A training workshop on universal acceptance (AU) opened on Saturday April 12 at UCAD II. Organized by the NGO Bokk Jang on the occasion of the AU day, this initiative which aims to strengthen the capacity of systems engineers and IT professionals, aims to integrate AU standards into local digital infrastructure, in order to guarantee a truly inclusive, multilingual and accessible internet, whatever the language or format of domain names.
According to Alex Corenthin, retired teacher-researcher at the Dakar Polytechnic School, “Internet development has been dazzling in recent years. It is no longer reserved for an elite, but accessible to the average citizen. It is therefore crucial that everyone can express themselves in their language, in their singularity. »»
He calls for this sense the responsibility of local human resources, for whom according to him: “must find solutions adapted to our realities. This will have a considerable impact on the responsible and inclusive use of digital in Senegal. »»
This training workshop on the promotion of universal acceptance (AU) towards technicians and students, will allow them to obtain tools necessary to implement the AU in messaging systems and web platforms “, underlined the teacher researcher, retired from the Dakar Polytechnic School, who pleads” for the use of local languages such as Wolof, Sérère, Diola or Peul in Domain names, and even Wolofal, Wolof transcription into Arabic characters. »»
-This initiative should be noted, is part of a partnership with Artp and Icann, the international organization in charge of domain names and other partners such as Gainde 2000, Gofar Holding, Guindo, Cf Digital Edge, Expresso, Wango.
According to Coura Fall, Vice-President of Bokk Jang, “since 2024, we have led awareness campaigns on universal acceptance. Today, we are going to the practical phase with this workshop that brings together engineers, developers, civil society players and digital specialists. »»
Universal acceptance (AU) is a fundamental principle that guarantees that all domain names and email address including those using non -Latin characters, new or long extensions or those using local scripts or recent extensions are recognized, accepted and used uniform …
Ousmane Goudiaby
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