2. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil www.infitt.org S.Maniam 25 th Aug 01

3. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil FUNCTIONS Develop norms and standards for Tamil computing Identify and facilitate key applications for development of Tamil IT Represent global Tamil Diaspora in IT world activities Co-ordinate efforts among various Tamil IT groups Promote Tamil IT among Tamil Diaspora

4. Tamil Diaspora – Year 2000

5. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil SINGAPORE SRI LANKA MALAYSIA EUROPE N. AMERICA C H A P T E R S Tamil Internet Steering Committee Tamil Internet Steering Committee INDIA-Tamil Nadu Tamil Internet Steering Com Tamil Internet Steering Com Tamil Internet Steering Com Tamil Internet Steering Com

6. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil INFITT WG2 Unicode WG7 Linux WG1 Glossary WG6 OCR WG3 Internet Names WG5 Transliteration WG4 Font Encoding

7. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil AN UPDATE- Aug 01 WG3: Tamil Internet Domain Names GTLDs.COM -.vaNi.NET -.iNai.ORG -.amai.EDU -.kalvi.GOV -.arasu.INT -.anai CCTLDs Phase I New TLDs.au.ca.in.lk.my.sg.us.uk.aeroAir-transport industry.bizBusiness.coopNon-profit co-operatives.infoUnrestricted use.museumMuseums.nameFor registration by individuals.proAccountants, lawyers & physicians

8. WG meeting held during:-  INET 2000- Yokohama. Jul 00  Tamil Internet 2000- Singapore- Jul 00  IT ASIA 2000- Singapore – Nov 00 Next Meeting:-  Tamil Internet 2001 – Malaysia – Aug 01 1 st Phase CCTLD, New GLTDs Test Operatability …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil

9. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil ACTIVITIES-2001 Memorandum of Understanding Co-operation in the area of Tamil Internet Names Formalise the WG findings on International Platform Tamil Internet 2001 Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 26- 28 August 2001 Opened by the Prime Minister of Malaysia INFITT Chapters

10. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil TAMIL INTERNET STEERING COMMITTEE SINGAPORE Develop local multilingual content Public education Encourage use of e-commerce Brand Singapore as multilingual hub Encourage Tamil/Indian technology development

11. The INFITT Executive Director at the launch of The Tamil Virtual University by the TN Chief Minister Also present, INIFTT members from Sri Lanka,Malaysia Europe and USA.

12. …ҍ´ °Áâ´ °×Ö —°‘ÞÖ¸ªº ÀòéÅ International Forum for Information Technology in Tamil THANK YOU