Dear NARALO Members, I hope this email finds you well. As we prepare for the *NARALO Post-ICANN85 Readout tomorrow at 19:00 UTC*, I wanted to highlight why you should prioritize attending the session where Glenn McKnight and I will present on our work: *The Bengali Translation of the VSIG Internet Governance Course.* Our presentation offers more than just an update on a successful project; it shares a critical, replicable framework for digital inclusion rooted in a fundamental human right. ------------------------------ *Why This Presentation Matters to NARALO Members* The effort to localize the VSIG course into Bengali is deeply personal for me, standing as a continuation of the fight for linguistic rights that defined the Bengali Language Movement. Our work, anchored in the belief that language should not be a barrier to governance discussions, is a practical tribute to this legacy, an idea often reinforced when I reflect on the *Shahid Minar in Montreal*. Over the past year, our entirely *volunteer-driven team* successfully translated a 10-module curriculum using an efficient AI-human hybrid workflow. This effort culminated in a live pilot at the *University of Dhaka* with 38 students. The pilot achieved a remarkable 47% course completion rate, but more critically, it exposed major, real-world internet failures: - *Real-World Failures:* We encountered unexpected *Universal Acceptance (UA) issues*. Automated emails written in Bengali script were *silently vanishing* (an EAI failure), and browsers were actively *stripping out Bengali conjunct characters* (a Unicode rendering failure). We were teaching digital inclusion on platforms that were failing the students in real-time, underscoring the urgency of this technical work for the global community. - *Replicable Methodology:* Based on this experience and the subsequent *evaluation of the translation project*, we developed a proven *Five-Pillar Replication Framework*—a playbook we distilled from our efforts that can be adopted by any language community embarking on a localization project: 1. *Terminology Kit:* Build a shared glossary first. 2. *AI Governance:* Use an AI-human hybrid workflow, but ensure human review for cultural and contextual accuracy. 3. *Script Engineering:* Test Unicode rendering and font fallback for non-Latin scripts early. 4. *Academic Anchor:* Partner with a university for institutional credibility and structured learning. 5. *Expanding Spiral:* Start small, pilot, gather data, refine, and repeat. Looking forward to sharing more during our presentation. Best regards, Mohibul Mahmud NARALO Member On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM Rookayya G via NA-Discuss < na-discuss@icann.org> wrote:
Dear NARALO Members,
I hope this message finds you well.
You are warmly invited to attend the *NARALO Post-ICANN85 Readout*, which will take place *tomorrow during our monthly NARALO meeting at 19:00 UTC*.
Following ICANN85, this session will provide an opportunity to hear key highlights, insights, and takeaways from the meeting, which brought together the global Internet governance community to discuss policy, DNS-related issues, and ongoing ICANN work.
*Here is the agenda:* https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AYCuNg
This readout is an excellent opportunity to stay informed, engage with fellow community members, and discuss developments relevant to the At-Large community and end users.
We look forward to your participation.
Kind regards, Rookayya Gulmahamed
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