rallying local, regional, and global communities and organizations to spread Universal Acceptance (UA) awareness and to encourage UA adoption with key stakeholders. The day will consist of UA training, awareness, and strategy sessions held by the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), ICANN, global partners, and regional and local organizations.
UA is a technical requirement that ensures all valid domain names and email addresses, regardless of script, language, or character length, can be equally used by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems.
SPEAKERS Greg Shatan, NARALO Chair Sarah Deutsch, ICANN Board Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair Joe Catapano, ICANN GSE Louis Houle, Omicron / ISOC Quebec
On Friday 12 June 2020 at 5pm-6pm IST (11:30-12:30 UTC) the Internet Society Rural Development Special Interest Group (RuralISOCSIG) presents a webinar ‘Universal Acceptance Awareness‘. Universal Acceptance (UA ensures that all domain names, including long new TLDs and IDNs, and email addresses are treated equally and can be used by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems.
SPEAKERS Dr. Ajay Data – Chair, Universal Acceptance Steering Group Dr. Sarmad Hussain – Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Programs Director, ICANN Samiran Gupta, Head of India, ICANN Harish Chowdhary, Universal Acceptance Ambassador
MODERATOR Adarsh B U, Founder and President, RuralISOCSIG
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