CcNSO IDN Working Group

CcNSO IDN Working Group
Status:
Issue Areas:	IDNs
Date Established:	September 2006
Charter:	WG Charter
Workspace:	[ Community Wiki]

The ccNSO IDN Working Group (IDN-WG) was created in September 2006 with the goal of providing advice to the ccNSO on the global policy issues associated with the introduction of IDNs:

• at the second level of a ccTLD: providing a prioritized list of any global policy issues and make recommend suggested solutions;
• as a top level ccTLD:
  • providing from its membership a number of people to join the joint ccNSO/GAC ccTLD IDN Working Group (the joint group);
• providing the joint group with input on the policy, political and technical questions that need to be considered in respect to the implementation of IDNs in ccTLDs;
• providing the ccNSO Council from time to time with reports on the work of the joint group and eventually with a series of recommendations based on the work of the joint group and suggestions on how to implement those recommendations.
• in respect to cross-over issues arising from the introduction of IDNs at top level, including new gTLDs:
  • closely monitoring gNSO policy development process in respect to IDN issues and report to the ccNSO Council in a timely manner on these issues;
  • providing inputs/comments to PDP if necessary.

It was chaired by Ming-Cheng Liang.

Internationalized Domain Name

Internationalized Domain Name

Country Code Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board global policies relating to country-code top-level domains (ICANN Bylaws).

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".

Generic Top-level Domain

Policy Development Process