[At-Large] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions

[Evan Leibovitch]

This was brought up in the At-Large Skype chat (by me).

The thrust this time seems to be on increasing the numbers of registrar in
the developing world, now that the original proposal to base more gTLDs
there (the applicant support program) has been a high-profile failure.

I support such an effort, so long as it's not just of a colonial bent (that
is, growth of a channel of what are essentially agents for rich-world
registries). I would support an effort of this kind so long as it
encouraged growth of a registrar sector that:

a) provided added value beyond that of just reselling domains;
b) was encouraging the use of domestic domains (ie, local ccTLDs) as well
as the global generics.

In any case, given its interest in the issue, participation by ALAC is
worthwhile here, and I suggest its inclusion on the next ALAC conference
call. I offer to help with such a comment; having said that, we also need
involvement from At-Large people within the targeted communities. Perhaps
we can so something jointly with AfrICANN (if it's not already engaged)?

- Evan






On 15 May 2014 10:55, Maureen Hilyard <hilyard at oyster.net.ck> wrote:

> +1, Maureen
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> Strongly support.  Alan
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> At 15/05/2014 10:38 AM, Carlton Samuels wrote:
> >FYI.  This would be of interest for those of us in the South.  I know
> >Evan and Dev have always been close to this issue; it was a baseline
> >for Summit I. Maybe the ALAC would engage again and act appropriately.
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> >   [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert
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> >http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may14-en.htm
> >------------------------------
> >Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions
> >
> >14 May 2014
> >
> >
> >  *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 14 May 2014
> >*Categories/Tags:*
> >
> >    - Contracted Party Agreements
> >    - Reviews/Improvements
> >    - Participation
> >
> >  *Purpose (Brief):*
> >
> >This is a report about supporting the domain name industry in
> >underserved regions, prepared by ICANN staff for public comment. Public
> >comments on this report will be used to determine next steps to support
> >the domain name industry in underserved regions.
> >   *Public Comment Box Link:*
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