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APTLD Newsletter (8 May 2023)

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Recent Updates:

■ Next APTLD Meeting: APTLD84 Members Meeting, South Korea Seoul, 19-20 September, 2023
¶  Meeting Website         ¶ Online Registration         ¶  Agenda(5 May)

Members News

(.AU auDA)
Vale Tony Staley
https://www.auda.org.au/statement/vale-tony-staley

auDA releases Request for Tender for .au registry operator
https://www.auda.org.au/statement/auda-releases-request-tender-au-registry-operator

Privacy Awareness Week 2023: Protecting your personal data online
https://www.auda.org.au/blog/privacy-awareness-week-2023-protecting-your-personal-data-online

Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum – how to get involved
https://www.auda.org.au/blog/asia-pacific-regional-internet-governance-forum-how-get-involved

(.BH TRA of Bahrain)
Bahrain’s TRA to host Global 6G Summit in May
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/discovering-potential-bec-scam-vehicles-through-the-dns

(.LK  LK Domain Registry)
Special Message: Limited Services
https://www.domains.lk/index.php/about-us/news-events/item/125-special-message-limited-services

(.QA CRA)
CRA Launches a New Version of “Arsel” Mobile App
https://www.cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/cra-launches-a-new-version-of-arsel-mobile-app

CRA Issues the Quality of Service Regulatory Framework
https://www.cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/cra-issues-the-quality-of-service-regulatory-framework

(.NZ internetnz)
Tagging in — a project to support social media admins and moderators
https://internetnz.nz/news-and-articles/tagging-in-a-project-to-support-social-media-admins-and-moderators-blog-post/

New Domain Name Commissioner: Barbara Pearse
https://dnc.org.nz/about/our-engagement/blog/new-domain-name-commissioner-barbara-pearse/

(.UZ UZINFOCOM)
April 29th is the birthday of the “.UZ” domain, a collaboration with the National Agency for Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan within the Regulatory Sandbox for the project of integrating NFT-certificates for “.UZ” domains, and a Conference for registrars!
https://cctld.uz/news/?detail=1515

(Gransy)
Power of Influencer Marketing for Gen Z and How to Leverage .cyou Domains for Success
https://gransy.blog/power-of-influencer-marketing-for-gen-z-and-how-to-leverage-cyou-domains-for-success/

(iQ Global)
See you at Nordic Domain Days
https://iq.global/blog/see-you-at-nordic-domain-days-xolat

iQ Sponsors Web Agency Summit 2023
https://iq.global/blog/iq-sponsors-web-agency-summit-2023

 (.ME  DoMEn)
How To Encourage Positive Customer Reviews (And Handle The Negative Ones)
https://domain.me/how-to-encourage-positive-customer-reviews-and-handle-the-negative-ones/

Metaverse Starts With .ME – Top 5 Metaverse Projects We’re Excited About
https://domain.me/the-remarkable-story-of-felipe-zavan-software-engineer-with-a-wide-range-of-experiences/

Zvonimir Turkalj: Webflow Web Developer And Designer To Keep An Eye On
https://domain.me/zvonimir-turkalj-webflow-web-developer-and-designer-to-keep-an-eye-on/

(.MX  Registry.MX)
Discover these measurement tools without cookies
https://www.dominios.mx/discover-these-measurement-tools-without-cookies/

(NETNOD)
Sweden wins the World Cup of cyber defence
https://press.netnod.se/posts/pressreleases/sweden-wins-the-world-cup-of-cyber-defence

(.RU Cooperation Center for TLD .RU/.РФ)
Birthday of the .РФ at Youth RIGF
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/34406/

Cyrillic E-Mail in the .RU and .РФ Zones Supported By More Than 259,000 Servers
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/34413/

Making the Internet Safe Together
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/34408/

“Ot Winta!”: More than 30 Countries Took Part in the Festival of Scientific and Technical Creativity in Sochi
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/34409/

Technological Sovereignty of the Runet Infrastructure
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/34401/

April 26 – World Intellectual Property Day
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/34380/

The Best Way To Protect A Trademark Online Is Preventive Measures By The Right Holder
https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/34379/

(Verisign)
VERISIGN HONORS VETS IN TECHNOLOGY FOR MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH
https://blog.verisign.com/security/verisign-honors-armed-forces/

Verisign Statement Regarding ICANN’s Decision on .Web
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduMjAyMHRmLnE0d2ViLmNvbS9uZXdzL25ld3MtZGV0YWlscy8yMDIzL
1ZlcmlzaWduLVN0YXRlbWVudC1SZWdhcmRpbmctSUNBTk5zLURlY2lzaW9uLW9uLS5XZWIvZGVmY
XVsdC5hc3B4

