ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ICTD/2009/Technical Paper.2
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Statistics, Information Society and Technology
Focus Area: Technology & innovation
Initiatives: Arab information society
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Arabic language, Feasibility studies, Internet domain names
Preliminary feasibility study for the establishment of the domain name registry for the “Arab” and “عربي” generic top level domains
January 2009
This Preliminary Feasibility study on Establishment of the Domain Name Registry for the “.arab” and عربي Generic Top Level Domains was developed by ESCWA through a team comprising specialized experts in the field combining technical, business, and legal backgrounds . It constitutes a core component of ESCWA’s project on “Promotion of the Arabic Domain Names System” which is part of the Strategic Framework for 2007-2008; namely, expected accomplishments (a) Increased implementation of the Regional Plan of Action for building the Information Society, particularly in relation to the ICT sector and (b) Enhanced capacity of ESCWA member countries to provide e-services in Arabic targeting socio-economic development. The objective of this study is to provide an initial assessment of the feasibility of establishing a domain name registry for the " .arab" andعربي
"" gTLDs through studying relevant technical and operational requirement and over viewing business, marketing, legal, financial and capital funding aspects related to establishing such registry.
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This Preliminary Feasibility study on Establishment of the Domain Name Registry for the “.arab” and عربي Generic Top Level Domains was developed by ESCWA through a team comprising specialized experts in the field combining technical, business, and legal backgrounds . It constitutes a core component of ESCWA’s project on “Promotion of the Arabic Domain Names System” which is part of the Strategic Framework for 2007-2008; namely, expected accomplishments (a) Increased implementation of the Regional Plan of Action for building the Information Society, particularly in relation to the ICT sector and (b) Enhanced capacity of ESCWA member countries to provide e-services in Arabic targeting socio-economic development. The objective of this study is to provide an initial assessment of the feasibility of establishing a domain name registry for the " .arab" andعربي
