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3.4 Communities needing IDN support

Some WG members believed strongly that the needs of under-served communities -- especially those whose primary language renders the use of Latin Internet domain strings as a barrrier to access to and enjoyment of the Internethave advocated adoption of TLD strings in non-Latin scripts by communities that have to date been unserved or under-served in their primary language. These members have challenged the WG to reduce financial barriers to communities who require IDN-based TLDs but to whom financial obstacles prevent the realization of these TLDs.

Some

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\[  What would be the definition of an “underserved community”? Would  service in a local script by the ccTLD reduce the depiction of that  script as “underserved”? local script by the ccTLD reduce the depiction of that  script as “underserved”? \]

The WG did achieve consensus that as long as the Applicant is providing build-out of a language whose web-presence is limited and they meet the other criteria we should give support.

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3.5 Organizations based in Lesser Developed Economies

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• Support from third parties facilitated by ICANN** Pool of collected resources and assistance from third parties
  • Translation support
  • Logistical and technical support
  • Awareness and outreach
  • Infrastructure for providing IPv6 compatibility
  • DNSSEC consulting
  • IDN implementation support
  • Possible technical  setups
• Directory and referral service only for eligible applicants** Facilitating contacts with granting agencies and foundations** ICANN would facilitate but cannot commit to providing

• Financial support distributed by an ICANN originated (Development) Fund (S.2.3.1 of the Milestone Report)

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