More information on this event is in the UNDP’s press release of the event, as well as of course the IANA delegation report.
]]>Unfortunately, even when production quality IPv6 transport and network infrastructure are available it is not always possible to deploy a completely IPv6 accessible network. One problem is the difficulties domain name registrants have when they ask their domain name registrar to include their IPv6 glue in the DNS. Not many domain name registrars support glue registration for IPv6 addresses. This limits their ability to provide an IPv6 DNS service.
The problem was discussed during Registries and Registrars’ IPv6 workshop on the last day of the ICANN meeting in Paris. Raúl Echeberría explained the problems that LACNIC has experienced in registering the glue they need for ns.lacnic.net.
Mohsen Souissi of AFNIC then explained that IPv6 support in domain name registries is no longer the hard work it once was. Most of the tools that are needed already support IPv6 very well and have done so for some time. He was followed by Jean-Claude Michot of BookMyName who explained that introducing support for IPv6 glue was not a complicated process and was done very quickly.
It is possible for a registrar to provide support for IPv6 glue registration without running IPv6 on their network at all and deploying an IPv6 network is now far less painful than it once was. Michele Neylon from Blacknight described a generally positive experience.
We hope that more domain registrars will start offering IPv6 glue registration, which will make it easier for domain name registrants to go ahead and deploy their own IPv6 networks.
]]>The short video above was created to showcase the possibilities that now exist to communicate across languages using video and the latest transcription/translation technology.
It is open to all so that they might be able to translate the message in your language through DotSub’s easy-to-use interface. Just click here to try it out.
ICANN will be using this technology to make videos of its work available to, potentially, everyone on the planet. You just have to think and work, with us, and as a community.
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The question shows that there is an expectation that:
(i) there is a way to translate the .tld into other languages. Having done that with .test I can assure you it is quite a challenge to find a word that is an adequate translation for all users in a community. Often there is more than one way to express the word “test” in various languages. Some existing TLDs might be easier to translate than others, but common for them is that they could be represented several ways within one language.
(ii) that the registry operator for the .tld will apply to become the operator for such new TLD(s), and that if they doso and are successful in their application, that they will implement .tld with an aliasing functionality where registrants under .tld automatically becomes registrants of the same domain names under .idn-tld
On the gTLD side of things:
a. the GNSO policy for introduction of new gTLDs states that there is not precedence for becoming an operator of an IDN TLD. In other words, just because you are operating a TLD today it does not mean that you automatically become the operator for any translated version of that TLD (being IDN or ASCII, but mostly discussed in relation to IDNs).
b. in the process for introduction of new gTLDs there are various objection procedures available. While they are not implemented completely yet you might imagine that the .tld registry operator might object to someone else applying for the IDN version the .tld.
c. The policy does not provide a global direction to registration policy regulations, such as for example whether or not new TLDs should be aliased to an existing TLD.
On the ccTLD side, the situation is similar:
a. the IDNC WG final report does not talk about this specific topic.
b. based on community discussions during the last few months, it could be anticipated some IDN ccTLD will be operated as aliased versions of the existing ccTLDs, and others will not. The decision is usually referred to a difference in opinion on whether there should be IP protection or more competition and choice.
On the technical side of things:
a. aliasing have often been connected to the concept of DNAME. DNAME have been initially tested, and indications are that it will not be useful to provide the aliasing functionality. ICANN is looking into the opportunity for having more tests done on this topic.
b. without a standard way of implementing aliasing the concern is that aliasing will be implemented in many different ways leaving users confused and a need to further education than currently is needed, which could be avoided.
In Summary: There is no guarantee to the registrants, it depends on whether existing registry operators will apply for the IDN version of the their TLDs; that the application is granted; and that they will implement aliasing as their registration policy, which we currently do not have a technical standard for, and which the policies are not providing global direction upon.
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More information on this event is in the UNDP’s press release of the event, as well as of course the IANA delegation report.
]]>Is it possible to add new languages, and since we last announced this possibility (http://blog.icann.org/?p=290#more-290 ) we received requests for a few more.
