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

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Izumi and all,

  FYI, China is already and has been doing this for some time.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org>
>Sent: Nov 2, 2009 1:50 AM
>To: governance at lists.cpsr.org, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu>
>Subject: Re: [governance] Re: IDN's Internationalized Domain Names - A New
>
>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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