© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All Internet Identity For All Development Update for IDN in Malaysia By Lai Heng Choong Manager, Application and Development Dept. APTLD Meeting, Busan, Korea 25 th August 2011

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All Agenda 2 1 IDN in Malaysia 2 Implementation and Launching Plan 3 Sunrise 4 IDN Fast Track Submission Status

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN in Malaysia

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN in Malaysia 1) Malaysia is a multiracial country 1) Malay (Jawi) 2) Chinese (Simplify Chinese) 3) Indian (Tamil) 4) Others 2) National language is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) 1) Official education system uses Latin script (a – z and 0 - 9) 2) People in Malaysia basically understand and able to write all Latin script 4

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN in Malaysia 1. So, most of the Malaysian has no issues to use Latin script domain name 1. => English 2. => Bahasa Malaysia(Malay) 2. IDN is more on social / community/ cultural preservation instead of the commercial need 5

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All 6 Type of IDN supported by.my.my will support 3 scripts of IDN, which are Jawi, Chinese and Tamil. As a start, we will launch 2nd level IDNs in Jawi script (for example: اورانيسايس..my, چواب..my). JawiChineseTamil مليسيا.my 小明.my மலேசியா.my xn-- mgba6a9dd6ab. my xn--yeto6u.myxn-- hlc3bek6de8c.my

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All 7 Top level String Which Top Level should use to represent Malaysia?. 马来西亚 Country name.大马.大马 Short form for Malaysian.马国.马国 Short form for Chinese in China. مليسيا Country name. ماي my. மலேசியா Country name. மை my 7

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All 8 ماي. مليسيا. Issues in selection Top Level IDN in Malaysia =.malaysia =.my All communities in IDN Jawi agree to choose Malaysia in full name as IDN in Fast Track due to the requirements of IDN which is : “The IDN ccTLD string(s) must be a meaningful representation of the name of the corresponding country.” مليسيا. Top Level IDN for Malaysia

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All.Malaysia ASCII character مليسيا.. 马来西亚. மலேசியா In Jawi In Tamil In Chinese IDN in Malaysia will present in 3 language characters Top Level IDN for Malaysia

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All Implementation and Launching Plan

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All چوبا. مليسيا IDN.ASCII In Jawi In ChineseIn Tamil 2LD IDN in Malaysia will be in 3 language (Jawi, Chinese, Tamil) scripts IDN 2LD & TLD Implementation Plan IDN.IDN (IDN Fast-track pilot project) 11 TLD IDN in Malaysia will be in Jawi scripts first then followed by Chinese and Tamil script. மலேசியா. மலேசியா 马来西亚. 马来 西亚

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN 2LD Launching Plan 12 Two sunrise periods have been agreed by regulator, started of 24 Jan 2011 Sunrise I Sunrise II Final Launch 3 months1 month3 months2 months

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN 2LD Launching Plan 13 Sunrise I3 monthsGovernment agencies, School, Others related to government. 1 month to process Sunrise II3 months.my registrants 2 months to process Final LaunchOpen to public * Reserve all single character domains

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All Sunrise

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All Sunrise nd Level IDN Jawi only Application open for Government agencies, School, Others related to government. 9am 24 Jan 2011 – 5pm 30 April 2011 FOC for 1 st year and 2 nd year Only 12 Domain Name had been registered (August 2011)

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All Why low registration ? Most of the Malaysia Computer Keyboards are in English Jawi is not widely use in Malaysia, even in the Malay community Lack of market awareness Public didn’t think it is a necessary to have Jawi domain name 16

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All 2 nd Level IDN – Sunrise 2 17 Jawi, Chinese and Tamil Application open for government agencies, government educational entities and existing.my registrants. 20 Sept 2011 – 30 Nov 2011 FOC for 1 st year

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN Fast Track Submission

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All Submission Plan 19 3 languages Jawi, Chinese, Tamil U-label Jawi : مليسيا Chinese : 马来西亚 Tamil : மலேசியா A label Jawi : xn--mgbx4cd0ab Chinese: xn--jlq471dk9xffo Tamil: xn--hlc3bek6de8c

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN Conditions 20 The language must be an official language in the corresponding country or territory, and have legal status in the country or territory, or serve as a language of administration. Jawi is official language and has legal status Tamil and Chinese is not official language, and also no legal status

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All IDN Fast Track Submission 21 Jawi has no issue Chinese and Tamil need more preparation Submit Jawi first, and meanwhile preparing Chinese and Tamil supporting documentation Jawi application was submitted on July 2011

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All ICANN IDN Processing Fee 22 Source :

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All ICANN IDN Processing Fee 23 Source : Sri Lanka, which was billed $52,000 for two strings, only paid $2,000, and the remaining $50,000 appears to have been written off as “uncollectable”.

© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All© MYNIC Berhad 2011Internet Identity for All THANK YOU TERIMA KASIH تريما كاسيه 謝謝 நன்றி 24