[governance] Re: IDN's Internationalized Domain Names - A New

[Charles Mok (gmail)]

Dear Izumi,

Hats off to Japan for doing it and for setting a pioneering example for the
rest of the world.  Pls keep us updated of the process, as it should be
useful for the rest of us when we try to state the same kind of case to our
governments/bureaucracies.

Thank you,
charles

On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:

> Thanks Milton,
>
> As you can imagine, the process is not an easy one - and will continue
> to be so. One camp wants for competition, another values consistency.
>
> As far as I know, no other ccTLD at this point plans to introduce
> plural registry for the new IDN - all existing registry will also run
> the IDN.  But, I heard that in China, a new registry is being created,
> for the new gTLD, but also they might run for city TLDs such as
> Beijing or Shanghai - the government rep lady said in Sydney said that
> want to introduce competition.
>
> izumi
>
> 2009/11/2 Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu>:
> > This is really great, Izumi. I spoke with someone from JPRS at the Seoul
> meeting and she hinted that Japan would take a more open and competitive
> approach to the IDN fast track. This is a model policy that I wish other
> countries would follow. Let us know how it works out.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: izumiaizu at gmail.com [mailto:izumiaizu at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> Izumi
> >> AIZU
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 1:44 AM
> >> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; David Goldstein
> >> Subject: Re: [governance] Re: IDN's Internationalized Domain Names - A
> New
> >> Era
> >>
> >> We are working to introduce a competitive bidding for the registry of
> >> new IDN ccTLD, dot-Nippoin. The uncumbent is allowed to bid for, but
> >> whole idea is to create choice and
> >> competition among, even ccTLDs. It's not an easy task, to make it
> >> open, fair, balanced.
> >> Hence we started Japan Internet Domain Name Council, with bit of
> >> multi-stakeholder
> >> framework, mainly composed of Internet industry associations (four of
> >> them together),
> >> with Consumer body, and the Government sits as "observer".
> >>
> >> izumi
> >>
> >>
> >> 2009/11/1, David Goldstein <goldstein_david at yahoo.com.au>:
> >> > Of course, those on this list wouldn't want to get the media hyping
> this
> >> > event in the way of what was actually claimed.
> >> >
> >> > From the ICANN news release:
> >> > "The coming introduction of non-Latin characters represents the
> biggest
> >> > technical change to the Internet since it was created four decades
> >> > ago," said ICANN chairman Peter Dengate Thrush.
> >> >
> >> > Giving people whose language is not Latin-based the ability to use
> >> domain
> >> > names is very significant. Eventually it will probably benefit every
> >> > language that includes a character in addition to A to Z, 0 to 9 and a
> >> dash.
> >> >
> >> > I guess many of those whose languages are Latin-based can't think
> >> outside
> >> > the square and appreciate this.
> >> >
> >> > Whether you like ICANN or not, there was a lot of work done to ensure
> >> IDNs
> >> > were safe and secure to use. But then, many on this list are loathe to
> >> admit
> >> > such a thing.
> >> >
> >> > Well, I guess bitterness prevails...
> >> >
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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