Comments on Drat Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLDs

[Naveed ul Haq <naveed@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Sir,

 During my recent participation at 33rd ICANN public meeting as an ICANN 
fellow, introduction of IDN’s was one of the most significant issue 
learned by me. ICANN’s efforts towards openness and diversity of Internet 
are appreciable. Implementation of IDN ccTLD’s prior to IDN gTLD’s would 
set a good example to ICANN for implementing the same for gTLD’s which of 
course carry much bigger Internet domain space. 

Although content regulation doesn’t come under ICANN’s umbrella. However, 
in view of the importance of the subject I would like to suggest that 
ICANN through GAC and ccTLD operators may encourage the development of 
websites under the IDN ccTLD in local official language(s). There may be 
no advantage for an end-user typing the domain (website) name in his own 
language and having the rest in English especially in countries where 
major segment of population is not conversant with English (like mine).  I 
believe that ICANN’s vision of promoting Internet would be encouraged by 
providing user a complete local language package. This would also promote 
the domain name registration process.


Regards,

Naveed-ul-Haq
Assistant Director (ICT)
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Headquarters , F-5/1 
Islamabad.
Ph: +92 (51) 9203911
Fax: +92 (51) 9225368