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The "APRALO Proposed Text for Joint ccNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs - Dec 2011 Final" in all six UN languages, including Korean and Japanese, can be downloaded using the following links:
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- 한국의 [PDF, 106 KB]
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JIG Response to ICANN Board Resolution on Single Character IDN TLDs
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Single Character Internationalised Domain Name Top Level Domains (IDN-TLDs) in the new gTLD process, inclusive of the first round, has been a matter of considerable and lengthy community discussion, joint SO work group activity (cNSO and GNSO's JOG-WG) and consensus support in the wider ICANN and At-Large Community and specifically is of intense interest and importance to the Internet users and potential Domain Name Registrants in the Asia Pacific Region. Inclusive of the accredited as ‘At-Large Structures' ALSes of the Asia Pacific Regional At-Large organisation (APRALO) and most essentially those in the parts of the region whose language scripts commonly utilise single characters as meaningful words / terms/ concepts etc., i.e. Chinese, Japanese and Korean language users. APRALO trusts that it does not need to articulate the statistical and numerical significance of the numbers of people that this matter may of course potentially effect to the ALAC and the ICANN but we do wish to raise via the ALAC to the ICANN Board our deep concern about aspects of their resolution on this matter from their August 2011 Board meeting, where the Board specified that Single Character IDN TLDs not be included in the first round
APRALO also notes that the August 2011 Board resolution generally requested input from ICANNs Advisory Committees on this matter and therefore requests that the ALAC give their supportive of concept and requirement, input and advice to the ICANN Board, as a matter of some urgency so that properly informed and reminded of the wide community support and the necessity of these IDN-TLDs, the Board may be able to review their current resolution re this, and move, we trust to the more reasonable, fair and justifiable option of including the implementation of Single Character IDN TLDs as acceptable applications for the first round of the new gTLD program.
APRALO is aware of a letter from the JIG-WG which we believe is under current discussion for resolution and endorsement in the GNSO and ccNSO and specifically wish to have formally noted our support to the following items from that letter:
The JIG, through the ccNSO and GNSO councils therefore sincerely urges the Board to:
- Implement the community consensus of allowing Single Character IDN TLDs without restricting such implementation to being after the first round of the new gTLD process, and to decouple the requirement that IDN ccTLD or IDN gTLD mechanisms wait for the other;
- If necessary, form an implementation team to assist staff in immediately implementing Single Character IDN TLDs for scripts and languages where the input of a Single Character requires multiple keystrokes (e.g. ideographical scripts, and avoiding the potential technical concern of keyboard layouts identified in the JIG report), and for the team to further guide implementation for other scripts as well as coordinate input from the ACs; and,
- Update or amend the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook for such implementation before the application period for the first round is over.
and from our Regional endorsement and support of these proposals to the ICANN Board (whether or NOT they are endorsed by both or either the ccNSO or the GNSO) we request ALAC also discuss and then support, endorse and advise the ICANN Board on this important issue of equity and opportunity for meaningful and usable IDN-TLD opportunities to be part of the coming First Round of acceptances of new gTLD application, with the strongest possible encouragement for their review of their August 11th resolution on the matter inline with the above.
1st draft text of the above 'penned' by Cheryl Langdon-Orr ( CLO) 21 NoivNov,2011.
PLEASE COMMENT and propose any EDITS etc., in the comment section of the page below.
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Second and Final Draft using input from comments below.
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From our Regional endorsement in particular by APRALO and support from the ALAC of these proposals to the ICANN Board (whether or not they are endorsed by both or either the ccNSO or the GNSO), the ALAC advise the ICANN Board on this important issue of equity and opportunity for meaningful and usable IDN-TLD opportunities to be part of the coming First Round of acceptances of new gTLD application, with the strongest possible encouragement for their review of their 25 August 2011 resolution on the matter inline with the above.
Penned by Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro (16 Dec 2011)
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Attachments to email sent from JIG-WG to ccNSO
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JIG Response to ICANN Board Resolution on Single CharacterIDN TLDs -- final.pdf
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----Original Message----
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Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 12:54 PM
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Cc: APRALO; Alan Greenberg; Edmon Chung
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Council Call 15 Nov 12:00 UTC
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