For that reason ICANN announced yesterday that two additional languages have been added: Urdu and Thai. see the full announcement here (http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05jun08-en.htm ), or go straight to the wiki via http://idn.icann.org or via one of the new access points:
Thai is internationalized on the fourth level and can be accessed via the following links:
http://ไทย.idn.icann.org
http://xn--o3cw4h.idn.icann.org
Urdu uses the same script as Persian and can therefore also be accessed through the Persian .test TLD.
http://نمونہ.آزمایشی
http://xn--hhbbbh02d.xn--hgbk6aj7f53bba
http://اردو.idn.icann.org
http://xn--mgbqf7g.idn.icann.org
Clicking on the language names, or copying and pasting the Web addresses into the address line of a browser will lead to the new areas.
]]>The technical community - including ICANN - is hosting a one-day conference prior to the two-day ministerial proper, where the world’s most powerful governments will look at what the future of this network is: the possibilities and the threats; the creative and the criminal; and the lessons learnt as well as the best policy approaches going forward. ICANN will be represented by CEO Paul Twomey. And Vint Cerf will also be there to provide his insights.
But in an effort to reach out beyond the CEOs, world experts and government ministers, the OECD has set up a YouTube channel where it invites anyone to submit their video about what they see as the future of the Internet and encourages people to answer the question: “How can the Internet make the world a better place?” You are invited to “ask a question or share an opinion with world leaders to influence the future of the Internet.”
If past experience is anything to go by, the ICANN community has pretty strong views on where the future of the Internet should be, so here’s your chance to have them heard in one of the most powerful and influential inter-governmental bodies out there.
For more information, the OECD has a webpage explaining all. The YouTube channel itself is at: http://www.youtube.com/futureinternet.
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The May issue of ICANN’s magazine is out, emailed to subscribers and available for review online.
Each issue covers the latest news and events, plus outlines how you can interact with the organization. It should also give you an insight into the upcoming month, including the upcoming meeting in Paris between 22 and 26 June. This issue is slightly different in that two parts of it — the Policy update and the Compliance section — are previews of new newsletters we produce each month.
The hope is that, no matter which part of ICANN you are interested in, this magazine will act as an entry point and make people more aware of the other work that the organization carries out every month.
Feedback, as ever, is welcome. If you wish to receive the magazine automatically to your inbox, there is a very simple sign-up box above the magazine on the main magazine webpage at http://www.icann.org/magazine/.
]]>Il sondaggio costituisce, inoltre, la base di riferimento del processo di consultazione pubblica che riguarda la bozza del Programma di traduzione ICANN . Obiettivo del programma è fornire a tutti coloro che non parlano correntemente l’inglese un livello di influenza e di partecipazione all’attività di ICANN pari a quello di chi parla correntemente l’inglese.
Per maggiori informazioni sul Programma di traduzione consultare il seguente indirizzo: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-13feb08.htm
Il sondaggio online è accessibile dal seguente indirizzo: https://www.bigpulse.com/m1649/intro
I risultati del sondaggio sono disponibili in tempo reale al seguente indirizzo: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=k8q27xDaY9JC2cLcBxrt
I risultati disponibili all’indirizzo indicato non comprendono le risposte aperte. Attualmente non è possibile mostrare in modo coerente i risultati statistici sintetici insieme alle singole risposte aperte. Le risposte estese saranno inserite nella relazione elaborata al termine del sondaggio.
Il sondaggio non si concluderà prima del 20 giugno 2008.
]]>이번 설문 조사 결과는ICANN 번역 프로그램 초안에 대한 공개 협의 과정에서 중요한 참고 자료로 활용됩니다. ICANN 번역 프로그램의 사명은 영어를 잘 하지 못하는 사람도 영어를 유창하게 구사하는 사람과 동등한 수준으로 ICANN의 자료를활용하여 ICANN 작업에 적극 참여할 수 있게 하는 것입니다.
