Have you ever imagined yourself being in the crowd of highrollers sporting tuxedos and evening gowns?
In the lead-up to #APTLD84, we invite you to a unique tiny corner in Asia Pacific to try high life and get acquainted with .MO. That’s right, we are taking Macau and its ccTLD registry, and long standing APTLD Member.
Macao (also spelled Macau) is a prosperous Chinese territory (Special Administrative Region) in Southeast Asia. Its economy is largely reliant on gambling namely casinos and gaming centers. About 80% of the government’s revenue is generated from gambling taxes. Macao is known as the “Las Vegas of Asia” and millions of tourists visit the place every year not just to gamble but to explore the city’s fabulous hotels, restaurants and architecture. The government has recently investing a lot of effort to portray Macau not only as a destination for gamblers but also as a city that has so much more to offer.
The registry for .MO is operated by the Macao Network Information Centre (MONIC). Operated by the University of Macau since 1992, MONIC administers the registration of the country-code domain names ccTLD.
To further promote the development of services, the Government of Macau changed the operation entity of MONIC. Effective from 12 March 2011, HNET Asia Limited appointed by the Macau government, is responsible for operating MONIC.
HNET aims at optimising and developing the Macau domain name. It vowed to contribute to the development of the internet industry in Macau, as well as managing the IDN ccTLD.澳門, and leveraging DNSSEC and other capabilities for the registry.
At present, domain names are open to local businesses and organisations and cannot be registered by the general public.
.MO also boasts 2nd and 3rd level registrations
Second-level domain name registrations at.mo and.澳門 are open to commercial entities in Macau, while third-level Domain name registrations for the following customers:
• .com.mo, .公司.mo, .公司.澳門 – commercial entities
• .edu.mo, .教育.mo, .教育.澳門 – educational institutions
• .gov.mo, .政府.mo, .政府.澳門 – government departments
• .net.mo, .網絡.mo, .網絡.澳門 – network service providers
• .org.mo, .組織.mo, .組織.澳門 – non-profit organizations
Interestingly, aside from usage as Macau’s two-letter country code, MO is also used to abbreviate other words. Popular meanings of MO include: Missouri (US state), month (time and date), Morocco (country) and even medical officer (occupation)!
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In the lead-up to #APTLD84, let’s fly to Mongolia, to meet Datacom LLC | Датаком ХХК -the registry operator for Mongolia’s .MNccTLD and мон (“mon”) cyrillic IDN ccTLD
The .MN domain is an Open Use ccTLD, and registration is available to anyone at the top level.
Some second-level domains are reserved for special use, such as:.gov.mn – government institutions.edu.mn – educational institutions.org.mn – non-profit organisations, and edu.mn and gov.mn, are administered separately by Erdemnet ISP and the National Data Center of Mongolia, respectively
The registry doesn’t generally require specific second-level domains.
Interesting facts about the .MN and its registry:
The .MN domain name is becoming more popular in Minnesota, but it still is not widely recognized. The .MN domain in Minnesota is used primarily as a ‘clever’ domain name like vita.mn (a play on vitamin), or for location specific sites like apartments.mn. A search on Google for .MN yields mostly State of Minnesota domains like .mn.us or .mn.gov.
Since 2017, members of the Datacom Ltd. team have reconnected with the community and quite a number of them already participated in APTLD Fellowship programs with quite interesting updates on the local ccTLD and its operations, including its own Academia!
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We appreciate everyone who attended today. We were thrilled to take part in this fantastic forum, discussing the ideas and creating various communities.
Once again, thank you, and until next time!
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In the lead-up to #APTLD84, let’s move to the beautiful island of Sri Lanka to meet the LK Domain Registry.
History
The .LK domain was first assigned in 1990 to Gihan Dias. He initially held the position of Domain Registrar of the .LK Domain Registry and later be-came its CEO. From 1992, it was operated by Dr. Dias at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering of the University.
However, as the Internet began to grow in Sri Lanka and across the world, Dr. Dias requested the Computer and Information Technology Council (CINTEC) to assume policy and financial responsibilities for the .LK Domain. This was in 1996, and operational activities continued to be handled by Dr. Dias, from the Computer Science & Engineering Department of Moratuwa University.
CINTEC closed down after the passing of the ICT Agency (ICTA) act in mid-2003. The newly formed ICTA declined to take over the responsibilities of CINTEC in registering Internet domain names, and recommended that an independent body, with representation from ICTA, TRC and other relevant stakeholders, be formed to carry out domain registrations in .LK.
This resulted in the incorporation of LK Domain Registry as a Company Lim-ited by Guarantee on 5th March 2004. Since there was no immediate need for separate business premises, the University of Moratuwa continued facili-tating the operations of the Registry, with permission granted by its Vice Chancellor.
New Premises
In 2010, the University of Moratuwa needed the space occupied by the Reg-istry for other activities. On 11th January 2011, the Registry moved into new business premises in Moratuwa, and subsequently in Kohuwala.
The Board
For purposes of transparency and good governance, and the need for gov-ernment to be involved in internet policy, the Board of Management of the LK Domain Registry has always included relevant stakeholders.
As a company limited by guarantee, no profits are paid to shareholders, and any surplus funds are used for the development of the Internet.
The LK Domain Registry continues to provide an efficient and reliable do-main registration service, which is its primary function. At the same time, the registry supports Internet development, and works towards the overall im-provement of the Internet in Sri Lanka.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Registry has contributed to building a society that is technology savvy, able to use tools to increase productivity, and encouraged the future genera-tion to be innovators who would become positive contributors to society. The company has initiated a number of corporate social responsibility projects such as ‘Hithawathi’ and BestWeb.lk, which help to build responsible digital citizens. Training & awareness programs on the advantages and the proper use of the internet are conducted directly by the Registry as well as in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and other organisations.
The LK Domain Registry will continue to ensure that domain registrations are conducted in a professional manner. It will develop the internet, capturing new industry trends, and facilitating its effective use by our citizens.
Interesting facts:
The .LK operates under the auspices of of the University of Moratuwa, making it one of the three university-based registries (the other two being .FJ and .PG) at APTLD.
From the very onset, the advancement of .LK is spearheaded by Prof. @Gihan Dias, who is one of the two longest-serving CEOs in the community and one of the two active Founding Fathers of APTLD.
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Dear APTLD Members, do not miss a chance to register for the 4th ICANN APAC-TWNIC Engagement Forum which will take place from 23 – 24 May 2023 in Taipei. This hybrid Forum is co-hosted by ICANN and TWNIC and will be held in conjunction with the 39th TWNIC IP Open Policy Meeting.
Some key sessions/topics that will be featured at the Forum are:
Tuesday, 23 May
High-Level Opening Panel Discussion: Maintaining an Interoperable Internet – Challenges and Opportunities – The session will touch on pertinent and timely topics such as the “Splinternet”. Featured speakers include Josh Kallmer, Head of Global Public Policy and Government Relations at Zoom Video Communications, Nicole Chan, Former Chairperson of the National Communications Commission Taiwan, and May-Ann Lim, Director of Fair Tech Institute at Access Partnership.
Wednesday, 24 May
Plenary 3: Domain Name – Discussion on recent and upcoming domain name industry trends, including updates and next steps for the next round of new gTLD applications.
Plenary 4: Security – Sharing by speakers on ongoing community collaborations to mitigate the rise of domain name abuse activities.
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