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UA Day 2026

  • Theme:

    UA in Practice : Demonstrating Readiness and Multilingual Inclusion In Uganda

  • Date :

    27th April 2026

  • Number of Attendes

    300

  • Location:

    Nakawa ICT Innovation Hub

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UA Day 2026 – Program Agenda
Time Session
08:30 – 09:00 AM Registration & Arrival Participant check-in and networking.
09:00 – 09:10 AM Opening Remarks Welcome address by Uganda DNS Forum.
09:10 – 09:30 AM Keynote: Why Universal Acceptance Matters Importance of UA for a multilingual Internet.
09:30 – 09:45 AM Government Representative (GAC Uganda) National digital transformation and UA policy perspective.
09:45 – 10:00 AM AFRALO Representative Regional insights on UA adoption in Africa.
10:00 – 10:15 AM ICANN & UNESCO Global perspectives on UA and multilingual Internet.
10:15 – 10:45 AM Understanding UA: IDNs, EAI & Unicode Introduction to UA technical foundations.
10:45 – 11:05 AM Tea Break Refreshments and networking.
11:05 – 11:35 AM Overview of UA Technical Requirements Key requirements for UA implementation.
11:35 – 01:00 PM Pre-Demo Technical Deep Dive Preparation for hands-on technical sessions.
01:00 – 02:00 PM Lunch Break Lunch and networking.
02:00 – 02:30 PM Registering Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) Practical IDN registration session.
02:30 – 03:30 PM Making Websites UA-Ready (WordPress Demo) Live demo of UA-ready website configuration.
03:30 – 04:30 PM Setting Up an EAI-Enabled Mail Server Email internationalization technical walkthrough.
04:30 – 04:50 PM Live Demonstration & Hands-on Session Participant-led interactive practice session.
04:50 – 05:00 PM Q&A + Closing Remarks & Next Steps Final Q&A, wrap-up, and next steps.

Chair of the ICANN Board Tripti Sinha Welcomes Everyone to UA Day

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