Verisign Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduMjAyMHRmLnE0d2ViLmNvbS9uZXdzL25ld3MtZGV0YWlscy8yMDIzL
1ZlcmlzaWduLVJlcG9ydHMtRmlyc3QtUXVhcnRlci0yMDIzLVJlc3VsdHMvZGVmYXVsdC5hc3B4

(WhoisXML API)
Predictive Threat Intelligence: Introducing the New Early DGA Detection Feed
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/blog/predictive-threat-intelligence-introducing-the-new-early-dga-detection-feed

How the SVB and Credit Suisse Crash Was Reflected in the DNS
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/how-the-svb-and-credit-suisse-crash-was-reflected-in-the-dns

Dissecting 1M+ Malicious Domains Under the DNS Lens
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/dissecting-1m-malicious-domains-under-the-dns-lens

Discovering Potential BEC Scam Vehicles through the DNS
https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/discovering-potential-bec-scam-vehicles-through-the-dns

Others

CENTR publishes the CENTRstats Global TLD Report Edition 4/2022
https://www.centr.org/news/news/globaltld-2022Q4.html

Flying the flag for the technical community: CENTR provides feedback to the United Nations’ initiative on a Global Digital Compact
https://www.centr.org/news/news/gdc-comment.html

CENTR Report on IETF116
https://www.centr.org/news/news/ietf116.html

The Internet as a public utility
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/05/08/the-internet-as-a-public-utility/

Event Wrap: KRNOG 1
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/05/08/event-wrap-krnog-1/

Understanding the Global Digital Compact
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/05/05/understanding-the-global-digital-compact/

Privacy and networking: Part 1 — Why privacy?
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/05/04/privacy-and-networking-part-1-why-privacy/

Why is Source Address Validation still a problem?
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/05/03/why-is-source-address-validation-still-a-problem/

Spatial Division Multiplexing — a new (subsea) cable paradigm
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/05/02/spatial-division-multiplexing-a-new-subsea-cable-paradigm/

[Podcast] Network dependency measurement at IIJ
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/05/01/podcast-network-dependency-measurement-at-iij/

DNS response manipulation in the wild
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/04/28/dns-response-manipulation-in-the-wild/

Event Wrap: ARIN 51
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/04/27/event-wrap-arin-51/

Reflections on certificates, Part 2
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/04/27/reflections-on-certificates-part-2/

The Philippines Internet landscape
https://blog.apnic.net/2023/04/25/the-philippines-internet-landscape/

Media registration open for ITU’s Global Symposium for Regulators 2023
https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/MA-2023-05-04-gsr-media-registration.aspx

Verisign “pleased” at ICANN’s .web call
https://domainincite.com/28769-verisign-pleased-at-icanns-web-call

.hiphop returns to GoDaddy after Uniregistry snub
https://domainincite.com/28765-hiphop-returns-to-godaddy-after-uniregistry-snub

Danish national registry changes its name. Don’t laugh.
https://domainincite.com/28763-danish-national-registry-changes-its-name-dont-laugh

ICANN signs Whois’ death warrant in new contracts
https://domainincite.com/28761-icann-signs-whois-death-warrant-in-new-contracts

Verisign WILL get .web, ICANN rules
https://domainincite.com/28757-verisign-will-get-web-icann-rules

Verisign narrows domain growth guidance
https://domainincite.com/28754-verisign-narrows-domain-growth-guidance

Epik exodus topped 100,000 domains in January
https://domainincite.com/28750-epik-exodus-topped-100000-domains-in-january

Nominet looking for another director
https://domainincite.com/28746-nominet-looking-for-another-director

CentralNic expects revenue up 24% in Q1
https://domainincite.com/28744-centralnic-expects-revenue-up-24-in-q1

Epik CEO tries to wriggle out of $327,000 refund lawsuit
https://domainincite.com/28742-epik-ceo-tries-to-wriggle-out-of-327000-refund-lawsuit

APrIGF 2023 Call For Session Proposals – Deadline Extended
https://ap.rigf.asia/news/2023/aprigf-2023-call-for-session-proposals-deadline-extended/

CTOs share insights in new ITU Journal webinar series
https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/05/ctos-share-insights-in-new-itu-journal-webinar-series/

Girls in ICT: Digital skills can change lives
https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/04/girls-in-ict-digital-skills-can-change-lives/

Transform Africa Summit: Building the digital Africa we need
https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/04/transform-africa-summit-building-the-digital-africa-we-need/

ITU teams up with European Commission to promote and measure meaningful connectivity
https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/04/itu-teams-up-with-european-commission-to-promote-and-measure-meaningful-connectivity/

Booths & Remote Hubs: Calls Open
https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/booths-remote-hubs-calls-open

Social Media

The new leadership at PANDI.
In its meeting on 6 May, the Pandi Board elected Mr. John Sihar Simanjuntak as the new Chair.
Mr. Yudho Giri Sucahyo, having served the allowed by PANDI Constitution 2 consecutive terms, was elected the Board Secretary.
We salute the new leadership and wish them every success in pursuit of the most successful years in the D’s history!

