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Welcome to the Internet Unicode Migration Taskforce (IUMT) – an international initiative to transition the worldwide internet infrastructure toward fully native Unicode support, without the need for Punycode.

IUMT is committed to evolving the internet so that domain names, email addresses, and network text systems support Unicode natively – enabling inclusive, language-appropriate, and culturally diverse worldwide communication.

Despite widespread use of Unicode on the web, the Domain Name System (DNS) remains ASCII-based. IDNA/Punycode is a transitional workaround that is no longer sufficient:

• Punycode separates visible names from technical representations
• Many systems still lack "universal acceptance"
• Digital exclusion of non-Latin script communities continues

Native Unicode in DNS would remove this disconnect.

• Coordinate a worldwide standardization process for native Unicode domain names
• Develop migration strategies (root zone, resolvers, DNSSEC, legacy compatibility)
• Promote Unicode compatibility in operating systems, libraries, and protocols
• Raise international policy awareness about linguistic addressability

IUMT is an open, multidisciplinary alliance of:

• Technical experts in DNS, software, and networks
• Linguists and script communication researchers
• Digital inclusion and cultural diversity advocates
• Members from standards bodies and regulatory institutions

We welcome all forms of contribution:

• Participate in specifications and RFC drafts
• Develop Unicode-capable tools, resolvers, and DNS components
• Provide testbeds, DNS experiments, and root zone simulations
• Help with translations, policy outreach, and legal frameworks

1. Visit iumt.org (coming soon)
2. Join the discussion: issues/ or forum
3. Explore sample DNS configurations in Unicode (examples/)
4. Sign the initiative: MANIFEST.md

A worldwide internet where everyone can express their digital identity in their own language and script, without technical barriers – fully Unicode-native, from root to application.

Names that belong – Zeichen, die verbinden.