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Therefore, and also because all the existing gTLDs are from run by Registries based in developed countries, the ALAC finds it unfair to put the applications from developed and developing countries on the same level of priority. Giving the later latter a priority will also promote the diversity, enhance the accessibility of the developing economy citizens to the Internet and serves the public interest.

The ALAC believes that prioritizing new gTLD applications from developing economies will not have a big impact because the total number of the concerned applications (Africa and LAC regions) is 41 only, which represent less than 2.13% of the total number of applications.

Nevertheless, the At-Large Advisory Committee understands the worries of those who are concerned about giving priority to applications from developing countries that are applied for by rich people candidates from the north, even if the same case applies for the IDN applications too.

A To reduce the possibility of gaming of this process, a case by case treatment should be undertaken for applications from developing economies to find out those genuinely applied for by developing country citizens and organizations.

The ALAC thinks believes that rebalancing re-balancing the Internet domain industry (lingual and geographic) and the consideration of the public interest should be the main criteria for any prioritization. IDN and developing economies economy applications deserve to be on the top of the list.       

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