In the lead-up to #APTLD84, we are traveling from Korea to Lao P.D.R to meet ສູນອິນເຕີເນັດ ແຫ່ງຊາດ ສອຊ Lao National Internet Center LANIC
The Lao National Internet Center (LANIC) is the sponsoring organization for the .LA ccTLD and it also manages ລາວ, the internationalized ccTLD for the country.The organization provides administrative and technical registry functions.
The history of .LA dates back to 1996, when management of the .la domain was initially delegated with a specific employee within the Lao government as the administrative contact. After forming LANIC in 2002, the government of Laos requested and was granted redelegation of the .LA ccTLD and as a part of that effort, LANIC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN; meanwhile LANIC joined the ccNSO in 2019.
The .ລາວ IDN ccTLD completed the IDN Fast Track evaluation process in 2018 and was delegated to LANIC on January 10, 2020.
Below, we share some interesting and even anecdotal facts about .LA:
As .LA domain is an Open Use ccTLD, it has been marketed as a “location hack” for  the city of Los Angeles, Latin America or the US state of Louisiana since late 2000.
In 2013, GoDaddy became involved in a similar marketing effort, this time specific to Los Angeles. During that renewed marketing effort, the Phoenix Suns NBA team registered “beat.la,” as a prelude to the playoff series between themselves and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014.
LANIC has undoubtedly been the record breaker at APTLD in terms of seeking and obtaining APTLD Meeting Fellowships for its staff.
In 2020-21, LANIC was commissioned a research project by the ASEAN secretariat and together with APTLD co-sponsored a groundbreaking comprehensive research into IDNs and Universal Acceptance uptake in ASEAN.
LANIC has also successfully hosted the 83rd APTLD Meeting in Vientiane in late February 2023 heralding the APTLD community’s comeback to South East Asia.

Blending the beauty and the Internet in Yerevan: ISOC.am celebrates the Women In ICT day picture

“Mayfest” from LK Domain Registry    picture

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) cares for sustainability fans and here is a new hackaton for them—-
Looking for a way to turn your passion for sustainability into action?
Join us at the #Sustainability Hackathon, in partnership with Beeah and ICT FUND!
@sheraasharjah
https://share.hsforms.com/1aZZnn-cDRNOtpvWZfBjHOAdeq0g

Have you called a doctor? HKIRC experts are there to test your website for cyber health picture

Money talks….Yet, cash is secondary and users’ interests and concerns are in the first place for VietNam Internet Network Information Center – VNNIC  picture

A very useful cybersecurity guide from Whois API, LLC  link

National Internet Exchange of India: standing for truth

Racking your brain about the most convincing argument for your audience about the need to protect their personal data? hoster.by did it in the most creative way and on the edge of… Well, better watch it!  video

Young reps of APTLD Members, lo, behold and enroll for this unique program! If in need for guidance and advice regarding your application, you know where you can find us, right;)?
—- The Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) is back and will be held 24–28 July 2023 in Seoul. Inviting APAC youths to sign up from 1–24 May. Read this announcement for more details >> https://go.icann.org/41ETQZE #ICANN

Good luck to TRA Bahrain with hosting the 6G Forum

UPD to the post on the 28th anniversary of Yagona integrator UZINFOCOM Единый интегратор: UZINFOCOM has prepared a surprise for all users of the national domain.
For the first time in Uzbekistan, owners of .UZ domain names will be able to obtain an NFT certificate based on Blockchain technology for the entire domain term! This will provide additional protection, online asset security, strengthen trust in .UZ domain names, and increase their number in the market!
It is important that NFT certificates become a reliable tool that will help protect domain names from fraud.
The project was presented, April 28th, at a conference with UZINFOCOM registrars in honor of the .UZ domain birthday celebration
As of today, the NFT certificate issuance service will be tested between registrars and the Administration of the .UZ domain. After testing and performing commissioning work on servers, the project will be launched for all users.
To get acquainted with the work of the service, you can visit their website https://nft.cctld.uz.

Our Telekom wWs a Major Sponsor of the Bonfire Music Festival

CentralNic making up the most audacious plans  link

Guess what Transfer of Office means? Flowers and smiles ‘course:)
—- UASG elects new leadership to continue building a multilingual Internet. In April 2023, UASG members elected @aniljain.ceonixi , CEO of the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), as chair.

Warmest congrats to the Yagona integrator UZINFOCOM Единый интегратор on the 28th anniversary of .UZ!

