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| headquarters    = Suite 119, 111 West George St. Glasgow

| headquarters    = Suite 119, 111 West George St. Glasgow

| country        = Scotland

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| twitter        = dot_SCOT

| twitter        = dot_SCOT

| keypeople      = [[Davie Hutchison]], dotSCOT Policy Director

| keypeople      = [[Davie Hutchison]], Policy Director

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'''Dot Scot Registry''' is a non profit company established in 2009 to serve as the registry operator for the  [[.scot]] [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] for Scotland. The company secured the support from the Scottish and UK governments to apply for the string with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. Dot Scot Registry aims to enhance the online identity for the people, businesses and organizations of Scotland worldwide. <ref>[http://www.dot-scot.org/ About Us]</ref> <ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/26/gov_gives_nod_to_scotland_domain_name/ UK.gov gives nod to .scot]</ref>

'''Dot Scot Registry''' is a non profit company established in 2009 to serve apply for, and eventually be the registry of, the  [[.scot]] [[GeoTLD|geographical TLD]] for Scotland. The company secured the support of the Scottish and UK governments to apply for the string via [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. Dot Scot Registry aims to enhance the online identity for the people, businesses and organizations of Scotland worldwide. <ref>[http://www.dot-scot.org/ About Us]</ref> <ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/26/gov_gives_nod_to_scotland_domain_name/ UK.gov gives nod to .scot]</ref>

Dot Scot Registry's initiative for the .scot TLD began in 2005. The organization campaigned for the support of the Scottish community and the Scottish government. In response the Scottish government created the Scottish Internet Working Group to determine the pulse of the community whether they support the establishment of a .scot TLD or not by a conducting a survey. The results of the survey showed that 58% of organizations support the proposed .scot TLD while 18% responded against it. The level of support from diapora organizations is 82%. <ref>[http://dotscot.net/blog/3/ Survey Shows Support for .Scot]</ref>

Dot Scot Registry's initiative for the .scot TLD began in 2005. The organization campaigned for the support of the Scottish community and the Scottish government. In response the Scottish government created the Scottish Internet Working Group to determine whether relevant communities support the establishment of a .scot TLD with a survey. The results of the survey showed that 58% of organizations support the proposed .scot TLD while 18% responded against it. The level of support from diaspora organizations was 82%.<ref>[http://dotscot.net/blog/3/ Survey Shows Support for .Scot]</ref>

In 2009, the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously for the application and development of the .scot TLD due to the strong support displayed by the Scottish government to the initiative.<ref>[http://dotscot.net/blog/2/ Parliamentary Backing for .Scot]</ref>

In 2009, the Scottish Parliament voted unanimously for the application and development of the .scot TLD due to the strong support displayed by the Scottish government to the initiative.<ref>[http://dotscot.net/blog/2/ Parliamentary Backing for .Scot]</ref>

A Policy Advisory Board was created by the Scottish Government to represent the community and its interest in the development and operation of the .scot domain name space. [[Davie Hutchison]] serves policy director. Other directors include: 'Gavin McCutcheon, Harry McGrath, Polly Purvis and Craig Cockburn. <ref>[http://www.dot-scot.org/ About Us]</ref>

A Policy Advisory Board was created by the Scottish Government to represent the community and its interest in the development and operation of the .scot domain name space. [[Davie Hutchison]] serves policy director. Other directors include: Gavin McCutcheon, Harry McGrath, Polly Purvis and Craig Cockburn.<ref>[http://www.dot-scot.org/ About Us]</ref>

 

In March 2012, Dot Scot Registry received the support from the British government. According to Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, ''"Scotland is well on the road to independence, and it looks like we will soon be independent in cyberspace too – the dotScot domain name will be a great boost in promoting Scotland around the globe."''<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/03/27/scot-gets-british-government-support/ .SCOT Gets British Government Support]</ref>

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