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Once applicants meet the initial need criterion, the WG recommends that the following categories of applicant receive support (not in priority order - should it be?):

• Community based applications such as cultural, linguistic and ethnic. These potential applicants have the benefits of being relatively well defined as groups. Facilitating community on the web is one of ICANN’s Core Values. Applicants would be given special credit if they increase skills and investment in the skills base of a target community. Experience and expertise balance with special focus should be placed on organizations with scientific and/or technical specialization. Applications would also be favoured if they contribute positive benefits to both the regional and national economies and will be assessed for their impact on existing investment within and outside of the region. Consideration of applications may be rotated to regions and/or sub-regions to ensure wide participation and circulation of support.

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• Applicants located in emerging markets/nations, whereby the applicant must be committed to operating from and benefitting an Assisted Area, as set out in the Assisted areas database.The criteria must signal to all applicants the policies and practices that can be adopted to increase the potential for aid to be given and should indicate to the applicants that are currently ineligible what steps they could take to become eligible. Special attention will be given to geographical balance whereby all regions should be represented in ratio that accounts the number of successful applications in each region.

• Applications in languages whose presence on the web is limited.

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Overall potential Applications will also be evaluated on their potential viability and competitiveness having a reasonable chance of success. The gTLD will generally be expected to become profitable within three years. Viability will be assessed by the Applicant’s ability to generate operating cash flows sufficient to repay debt obligations or the Applicant’s ability to secure financing and business from the community.

Wiki Markup*{_}Step 2._* Invite eligible Applicants to participate in the gTLD application process to receive support. _\[2-3\]_ year financial and technical aid. Selection in this step is not ‘all or nothing’, but could include a continuum of support based on the eligible Applicant’s requirements and technical quality of proposals. \\

Step 3. Review Applicant’s circumstances

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