[lac-discuss-en] Fwd: [LAC-Discuss] ICANN News Alert -- Governments and Country-Code Managers' Interest in the Fast Track Process

[Carlton Samuels]

This might be of interest to those from countries where minority language
rights are at issue.

Carlton Samuels
LACRALO Secretariat


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From: ICANN News Alert <communications at icann.org>
Date: Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Subject: [LAC-Discuss] ICANN News Alert -- Governments and Country-Code
Managers' Interest in the Fast Track Process
To: lac-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org


ICANN News Alert

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10feb09-en.htm

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Governments and Country-Code Managers' Interest in the Fast Track Process

10 February 2009

Last year, ICANN sent letters to countries and territories informing them
about the Fast Track process — where a limited number of internationalized
domain names will be added to the Internet – and asked them to indicate
their level of interest. This is an update on that process.

A total of 252 letters were sent to national governments, and copied to
country code top-level domain managers. So far we have received 74 responses
and a small number of respondents requested confidentiality.

Out of these (not counting confidential requests), 31 said they were
interested in participating in the Fast Track process, representing a total
of 15 different languages. The remaining expressed they were not interested
in participating at this time or indicated that they would not be eligible
to obtain an IDN ccTLD under the process. (It should be noted that it is not
a requirement to reply to the letter in order for a country or territory to
take participation in the Fast Track process.)

Below this announcement is an updated overview of all non-confidential
responses to date.

The actual strings that the respondents are interested in obtaining have not
been duplicated below but they can be seen by clicking the link to the PDFs
for the actual replies.

Receiving the information about the anticipated number of requests in the
Fast Track Process along with the language specifics is very helpful in
planning for implementation of the Fast Track Process. ICANN would like to
thank those respondents for providing this information.

If you have any questions concerning the information contained in this
announcement please email ICANN at: idn-cctld-rfi at icann.org

Related links

Sample letter sent to all governments and ccTLD registries
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02oct08-en.htm

Earlier announcement on responses received
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01nov08-en.htm

For more details about the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process:
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/



Responses from National Government:
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10feb09-en.htm#gov


Responses from ccTLD Operators:
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10feb09-en.htm#cctld

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