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Introduction
The main objective of the JAS Working Group is to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLD.
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It would be reviewed periodically (annually). (who would review - a standing committee)
Qualification
The main criterion for evaluation is Need. To be declared financially needy, an applicant should have a mean of total net profit over the 3 last years (for those that have 3 or more years of existence) of less than or equal to US$ 100,000.
Nevertheless, an applicant should also demonstrate its sustained capability to operate the gTLD, and thus should have a mean of total net profit over the 3 last years (for those that have 3 or more years of existence) of more or equal to US$ 70,000.
Those values are arbitrary, and don’t have scientific explanation. But if we assume that the applicant should provide a self funding of at least 30% of the application cost, the amounts above can be reasonable.
Self declaration
Applicants requesting support must be able to prove that assistance is essential for the application to proceed. Their Application must have been completed and a formal offer of assistance issued before any applicant enters into a commitment to proceed with the project. Applicants would be ineligible for support if they did not provide clear accounting, on a timely basis.
Applicants who wish to benefit from the support should provide:
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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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- A number of factors may be also assessed, i.a., for example wages, research and development content and training and development, as well as gender balance by fostering gender participation in order to ensure equal representation.
- combinations of the above
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.
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Step 3. Review Applicant’s circumstances
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