In a bid to accessibility of internet and related technology for Sri Lankans, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) last week launched the Sinhala General Panel to commenced work enabling usage of domain names and access content in language. The move will enable the local community contribute towards developing secure and stable…
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today discussed the evolution of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) and its potential implication for Sri Lanka. ICANN is currently overseeing one of the biggest changes ever in the history of the Internet with its New Generic Top-level Domain (gTLD) Program. This is driving the…
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) todaydiscussed the evolution of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS)and its potential implication for Sri Lanka. ICANN is currently overseeing one of the biggest changes ever in the history of the Internet with its New Generic Top-level Domain (gTLD) Program. This is driving the largest expansion…
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and local experts in policy, technical and linguistic fields convened in Colombo recently to introduce the Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) programme and launch the Sinhala Generation Panel (GP). The launch signifies an exciting future where the local community contributes towards developing secure and stable access to…
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and local experts in policy, technical and linguistic fields convened in Colombo today to introduce the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) program and launch the Sinhala Generation Panel (GP). The launch signifies an exciting future where the local community contributes towards developing secure and stable access to…
Sri Lanka’s intranet penetration is far below the average internet penetration in Asia, a study by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said. Sri Lanka currently has over 6 million internet users. With a population of 20.9 million, this represents an internet penetration rate of approximately 32%, which is below the average penetration…
