A uniform way to handle diacritics in domain names, similar to IDN Variants, has been a long-standing demand from several parts of At-Large, including the Canadian French-speaking territories. The asymmetry between Diacritics and Variants arose from the way the Latin Generation Panel has chosen to treat diacritic labels–as distinctly separate code points, and not as … Read more
As a community-based organization, continuous outreach and engagement are essential to ICANN’s work. ICANN carries out these efforts via various activities, including through its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs). In the case of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), outreach and engagement efforts in APAC falls toAPRALO– the Asian, Australasian, and Pacific Islands Regional … Read more
WSIS+20: A Step Forward, But Implementation Is Key The recently adoptedhigh‑level document on the twenty‑year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) reflects compromise, but also important progress. From the end‑user perspective, several outcomes stand out as wins. The vision of a people‑centred, inclusive, development‑oriented information society has been reaffirmed, alongside the … Read more
The Second RIR Governance Document Still Lacks Real Accountability. Before we start discussing the second draft, we need to first give a well-deserved acknowledgement to the ASO-AC for its dedication and leadership in reviewing and updating the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) governance policy. The journey from ICP-2 to this second governance draft represents meaningful progress … Read more
