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<p class="title"><b>All, just a reminder that this is continuing and the Africa region is getting its ccIDNs.<br></b></p><p class="title"><b>you can find all IDN ccTLD Fast Track String Evaluation Completion here: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-m-en.htm#ma">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-m-en.htm#ma</a><br>
</b></p><p class="title"><b>Congrats to Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and encouragements to all the others who are coming.</b></p><p class="title">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
</p><p class="title">IDN ccTLD Request From Morocco Successfully Passes String
Evaluation</p>
<p class="docdate">15 November 2010</p></div>
<p>ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation
on proposed a IDN ccTLD string for Morocco.</p>
<p>Details of the successful evaluation are provided here: <a href="/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-m-en.htm#ma">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion-m-en.htm#ma</a>.</p>
<p>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:</p>
<ul><li>the script used to represent the IDN ccTLDs must be non-Latin;</li><li>the languages used to express the IDN ccTLDs must be official in the
corresponding country or territory; and</li><li>a specific set of technical requirements must be met (as evaluated by an
external DNS Stability Panel comprised of DNS and IDN experts).</li></ul>
<p>The request and evaluation processes entail three steps:</p>
<ol><li>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.</li><li>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 <a href="/en/topics/idn/fast-track/">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/</a>.</li><li>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.</li></ol>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 <a href="mailto:idncctldrequests@icann.org">idncctldrequests@icann.org</a> for any
inquiries for participation.</p>
<p>Updates about received numbers of requests and the number of completions will
continue to be provided on the Fast Track Process web page at <a href="/en/topics/idn/fast-track/">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/</a>
and also in the newly released Dashboard at <a href="https://charts.icann.org/public/index-idn.html">https://charts.icann.org/public/index-idn.html</a></p>