[kictanet] ICANN Approves Historic Change to Internet's Domain Name System

[alice at apc.org]

The application fee is steep, not to mention other related fees that could
eventually amount to over 1mUS$ or more.
This issue has been debated over a long time and the decision to estalish
the so called "Joint SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group"  was
to  develop a sustainable approach in providing support to applicants from
developing countries who can not afford those amounts, plus the technical
requirement among others.  So if dot jaluo  meets the required criteria
would qualify for support.

best
alice


On 6/21/11 11:34 AM, Odhiambo Washington wrote:


Thanks for this Alice.

Please excuse my pessimism, but I still think "Internet Presence" needs to
be determined by how many people are connected, as opposed to the
availability of gTLDs.
Then I also see this new development as something which appears to have
been prompted by the "elite club" Suppose I wanted to create dot.jaluo, it
means I have to cough USD 185'000? Yawa?? I know conglomerates will afford
this, not the "ordinary Internet user" hapa mashinani (mashinani == KE).
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:19, <alice at apc.org> wrote:
>
>     The new gTLDs will effectively allow the creation of any TLD with up
to 64
>     characters,  generic words, brand names,  regional suffixes, allowing
>     owners to  become domain registries. According to the CEO, this will
open
>     up the domain "naming system to unleash the global human
imagination," .
>     This development will also provide owners with the rights to create top
>     level domain names in any script or language. Applications for gTLDs
will
>     be accepted from 12 January to 12 April 2012.
>
>     There are currently  only 22 generic top level domains, which are .com,
>     .int, .edu, .mil, .net, .org, .arpa, .info, ,museum, .name, .pro,
.asia,
>     .cat. .jobs. .mobi. .post . biz, .tel .coop, .travel. .tel, gov.
>
>     With this new development, there is likely to be several hundred new
>     generic top-level domain names which could include such addresses as .
>     bank,  .hotel. .shop, .coke, . africa, .nairobi, among others.  It will
>     cost US$185,000 to apply among other requirements, like technical
>     standards, etc a price that rich global organizations will be
willing to
>     pay to maximize their presence on the internet.
>     Too  expensive?
>
>     Yes particularly for developing countries with the same needs to not
only
>     increase our presence on the internet but for some  to protect against
>     trademark infringement dot.mpesa anyone?
>
>     During the ICANN meeting in Nairobi, the Government Advisory committee
>     (GAC) had advised the board to initiate a process that would see
>     provisions made to support needy applicants and applications from
>     developing countries.
>
>     The Joint SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group was set up
with
>     the main objective  to develop a sustainable approach in providing
support
>     to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new
gTLDs
>     Registries.
>     This group have recommended a number of innovative approaches that are
>     currently under consideration by ICANN community including the
government
>     advisory committee.
>     Yesterday's resolution included a "program to ensure support for
>     applicants from developing countries, with a form, structure and
processes
>     to be determined by the Board in consultation with stakeholders
including:
>     (a) consideration of the GAC recommendation for a fee waiver
corresponding
>     to 76 percent of the $185,000 USD evaluation fee, (b) consideration of
>     recommendations of the ALAC and GNSO as chartering organizations of the
>     Joint Applicant Support (JAS) Working Group, (c) designation of a
budget
>     of up to $2 million USD for seed funding, and creating opportunities
for
>     other parties to provide matching funds.........Final Report from
the JAS
>     Working Group (requested in time to allow staff to develop an
>     implementation plan for the Board’s consideration at its October 2011
>     meeting in Dakar, Senegal), with the goal of having a sustainable
>     applicant support system in place before the opening of the application
>     window";
>
>
>
>     More on this later
>
>     Very best
>
>     Alice

>
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> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
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