ICANN 번역 프로그램에 대한 자세한 내용은 다음 URL을 참조하십시오. http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-13feb08.htm
온라인 설문 조사는 다음 URL에서 참여할 수 있습니다. https://www.bigpulse.com/m1649/intro
설문 조사 결과는 다음 URL에서 실시간으로 확인할 수 있습니다. https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=k8q27xDaY9JC2cLcBxrt
위의 URL에서는 응답 내용에 대한 부가 설명 없이 응답 결과만 표시됩니다. 현재로서는 통계 결과와 응답자의 의견이 동시에 표시되지 않습니다. 설문 조사가 완료되면 응답 내용이 보고서 형태로 제공됩니다.
이 설문 조사는 2008년 6월 20일까지 참여할 수 있습니다.
]]>Essa pesquisa também coleta informações importantes para o processo de consulta pública do plano de Programa de Tradução da ICANN. A missão do programa é fornecer àqueles que não são falantes fluentes do inglês o mesmo nível de acesso à influência e participação no trabalho da ICANN daqueles que são fluentes no idioma.
É possível obter mais informações sobre o Programa de Tradução nesta URL: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-13feb08.htm
A pesquisa on-line pode ser acessada na URL abaixo: https://www.bigpulse.com/m1649/intro
Os resultados da pesquisa estão disponíveis em tempo real na URL abaixo: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=k8q27xDaY9JC2cLcBxrt
Observe que os resultados disponíveis da URL acima exibem somente as respostas objetivas da pesquisa. No momento, não é possível mostrar os resultados estatísticos resumidos e, ao mesmo tempo, incluir respostas narrativas individuais de forma que sejam significativas. As respostas discursivas serão compiladas no relatório preparado na conclusão da pesquisa.
A pesquisa estará disponível até pelo menos 20 de Junho de 2008.
]]>Die Umfrage liefert gleichzeitig wichtige Impulse für die öffentliche Befragung zur Entwurfsfassung des ICANN-Übersetzungsplans. Der Plan verfolgt das Ziel, allen Personen, die nicht uneingeschränkt mit der englischen Sprache vertraut sind, die gleichen Möglichkeiten zur Einflussnahme auf und die Beteiligung an der Arbeit der Organisation zu verschaffen wie den Personen, die Englisch fließend beherrschen.
Informationen zum Übersetzungsplan finden Sie unter folgender URL: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-13feb08.htm
Die Online-Umfrage ist unter der folgenden URL zu erreichen: https://www.bigpulse.com/m1649/intro
Die Umfrage-Ergebnisse stehen in Echtzeit unter folgender URL bereit: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=k8q27xDaY9JC2cLcBxrt
In den dort sichtbaren Ergebnissen sind allerdings nur die Antworten auf Fragen erfasst, bei denen keine Möglichkeit zur Freitexteingabe besteht. Gegenwärtig ist es nicht möglich, zusammengefasste statistische Auswertungen zu erstellen und gleichzeitig frei formulierte Antworten sinnwahrend zu berücksichtigen. Die Textantworten werden in dem Bericht zusammengefasst, der nach Abschluss der Umfrage erstellt wird.
Die Umfrage bleibt mindestens bis zum 20 Juni 2008 geöffnet.
]]>この調査は、ICANN の翻訳プログラムのドラフトに関する公開協議プロセスへの重要なインプットとしても使用されます。このプログラムの目的は、英語が堪能でない人にも英語が堪能な人と同等レベルのアクセスを提供し、ICANN の作業に関与していただくことです。
翻訳プログラムに関する詳細については、次の URL をご参照ください。 http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-13feb08.htm
オンライン調査には次の URL からアクセスできます。 https://www.bigpulse.com/m1649/intro
調査の結果は、次の URL からリアルタイムでご覧いただけます。 https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=k8q27xDaY9JC2cLcBxrt
上記の URL でご覧いただける結果には、調査における非記述式の回答のみが反映されます。現時点では、要約された統計的結果を表示することや、意味が通じるように個別の記述式回答を表示することはできません。記述式の回答は集計されて、調査完了時に作成されるレポートにまとめられます。
この調査は、 2008年6月20日まで回答を受け付けます。
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