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What is Universal Acceptance?

Universal Acceptance (UA) Day is a global initiative led by the **Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG)** and supported by **ICANN**. It brings together governments, the DNS industry, academia, and local communities to advance a more **inclusive, multilingual Internet**.

UA Day features 
UA Day Community – Pakistan

The UA Day Pakistan Community is a collaborative initiative dedicated to promoting awareness and adoption of Universal Acceptance (UA) across Pakistan. The community brings together stakeholders from government, academia, the technical community, industry, and civil society to support the development of a more inclusive and multilingual Internet.

Following the global announcement of UA Day by ICANN and the global efforts of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), the Internet Society Islamabad Chapter took the lead in initiating and coordinating UA Day celebrations in Pakistan in 2023.

As a community-driven initiative, UA Day Pakistan works closely with partners from the Internet governance ecosystem, universities, developer communities, industry stakeholders, and public institutions. Through awareness sessions, workshops, and technical discussions, the initiative aims to promote Universal Acceptance and encourage the development of digital systems that support all valid domain names and email addresses, including multilingual and internationalized formats.

UA Day celebrations in Pakistan provide an important platform to connect stakeholders, strengthen technical capacity, and highlight the role of Universal Acceptance in advancing digital inclusion, innovation, and linguistic diversity on the Internet.

UA Community Secretariat

The UA Community Secretariat coordinates UA Day activities and partnerships in Pakistan. The initiative is led by the Internet Society Islamabad Chapter, which serves as the coordinating community platform for UA-related initiatives in the country.

The Secretariat facilitates collaboration among stakeholders, organizes awareness programs and technical training sessions, and supports efforts to encourage the development of UA-ready systems, applications, and digital services.

Community Leadership

Abdullah Qamar

Community Lead – UA Community Pakistan
Email: qamarabdullaha@gmail.com
Phone: +92 331 5314636

Asad Mahmand

Technical Advisor (DNS & Infrastructure)

Dr. Muhammad Shabbir Awan

Policy and Internet Governance Advisor

Muhammad Saqib

Cybersecurity and IT Audit Advisor

Asma Khalid

Digital Communications and Marketing Lead
Event Coordinator

Zakir Syed
Government Advisory

Shahid Hussain Soomro

Internet society Islamabad chapter

Technical Partner TezHost

Pakistan Network Operators Group
National Information Technology Board

Pakistan Software Houses Association
P@SHA

PNOG
PSEB
Academic Partners Riphah International University

Skills Share Hub
Accessibility & Inclusion Partners Pathfinder Solutions
Defktalk
Government Partners Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication
National Information Technology Board

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

Provincial IT Boards
Media Partner The Centrum Media
Twin City News (TCN)
ProPakistani
TechJuice
Associated Press Of Pakistan
Strategic Partner UNESCO Pakistan

NTIS Pakistan
upliftiar
PAN Localization
digitalpakistan.org

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