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Draft Final Report of Recommendations for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Mechanism Made Available
13 June 2008
Discussion Draft of Interim Report of IDNC WG for Public Comments [PDF, 152K]
Public Comments welcomed by 23 June 2008
Summary: The IDNC Working Group (IDNC WG) is currently working to develop and report on feasible methods that would enable the timely and efficient ("fast track") introduction of a limited number of non-contentious IDN ccTLDs, while an overall long-term IDN ccTLD policy is being developed. The IDNC WG has created a Draft Final Report designed to highlight the latest topics and issues that need to be considered in developing (1) a mechanism for the selection of the IDN ccTLD string and (2) a mechanism to designate an IDN ccTLD manager.
Process: The draft document is being made publicly available at this time solely to alert the community to the latest IDNC WG thinking and to facilitate further discussions at the ICANN Paris meeting later this month. This document has not been signed off by the IDNC Working Group whose members will continue to provide their own comments and input.
Background: The IDNC WG was charted by ICANN's Board to develop and report on feasible methods, if any, that would enable the introduction, in a timely manner and in a manner that ensures the continued security and stability of the Internet, of a limited number of non-contentious IDN ccTLDs, associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes (both the official code list of ISO 3166-1 and the list of reserved ISO 3166-1 code elements)(popularly known as "the fast track"), while the overall IDN ccTLD policy is being developed.
The scope of the IDNC WG is limited to developing feasible methods (for the introduction of a limited number of IDN ccTLDs) that do not pre-empt the ultimate policy outcomes of the IDN cc Policy Development Process (ccPDP).
As outlined in previous discussion drafts, the fast track approach requires two specific mechanisms that are addressed in this report:
- A mechanism for the selection of the IDN ccTLD string (See Section 3 of the report); and
- A mechanism to designate an IDN ccTLD manager (See Section 4 of the report).
The Document: The Draft Final Report is available for review here: Discussion Draft of Interim Report of IDNC WG for Public Comments [PDF, 152K]
Deadline and How To Submit Comments: Comments on the draft document are welcome via email to idn-cctld-fast-track@icann.org. In order to be considered by the IDNC WG in Paris any emailed comments must be submitted by 23 June 2008. An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/.
Public Comment: http://www.icann.org/public_comment/public-comment-200806.html#idn-cctld-fasttrack-dfr