In the lead up to #APTLD84, we continue our journey across Asia Pacific and this time, welcome the Korean Internet & Security Agency (KISA)- the registry manager for the Republic of Korea’s .kr ccTLD, as well as the IDN ccTLD .한국
KISA was established during a governmental reorganization in 2009, when KRNIC, the network information center for the Republic of Korea, which performs administrative and technical registry operations for .kr and .한국, was moved under KISA’s remit
The .kr ccTLD and its IDN ccTLD twin are restricted to use by companies, organizations, and individuals who have a postal address within the Republic of Korea.
Notably, in the .kr domain, registration is available at the second level, or at the third level under a variety of use-restricted second level domains. As well as the SLDs listed below, there are region-specific SLDs for use by “any organization, company and/or individuals connected with that region” (seoul, busan, daegu, incheon, gwangju, daejeon, ulsan, gyeonggi, gangwon, chungbuk, chungnam, jeonbuk, jeonnam, gyeongbuk, gyeongnam, and jeju).
Now, abit about “regular” SLDs. These are:
co commercial companies
ne network related organizations
or non-profit organizations
re research institutes
pe individuals
go governmental authorities
mil military authorities
ac college/universities
hs high schools
ms middle schools
es elementary schools
sc schools & educational institutes
kg kindergarten
Interestingly, Anyone can register a domain name. kr, .co.kr, .ne.kr, and .re.kr, but local businesses must enter their Korean Local Business Registration Number (Certificate).
And last but not least, the number of registrations in .KR currently stands at 1.237m
And, of course, one more thing to mention- it is KISA that will host the 25th anniversary festivities for the APTLD community!

It.com– 13 years on everyone’s radar screen
— We’ve been in the world of Business Messaging for 13 years now and built up a loyal stable of clients worldwide. When it comes to the business of ensuring our clients’ content arrives rapidly and accurately on the devices of the intended recipients, let’s just say our CEO & Founder Andrey Insarov knows a thing or two about it himself…
From approaching individual dentists evangelizing the benefits of SMS text messaging 13 years ago to continuing to develop a global concern with some very large enterprises on our books, Andrey has done it all. And now it’s wonderful that Andrey is getting some great recognition for everything he has done and continues to do for our company and to further the industry as a whole!
@best startup London tracks over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. They use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members they think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting and we’re honored to write that Andrey has been recognized as one of the 101 most impressive CEOs in the Enterprise space. Check out what they have to say here:
https://www.beststartup.co.uk/londons-101-most…/
Thanks to all our clients and business partners for trusting us to deliver time and again and Andrey and the team look forward to meeting you at industry events through 2023!

ສູນອິນເຕີເນັດ ແຫ່ງຊາດ ສອຊ Lao National Internet Center LANIC celebrates the 1 May picture

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For all Facebook posts:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/aptld/posts/
and Twits: https://twitter.com/APTLDnews

ICANN

ICANN Board Adopts FY24-28 Operating/Financial Plan, FY24 Operating Plan/Budget
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-board-adopts-fy24-28-operatingfinancial-plan-fy24-operating-planbudget-05-05-2023-en

ICANN Systems Controls Validated by Annual IANA Functions Audit
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-systems-controls-validated-by-annual-iana-functions-audit-02-05-2023-en

ICANN to Showcase Early Development of the Registration Data Request Service
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-to-showcase-early-development-of-the-registration-data-request-service-01-05-2023-en

Middle East DNS Forum Will Provide Insights and Strategies from Leading Experts
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/middle-east-dns-forum-will-provide-insights-and-strategies-from-leading-experts-26-04-2023-en

Governance Academy 2023
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-invites-applications-for-asia-pacific-internet-governance-academy-2023-25-04-2023-en

(ccNSO)
Call For Volunteers: ccNSO Appointed Delegate to the 2024 ICANN NomCom
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28apr23-en.htm

For the very first time, an IDN ccTLD joins the ccNSO as a member.
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25apr23-en.htm

Current ICANN Public Consultations

(Open Proceedings)
Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .NET
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-renewal-of-the-registry-agreement-for-net-13-04-2023

Bylaws Amendments and Documents to Implement the NomCom2 Review
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/bylaws-amendments-and-documents-to-implement-the-nomcom2-review-17-04-2023

Initial Report on the RZERC Charter Review
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/initial-report-on-the-rzerc-charter-review-27-03-2023

Phase 1 Initial Report on the Internationalized Domain Names EPDP
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/phase-1-initial-report-on-the-internationalized-domain-names-epdp-24-04-2023

(Pending Reports)
IANA Naming Function Review Bylaws Changes
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/iana-naming-function-review-bylaws-changes-18-04-2023

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