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Edmon Chung <edmon@registry.asia>; <br>
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[UA-discuss] intervention from Indian delegates <br>
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<td valign="top">ARVIND GUPTA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ON BEHALF OF MY DELEGATION, I WANT<BR>TO MAKE AN INTERVENTION, I WANT TO MAKE TWO POINTS. EVERY SECOND 3 NEW<BR>INDIANS EXPERIENCE THE INTERNET FOR THE FIRST TIME AND MANY OF THEM ARE NOT<BR>FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND THE LANGUAGES THEY READ DO NOT USE ROMAN CHARACTERS.<BR>THIS IS NOT TRUE ONLY FOR INDIANS BUT FOR A VAST MAJORITY OF THE NEXT<BR>BILLION WHO WILL BE COMING ONLINE SOON. FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE IT IS<BR>ESSENTIAL THAT THERE IS HIGH QUALITY LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT AVAILABLE AND<BR>THAT THE SERVICES WHICH WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED SUCH AS EMAIL WORK<BR>SEAMLESSLY. THIS IS POSSIBLE ONLY BY MAKING SURE THAT IDNs ARE ROLLED OUT<BR>AND ARE SUPPORTED FULLY BY EVERYONE. IN OTHER WORDS WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS<BR>UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE WHICH IS AN AREA WHERE ICANN CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT<BR>FACILITATING ROLE.<BR><BR><BR><BR></td>
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