Idea
Universal Acceptance is a global initiative focused on promoting the internationalization of national domain names (IDNs) and the email addresses associated with them (EAIs).
中国 (China), .срб (Serbia) or .ලංකා (Lanka) are recognizable and universally usable on the internet. The movement seeks to make all valid domain names and email addresses work correctly and equally in all internet-oriented softwares and raise awareness on further developing of a truly multilingual and inclusive internet for all.
Implementation
To address this issue, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in collaboration with industry leaders such as Apple, GoDaddy, Google, Microsoft and Verisign, established the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG).
The UASG was created to support stakeholders in adapting their systems and preparing them for universal acceptance.
Over the past decade, the group has developed a wide range of training programs and resources to help professionals update their systems and ensure the universal acceptance of domain names and email addresses.
Beginning in 2026, this work will continue under ICANN’s strategic plan, led by the corporation’s various communities.
UA in Armenia
Armenia, represented by the Internet Society NGO, has joined the Universal Acceptance Movement. The NGO has established a working group that has already started efforts to ensure global acceptance of .հայ domain.
Additionally, the working group has developed technical solutions to achieve universal acceptance of Armenian-script email addresses, such as անուն@էլ.փոստ.հայ.
On March 28, 2023, Universal Acceptance Day was celebrated globally for the first time. Armenia participated in the event by hosting a regional conference.
Since then, annual conferences have been organized in Yerevan to mark the observance of Universal Acceptance․
About the global movement
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