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== Objectives ==
== Objectives ==


<ref name="link2">[http://www.aptld.org/pdf/APTLD%20submission%20to%20NTIA%20on%20JPA%20090608.pdf\ aptld.org]</ref>
APTLD has the following objectives:
* To promote skills development and information exchange related to Internet domain names amongst members.
* To provide a forum to discuss policy matters affecting Internet domain name related entities
* To act as an interface with Internet coordination bodies and other bodies involved in the Internet domain name operation


Apart from this, the APTLD has the following objectives:
== Workings of APTLD ==


* To serve as a forum wherein policy matters concerning Internet domain name-related entities can be discussed.
APTLD works as the forum of information exchange regarding technological
* To promote the exchange of information and the development skills related to domain names amongst the members of APTLD.
and operational issues of domain name registries in Asia Pacific region. Also, as an interface to other international Internet coordinating bodies, APTLD fosters and elevates participation of Asia Pacific based ccTLDs in these global fora, as well as acting in their best interest in global Internet policy making process. APTLD is based on membership, and its activities are funded by membership fees
* To serve as an interface with Internet coordination bodies and other bodies associated with the Internet domain name operation.<ref name="link1">[http://www.aptld.org/about.htm aptld.org]About</ref>
 
== Working of APTLD ==
 
The main function of the APTLD is to serve as a forum for information exchange regarding issues concerning the operation of the Internet and related technology in the Asia Pacific region. It also works as an interface between other Internet coordinating bodies and encourages the participation of Asia Pacific regional ccTLDs at the international levels. APTLD is a membership-based organization; much of its activities are funded through the fees it obtains from its members.<ref name="link1">[http://www.aptld.org/about.htm aptld.org]About</ref>


== Involvement in ICANN ==
== Involvement in ICANN ==


Though APTLD is not a part of the ICANN structure, many of the members of APTLD are members of ICANN’s supporting organizations. One supporting organization of ICANN that the APTLD is involved with is the Country Code Names Supporting Organizations ([[ccNSO]]).  
Though APTLD is not a part of the ICANN structure, most APTLD members hold membership in the Country Code Names Supporting Organizations ([[ccNSO]]).  


The APTLD pledged its full support of the Joint Process Agreement ([[JPA]]), which transitioned the handling of DNS responsibilities, earlier handled by the U.S Department of Commerce ([[DOC]]) on behalf of the U.S government, to a private organization such as Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). It also acknowledged the progress of ICANN in reaching the objective of fulfilling its limited mandate of technical coordination of the Internet’s naming and numbering resources.
APTLD pledged its full support of the Joint Process Agreement (JPA), which transitioned the handling of DNS responsibilities, earlier handled by the U.S Department of Commerce (DOC) on behalf of the U.S government, to a private organization such as Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). It also acknowledged the progress of ICANN in reaching the objective of fulfilling its limited mandate of technical coordination of the Internet’s naming and numbering resources.  


It had also supported the independent functioning of ICANN without the direct oversight of the U.S government after the expiry of the JPA on 30th September 2009.<ref name="link2">[http://www.aptld.org/pdf/APTLD%20submission%20to%20NTIA%20on%20JPA%20090608.pdf\ aptld.org]</ref>
It had also supported the independent functioning
of ICANN without the direct oversight of the U.S government after the expiry of
the JPA on 30th September 2009


In 2007, the APTLD also urged ICANN to implement a limited introduction of top level [[IDN]]s by taking some simple steps. The steps recommended were as follows:
Given the language diversity in the Asia-Pacific region, APTLD has consistently advocated and promoted adoption of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and related technologies and instruments based on the use of non-Latin scripts
and taken a proactive stance towards development of innovative technologies behind them.


In 2007,APTLD also urged ICANN to implement a limited introduction of top level IDNs by taking some simple steps. The recommendations were :
* Allow every existing ccTLD to manage one additional territory or country specific ccTLD in a recognized non-ASCII script of their territory or country. The task of determining the name of the ccTLD should be handed to the local Internet community.
* Allow every existing ccTLD to manage one additional territory or country specific ccTLD in a recognized non-ASCII script of their territory or country. The task of determining the name of the ccTLD should be handed to the local Internet community.
* It also urged ICANN to manage a six-month comment period so that the international community would get a chance to comment on and object to the chosen IDN ccTLDs, if they seemed at all irrelevant to the ccTLD. This was mostly done to avoid spurious names for ccTLDs.<ref>[http://www.aptld.org/position/APTLD%20Position%20on%20Top%20Level%20Internationalised%20Domain%20Names%20-%20June%2021%202007%20v6.pdf aptld.org]</ref>
* It also urged ICANN to manage a six-month comment period so that the international community would get a chance to comment on and object to the chosen IDN ccTLDs, if they seemed at all irrelevant to the ccTLD. This was mostly done to avoid spurious names for ccTLDs.
The region also see numerous cases of delegation and redelegation of country-code top
level domains and representatives of the APTLD community vigorously contributed
to the operation of the ccNSO Framework of Interpretation Working Group which set up guidelines for the ICANN community in this regard.


==APTLD, CoCCA, and AusRegistry==
in 2015 at the ICANN52 meeting APTLD and ICANN signed<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-02-12-en APTLD signs MOU with ICANN]</ref> a Memorandum of Understanding to promote bilateral relations and enhance cooperation between the two bodies.
In October 2012, APTLD submitted a comment to [[AuDA]] in support of keeping the longstanding [[.au]] [[ccTLD]] contract with [[AusRegistry]]. [[CoCCA]] withdrew from APTLD after the submission of this proposal, asserting that APTLD backed AusRegistry on the basis of AusRegistry being one of its largest donors. Despite CoCCA's complaints, however, CoCCA Direct [[Garth Miller]]'s view seems to be the minority view. Under the consultation of AuDA, numerous other registrars have supported the recommendation for AusRegistry to keep the contract.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10803-cocca-withdraws-from-aptld-over-support-for-ausregistry-monopoly CoCCA withdraws from APTLD over support for AusRegistry “monopoly”]. Domain Incite. Published 2012 October 24. Retrieved November 13.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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