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APTLD works as the forum of information exchange regarding technological

APTLD works as the forum of information exchange regarding technological

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

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

making process. APTLD is based on membership, and its activities

are funded by membership fees

== Involvement in ICANN ==

== Involvement in ICANN ==

In 2007,APTLD also urged ICANN to implement a limited introduction of top level IDNs by taking some simple steps. The recommendations were :  

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

The region also see numerous cases of delegation and redelegation of country-code top

level domains and representatives of the APTLD community vigorously contributed

level domains and representatives of the APTLD community vigorously contributed