This question was originally set up to consider mandatory data elements (e.g. whether personal names, organizational names and addresses should be translated or transliterated), but could also consider gTLD coverage, whether it should be mandatory to translate/transliterate contact information associated with all gTLDs as well as for all registrants in all countries.
Note that there is/will be a separate PDP on the items to be translated and/or transliterated.
What is the minimum that needs to be translated and/or transliterated? What would be optional?
This connects with the EWG on gTLD Directory Services' work on availability and purpose of data:
- Initial report from the EWG on gTLD Directory Services: a next generation Registration Directory Service
https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/initial-report-24jun13-en.pdf
- Status update report from the EWG on gTLD Directory Services: a next generation Registration Directory Service
https://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update-11nov13-en.pdf
The Internationalized Registration Data Working Group is working on what it means to internationalize and the data model.
