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ALAC Statement on the Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap

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Introduction

Satish Babu, Vice-Chair of the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 228 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists.

On 09 July 2014, this Statement was posted on the At-Large Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap.

On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requested ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC to send a Call for Comments on the Recommendations to all At-Large members via the ALAC-Announce Mailing List.

On 19 July 2014, a version incorporating the comments received was posted on the aforementioned workspace and the Chair requested that Staff open an ALAC ratification vote on the proposed Statement.

On 27 July 2014, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 15 votes in favor, 0 vote against, and 0 abstention. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4126T6VpUGqc8y5vU86jKNBr.

Summary

  1. Universal Acceptance is very important for upholding the public trust in the evolving Domain Name Ecosystem, and for facilitating the participation of broad sections of populations in the world.
  2. The ALAC appreciates ICANN's efforts to release the draft roadmap, as it will be of significant benefit toend-user communities.
  3. The ALAC stresses the importance of ensuring that there are frequent and free-flowing interactions between the large number of stakeholders working together to achieve Universal Acceptance.
  4. The ALAC recommends the creation of an intermediate-term, cross-community mechanism that not only facilitates stakeholder interactions, but also allows organizational retention of issues and learning.
  5. The ALAC recommends monitoring of progress of the UAI based on jointly identified indicators.
  6. The ALAC reiterates the need for ongoing advocacy with all stakeholder communities, particularly end-user communities, for the dissemination of information on Universal Acceptance.
  7. The ALAC recommends that ICANN explores the use of mechanisms that allow quick validation of TLDs so as to enhance end-user trust.
  8. The ALAC suggests that advocacy and outreach efforts targeting end-users need to be undertaken in consultation with the At-Large community.