Second Milestone Report

[Fun Jin Lim <funj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To the ICANN Board:


My name is Lim Fun Jin and I attended my first ICANN meeting just last month 
because decisions made here impact my technology business based in Kuala 
Lumpur, Singapore and Australia.   Our business is in building software with a 
focus on Cloud and SaaS solutions.  As part of our business we own a few 
domains and are also involved in assisting our customers in hosting/co-branding 
our solution which results in new domain registrations.

I applauded the approval of the new gTLD program and wish to emphasize two 
points I made during the public forum at ICANN meeting in Singapore.


1.     I am encouraged to hear the possibility of certain registries pledging 
to protect the existing domain name owners against possible trademark 
violations by offering internationalized versions to existing domain name 
owners. I support these registries and urge other applicants to do the same 
thing.



2.     The reduction of confusion and complexities related to internationalized 
domains, especially those in non-latin alphabets, is an important focal point 
for the ICANN community. The use of the internet will continue to grow as it 
extends to people that have not been able to fully use domain names or email 
addresses in their native languages. Each user should be able to have the same 
experience as their counterpart on the other side of the world. For instance, 
someone typing shopping.net in Cantonese script and someone using shopping.net 
in latin script should be directed to the same page. This requires the 
participation of all applicants and I encourage this to be taken into account 
this application period.



I hear ICANN leaders saying "One world, one internet".   This is indeed where 
we are headed.  But to get there, new gTLD applicants must recognize the 
importance of protecting domain owners and creating a consistent experience 
around the world.



Lim Fun Jin
ISA Innovation Sdn. Bhd.
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