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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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