Please note that the documents linked below related to the PDP are provided for informational purposes. Some documents are produced by the GNSO and others are not. To learn about the materials on the Active Project pages, please see this overview.
Background
On 14 March 2019, the ICANN Board approved a set of recommendations developed by ICANN org on how to allocate IDN variant TLD labels. The ICANN Board requested that the GNSO and ccNSO take into account those IDN variant TLD recommendations while developing their respective policies to define and manage IDN variant TLDs for the current TLDs and future TLD applications. The ICANN Board further requested that the GNSO and ccNSO keep each other informed of the progress in developing the relevant details of their policies and procedures to ensure a consistent solution for IDN variant gTLDs and IDN variant ccTLDs.
On 15 August 2019, the GNSO Council IDN Variants Scoping Team started to develop recommendations for the GNSO Council's consideration on how to address the IDN variant TLD recommendations. In addition, the Scoping Team also considered issues in the Final Proposed Draft version 4.0 of Internationalized Domain Name ("IDN") Implementation Guidelines ("IDN Guidelines v. 4.0"), for which the ICANN Board had agreed to the GNSO Council request to defer its adoption. In January 2020, the GNSO Council discussed the Final Report from the Scoping Team.
In January 2020, the ICANN Board approved the Recommendations for the Technical Utilization of the RZ-LGR on how to employ the RZ-LGR to determine valid IDN TLDs and their variant labels. The ICANN Board requested that the GNSO and ccNSO take into account those RZ-LGR Technical Utilization recommendations while developing their respective policies to define and manage IDN variant TLDs for the current TLDs and future TLD applications.
In October 2020, the GNSO Council agreed to establish a Drafting Team to develop both a draft charter and an Initiation Request for an EPDP on IDNs. On 18 February 2021, the GNSO Council adopted the Final Report of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG, which included a number of IDNs related recommendations; those recommendations were taken into account by the Drafting Team, ensuring that the charter built on that existing work. The Drafting Team delivered these materials to the GNSO Council in May 2021.
On 20 May 2021, the GNSO Council passed a resolution to initiate the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) (hereafter "EPDP-IDNs") and adopted its charter. The EPDP-IDNs Team was tasked to provide the GNSO Council with policy recommendations on: 1) the definition of gTLDs and the management of variant labels; and 2) how the IDN Implementation Guidelines, which Contracted Parties are required to comply with, should be updated in the future.
On 17 November 2022, the GNSO Council agreed to facilitate the implementation planning of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures by bifurcating its work into two phases, with Phase 1 covering topics related to top-level IDN gTLD definition and variant management, and Phase 2 covering issues pertaining to second-level IDN variant management.
See the latest update of current EPDP-IDNs efforts in the GNSO Policy Briefing here.
Status
Web Presence
Responsible Staff Members
- Saewon Lee
- Steve Chan
- Daniel Gluck
- Ariel Liang (for Phase 1)
Working Group Members & Leadership and GNSO Liaison
- See wiki membership page
For the latest information and status on this project:
GNSO Resolution on the Initiation of the EPDP:
Adopted on: 20 May 2021
Summary: The GNSO Council hereby approves the Initiation Request for the EPDP on IDNs and as such initiates the EPDP.
Working Group Charter
Adopted on: 20 May 2021
***Hereinafter, the Working Group deliverables and status will be categorized and presented per phase: Phase 1 and Phase 2.***
Working Group Phase 1 Initial Report
Submitted on: 24 April 2023
Working Group Phase 1 Final Report
Submitted on: 08 November 2023
GNSO Adoption of the Phase 1 Final Report
Adopted on: 21 December 2023
Summary: "The GNSO Council approves, and recommends that the ICANN Board adopt, all sixty-nine (69) final recommendations as documented in the EPDP-IDNs Phase 1 Final Report."
GNSO Council Phase 1 Report to the ICANN Board
Adopted on: 18 January 2024
Phase 1 Public Comment Prior to ICANN Board Consideration
Submitted on: 23 January 2024
Notification by the ICANN Board to the GAC to Request Input on Whether Phase 1 Policy Recommendations Raise Public Policy Issues
Submitted on: 21 February 2024
ICANN Board Resolution Text
Adopted on: 8 June 2024
Summary: "Resolved (2024.06.08.04), the ICANN Board adopts the Scorecard: IDN EPDP Phase 1 Recommendations in full. Section A of the Scorecard identifies the Outputs that the Board adopts. Section B identifies the Outputs that the Board designates as pending."
Adopted on: 7 September 2024
Summary: "Resolved (2024.09.07.06), the ICANN Board adopts the Scorecard in full."
Notice of Policy Actions
Adopted on: TBD
Implementation Details
- TBD
Working Group Phase 2 Initial Report
Submitted on: 11 April 2024
Working Group Phase 2 Final Report
Submitted on: 07 October 2024
GNSO Adoption of the Phase 2 Final Report
Adopted on: 13 November 2024
Summary: "The GNSO Council approves, and recommends that the ICANN Board adopt, all fourteen (14) final recommendations as documented in the EPDP-IDNs Phase 2 Final Report."
GNSO Council Phase 2 Report to the ICANN Board
Adopted on: 19 December 2024
Phase 2 Public Comment Prior to ICANN Board Consideration
Submitted on: 23 December 2024
Notification by the ICANN Board to the GAC to Request Input on Whether Phase 2 Policy Recommendations Raise Public Policy Issues
Submitted on: 23 December 2024
ICANN Board Resolution Text
Adopted on: TBD
Notice of Policy Actions
Adopted on: TBD
Implementation Details
- TBD