[ccnso-idncctld] FW: ccTLD IDNs: Draft methodology for fast track
FYI, comments from European Commission. JK _____ From: gac-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gac-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of William.Dee@xxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: piektdiena, 2008. gada 11. aprīlī 11:08 To: gac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: donna.austin@xxxxxxxxx Subject: ccTLD IDNs: Draft methodology for fast track Dear colleagues, As we know, ICANN have now posted the above document ( http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-04apr08.htm ) for public comment by 25 April. Clearly a lot of good work has been done by the IDN Committee and I would in particular to like to thank GAC colleagues who actively participated in the Committee. Attached are my comments on the proposed approach. As you will see, I feel that there are a number of issues that still need attention. In particular, I am concerned that the "fast-track" approach proposed will not be fast enough because there would be too many procedural steps to be addressed by any potential applicant. In addition, some of the issues, I believe, need to be determined by governments, rather than ICANN, such as whether a proposed string is "controversial" or which script(s) should be used. We have agreed in the WSIS that "Countries should not be involved in decisions regarding another country’s country-code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD)". This principle, I believe, should also be extended, to the greatest extent possible, to other actors outside the local Internet community of the country concerned. In relation to IDN ccTLDs, this would require that ICANN limit itself to matters related to the global stability and interoperability of the DNS. It is difficult, for example, to see how the extent to which a proposed string is controversial or in one script rather than another would fall into this category. Because of the priority that we all attach to the introduction of IDNs at the earliest opportunity, I have therefore proposed what I believe is a less complex and faster procedure for your consideration. I did submit this procedure to the IDN Committee during its deliberations but I have not received any feedback (positive or negative) at the time. I would therefore welcome any comments or suggestions that you might have prior to our discussions in Paris, where I presume that the GAC will formulate a reply to the proposed approach. Regards, William Dee European Commission +32 2 296 5635 Attachment:
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