I have drafted a brief consultation response on behalf of the NCSG in relation to the
Proposal for Lao Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR). Comments can be submitted until 10 December. I consider the proposal to be very reasonable and not controversial, so I was thinking we could submit the following message of support:
The Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) welcomes the
opportunity to comment on the recommendations of the Lao Script Generation Panel
(GP) which has developed a Proposal for the Lao Script Root Zone Label
Generation Rules. We have carefully considered the proposal and support its
integration into the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone. We congratulate
the GP on its excellent work in developing this proposal, and appreciate the
diversity and expertise within the GP, which includes representatives of the
Laos government, registry operation specialists, and academics interested in
the use of the Lao script in top-level domain names. We support enlargement of the
root zone to include more character sets, because the principles of geographic,
linguistic, and cultural diversity are both important and relevant to ICANN’s
activities. Thank you again for inviting our input on your work. We are
grateful to the GP for this opportunity to share our views. As you move forward
with your work, we ask that you keep the NCSG updated on your progress.
Please feel free to edit my statement, especially if you think I have overlooked something. I will forward whatever materials we have to the NCSG Policy Committee to consider submitting on behalf of the NCSG on 5 December, to give them a few days to contemplate submission. Thanks!