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This comment supports adoption of the guidelines, while recommending 5 improvements. First,
ICANN org should publish a sequenced implementation roadmap that identifies priority
dependencies, delivery owners and review points. Second, the proposed measurement
framework should be converted into a baseline assessment, a public dashboard and a periodic
reporting cycle. Third, ICANN should use mission-consistent incentives, ...
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We believe that -in order to ensure the success of U.A. process it´s important that ti will be deeply routed in all the ongoing processes of transformation of the Digital Environment: the numerous ones lead by the UN (GDC implementation, Pact of the Future implementation, SDG revision, permanent IGF, WSIS Forum , Global Dialogue for A.I. etc.); but also the one taking place in the industry and in the standardization field. an holistic approach...
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The GAC supports ICANN’s efforts to advance Universal Acceptance and welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the Draft Guidelines for Advancing Universal Acceptance Adoption. GAC members have reviewed the draft guidelines and herein provide general comments in that regard.
GAC members recognize the importance of UA in supporting a more inclusive and multilingual Internet, and appreciate the development of guidance to assist stake...
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The Business Constituency (BC) welcomes the UA EWG draft Guidelines for Advancing Universal Acceptance (UA) Adoption and reaffirms its long-standing support for IDNs and UA initiatives. While we see the guidelines as a positive step, we believe they should better preserve the “universal” nature of UA work. We caution against limited stakeholder engagement and recommend broader inclusion of SMEs, startups, universities, open-source communities,...
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Please find attached (PDF) the ALAC Statement on the Draft Guidelines for Advancing UA Adoption. Ratification information is included on the cover page.
Kind Regards,
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
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The RySG welcomes the draft UA Guidelines and commends the EWG’s work, highlighting the need for coordinated efforts and ICANN Org’s leadership in achieving full UA readiness. It also recommends more explicit recognition of the critical role of national governments in driving UA adoption through public sector standards and infrastructure.
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The UAC expresses its appreciation and support the development of guidance to improve UA readiness. The ccNSO UAC recognizes the importance of Universal Acceptance (UA) in enabling a more inclusive and multilingual Internet, particularly in the context of country code top-level domain (ccTLD) operations and the increasing deployment of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs).
Overall, the UAC considers the guidelines a useful foundat...
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The RrSG is overall supportive of these draft Guidelines and the general push towards UA Adoption. These guidelines should remain such, with no mandatory requirements, particularly as the realities of upstream dependencies requiring UA updates continue to constrain registrars, and must be acknowledged. In drafting an Issues Report ICANN should include an ecosystem gap analysis in order to fully understand and document the chain of respons...
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NetMission.Asia (APAC Youth) welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the February 2026 Draft Guidelines for Advancing Universal Acceptance (UA) Adoption. This report provides the shared view of young Internet users and professionals across the Asia-Pacific region, where the goal of a multilingual Internet has not yet been reached.
Our primary concern is that the Draft Guidelines, while comprehe...
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The GeoTLD Group welcomes the draft Guidelines and provides comments based on our experience with the GeoTLD UA Local Initiative and supporting cooperation between geoTLDs and their local stakeholders on UA outreach and training.
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Charter Question 8 (Public Sector):
Integrate UA compliance into development financing frameworks by collaborating with organizations like the World Bank. Making UA a condition for funding disbursement can drive large-scale adoption through existing accountability systems.
Charter Question 9 (Academia):
Promote UA adoption by aligning it with university ranking and qu...
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Comments/ Recommendations/Inputs on Guidelines of Advancing Universal Acceptance (UA) Adoption:
Develop Standardize Metrics, Reporting Frameworks and Centralized UA Issue Tracking and Collaboration Platforms.
Provide Ready-to-Use Libraries a...
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There have some gaps remain in this draft. While the guidelines highlight the importance of prioritization, they could benefit from a clearer implementation sequencing framework with short, medium and long-term milestones. This would help ICANN and stakeholders allocate resources more efficiently. Additionally, the guidelines rely heavily on voluntary adoption; stronger consideration could be given to policy levers, incentives, or compliance m...
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The Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) strongly supports ICANN’s ongoing leadership in advancing Universal Acceptance and welcomes the comprehensive approach outlined in the draft guidelines. Ensuring that all valid domain names and email addresses function seamlessly across the Internet is essential to building a multilingual and inclusive digital ecosystem.
We recommend strengthening the guidelines across several areas, focusing on app...
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This contribution addresses the structural risk of Agentic Saturation Stridential (SAS) within the Universal Acceptance (UA) framework. Based on the NIST IRP-189 standard and the IETF draft-feria-sas-00, I recommend the implementation of a Deterministic Pre-execution Admission Framework (RL0) to protect the 243.8 million gTLD domains from autonomous synthetic noise. UA must be...
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This submission supports the UA EWG Guidelines and offers targeted observations from a researcher working at the intersection of HCI and AI-mediated information systems, with engagement across ACM venues and active interest in how internet infrastructure shapes information access. Three concerns are raised.
On academic engagement (Charter Question 9), the recommendation to embed UA within existing courses rather than as standalone conten...
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The Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP) supports the draft Guidelines for Advancing Universal Acceptance (UA) Adoption and recognizes them as a comprehensive and well-structured foundation for advancing UA globally.
ISPCP’s submission focuses on strengthening the guidelines to improve their practical implementation and impact.
Key recommendations include:
- Introducing Artificial Intelli...
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My main concerns relate to five areas:
(1) the need for clearer operational roadmaps and minimum UA-readiness benchmarks;
(2) the limited attention to Global South realities and localized resources, including Arabic;
(3) the need for more practical public policy and procurement tools;
(4) the current over-reliance on voluntary, market-driven adoption, especially in the absence of stronger incentives for large technology...
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This proposal recognizes the significance of the Draft Guidelines for Advancing Universal Acceptance (UA) Adoption in fostering an inclusive and multilingual Internet. The report emphasizes that although the rules are thorough, their execution is the primary obstacle. When it comes to managing internationalized domain names and email addresses, real-world systems continue to have serious shortcomings.
Prioritizing high-impact systems, en...
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This submission supports the UA Expert Working Group’s effort to develop structured, multistakeholder guidelines for advancing Universal Acceptance (UA), recognizing UA as a critical enabler of digital inclusion and a prerequisite for the effective expansion of the DNS, including the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round.
At a high level, the submission finds the guidelines comprehensive but recommends strengthening them in three key areas: