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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-IN link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The main users of IDN will be from Global South countries. The cost of owning a gTLD is really prohibitive for these countries. That could be one reason for the low growth of IDNs, apart from the technical hindrances. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Actually, technically there is no hindrance, but it is the mindset. Many people are still not familiar with inputting in scripts other than English (applicable to India).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Pavanaja<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark W. Datysgeld<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 28, 2019 4:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> Dessalegn Yehuala <mequanint.yehuala@gmail.com>; Dr. Ajay Data <ajay@data.in><br><b>Cc:</b> UA-discuss <UA-discuss@icann.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [UA-discuss] IDN growth - 9 million IDNs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>It's good to see these challenges laid out before us so that we can go into 2020 understanding the growing importance of what we are doing and how much effort needs to be put into this project.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><pre>Mark W. Datysgeld from Governance Primer [<a href="http://www.markwd.website">www.markwd.website</a>]<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>In partnership with AR-TARC and the Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES)<o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 28/11/2019 20:09, Dessalegn Yehuala wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here is an excerpt from the report which gives food for thought for those involved in UA readiness. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p>Despite the recent growth, <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fidnworldreport.eu%2F2019-2%2F&esheet=52136336&newsitemid=20191127005538&lan=en-US&anchor=the+major+challenge&index=7&md5=daec7692ba0edaf099c3248044eebe19" target="_blank">the major challenge</a> to mass uptake of IDNs continues to be their <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fidnworldreport.eu%2Finfographics%2Funiversal-acceptance%2F&esheet=52136336&newsitemid=20191127005538&lan=en-US&anchor=poor+usability&index=8&md5=30c5fd1a88075f738cc47c7f398ef164" target="_blank">poor usability</a>:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>in email,<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>online user identifiers,<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>and even in browsers, applications and devices including Internet of Things.<o:p></o:p></li></ul></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dessalegn<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 8:00 PM Dr. Ajay Data <<a href="mailto:ajay@data.in">ajay@data.in</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>The 2019 IDN World Report Shows 20% IDN Growth<br><br><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191127005538/en/2019-IDN-World-Report-Shows-20-IDN" target="_blank">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191127005538/en/2019-IDN-World-Report-Shows-20-IDN</a><br><br>Less than what I expected. Next year it should be more than <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>💯</span> percent growth. <br><br>Worth a read.<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>AD<br><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with XGen Email.<br>_______________________________________________<br>By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy</a>) and the website Terms of Service (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos</a>). 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