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Name: Wei WANG
Date: 20 Oct 2024
Email: [email protected]
Original Public Comment: Second Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook
4) Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Internationalized Domain Names (Topic 25: IDNs) consistent with the relevant SubPro Final Report recommendations?

If no, please explain

The Recommendation 3.17 states that single-character gTLDs may only be allowed for limited scripts and languages where a character is an ideograph. At the time of the EPDP Team’s deliberations, the only script that meets the criteria is the Han script, which is used in the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. Nevertheless, applications for single-character gTLDs that are ideographs must not be accepted until relevant guidelines from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Generation Panels are developed, finalized after Public Comment, and implemented in the New gTLD Program. In the event that the Generation Panels determine such additional guidelines beyond the analysis already provided in the RZ-LGR unnecessary, applications for single-character gTLDs in the Han script shall be accepted.  CGP had a internal meeting in late September. The meeting was concluded that from a technical standpoint, the CGP has completed the generation rules applicable to both single-character and multiple-character labels, however, CGP recognize many CGP experts and CDN community members strongly oppose single Han-character registration in their personal capacities. Given that the single-character registration policy is not within the CGP’s work scope, we discussed whether it is appropriate for the EPDP to consider the opinions of the CJK as a prerequisite for launching single-character registration. Therefore, the CGP is unable to give either a green light or a red light to the EPDP, leading to a cognitive difference between the EPDP and the CJK. Consequently, if possible, asking the ICANN board to form a separate expert group to handle this matter could be a way to bridge the gap. In the mean time, CJK chairs also had thorough discussions in the mailing list and exchanged ideas via zoom meeting held in early October, It was generally agreed by CJK that it should be more appropriate to form  another working group to focus on the topic is  as it can be specific on the Han script, and it be completed in a quicker timeline. The working group should consist of experts in policy, linguistic as well as technical. The working group could use the Sub Pro recommendation, the IDN EPEP Recommendation, and the feedback received via the public comment as a starting premise.