[AfrICANN-discuss] IDN ccTLD Request From Morocco Successfully Passes String Evaluation

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

*All, just a reminder that this is continuing and the Africa region is
getting its ccIDNs.
*

*you can find all IDN ccTLD Fast Track String Evaluation Completion here:
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-m-en.htm#ma
*

*Congrats to Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and encouragements to all the
others who are coming.*

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IDN ccTLD Request From Morocco Successfully Passes String Evaluation

15 November 2010

ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation
on proposed a IDN ccTLD string for Morocco.

Details of the successful evaluation are provided here:
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-m-en.htm#ma</en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-m-en.htm#ma>
.

The IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) ccTLD Fast Track Process was
approved by the ICANN Board at its annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea on
30 October 2009. First requests were received starting 16 November 2009. The
process enables countries and territories to submit requests to ICANN for
IDN ccTLDs, representing their respective country or territory names in
scripts other than Latin. IDN ccTLD requesters must fulfill a number of
requirements:

   - the script used to represent the IDN ccTLDs must be non-Latin;
   - the languages used to express the IDN ccTLDs must be official in the
   corresponding country or territory; and
   - a specific set of technical requirements must be met (as evaluated by
   an external DNS Stability Panel comprised of DNS and IDN experts).

The request and evaluation processes entail three steps:

   1. Preparation (by the requester in the country / territory). Community
   consensus is built for which IDN ccTLD to apply for, how it is run, and
   which organization will be running it, along with preparing and gathering
   all the required supporting documentation.
   2. String Evaluation: incoming requests to ICANN in accordance with the
   criteria described above: the technical and linguistic requirements for the
   IDN ccTLD string(s). Applications are received through an online system
   available together with additional material supporting the process at
   http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/</en/topics/idn/fast-track/>
   .
   3. String Delegation: requests successfully meeting string evaluation
   criteria are eligible to apply for delegation following the same ICANN IANA
   process as is used for ASCII based ccTLDs. String delegation requests are
   submitted to IANA root zone management.

At this time ICANN has received a total of 33 requests for IDN ccTLD(s)
through the String Evaluation process, representing 22 languages. With this
announcement, a total of 22 countries/territories requests have successfully
passed through the String Evaluation; 12 countries/territories (represented
by 15 IDN ccTLDs) are delegated in the DNS root zone; and the rest are
either in or ready for the requesting country or territory to initiate the
application for String Delegation.

ICANN is looking forward to enabling the availability of all these strings
in the DNS root zone, by completion of the String Delegation function, as
well as finalizing the remaining received requests in String Evaluation, and
receiving additional new requests in the Fast Track Process. A staff support
function is available to help all countries and territories interested in
participating in the Fast Track Process. Please email
idncctldrequests at icann.org for any inquiries for participation.

Updates about received numbers of requests and the number of completions
will continue to be provided on the Fast Track Process web page at
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/
</en/topics/idn/fast-track/>and also in the newly released Dashboard
at
https://charts.icann.org/public/index-idn.html
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