New gTLD Program: Next Round: Difference between revisions

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The [[EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names|Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)]] provides the detailed rules for IDN gTLDs and top-level variants in the Next Round. Phase 1 recommendations, which cover top-level IDN definitions and variant sets, were fully adopted by the ICANN Board in 2024–2025 and are being implemented through an IDN Implementation Review Team as a sub-track of the SubPro IRT. Phase 2 recommendations, focused on second-level variant management, have been approved by the GNSO Council and are currently under ICANN Board consideration following a 2024–2025 public comment proceeding.<ref name="history-new-gtld" />

== Operational Design and Implementation Plan ==

Following receipt of the SubPro Final Report, ICANN org conducted an Operational Design Phase (ODP) to assess the practical, financial, and risk implications of implementing the new policies. The resulting [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/subpro-oda-12dec22-en.pdf Operational Design Assessment (ODA)] was delivered to the ICANN Board in late 2022.<ref name="history-new-gtld" />

On July 31,2023, ICANN org published the [https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/new-gtld-next-round-implementation-plan-31jul23-en.pdf New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan], which decomposes the program into multiple projects, including program foundations, systems and tools, the Applicant Support Program, the RSP Evaluation Program, application processing, evaluation, objections, contention resolution, contracting, and post-contracting operations.<ref name="impl-plan-2023" /> The plan also includes detailed timelines for each project and identifies dependencies on parallel community work, such as IDN policy and closed generics.<ref name="impl-plan-2023" />

Subsequent status updates, including a February 2024 Implementation Status Update and periodic blogs, have tracked progress against the plan, highlighting milestones such as the launch of support and RSP programs and the development of application systems.<ref name="status-2024" /><ref name="q1-2025" /><ref name="update-2025" />

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 The [[EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names|Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)]] provides the detailed rules for IDN gTLDs and top-level variants in the Next Round. Phase 1 recommendations, which cover top-level IDN definitions and variant sets, were fully adopted by the ICANN Board in 2024–2025 and are being implemented through an IDN Implementation Review Team as a sub-track of the SubPro IRT. Phase 2 recommendations, focused on second-level variant management, have been approved by the GNSO Council and are currently under ICANN Board consideration following a 2024–2025 public comment proceeding.<ref name="history-new-gtld" />
+== Operational Design and Implementation Plan ==
+Following receipt of the SubPro Final Report, ICANN org conducted an Operational Design Phase (ODP) to assess the practical, financial, and risk implications of implementing the new policies. The resulting [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/subpro-oda-12dec22-en.pdf Operational Design Assessment (ODA)] was delivered to the ICANN Board in late 2022.<ref name="history-new-gtld" />
+On July 31,2023, ICANN org published the [https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/new-gtld-next-round-implementation-plan-31jul23-en.pdf New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan], which decomposes the program into multiple projects, including program foundations, systems and tools, the Applicant Support Program, the RSP Evaluation Program, application processing, evaluation, objections, contention resolution, contracting, and post-contracting operations.<ref name="impl-plan-2023" /> The plan also includes detailed timelines for each project and identifies dependencies on parallel community work, such as IDN policy and closed generics.<ref name="impl-plan-2023" />
+Subsequent status updates, including a February 2024 Implementation Status Update and periodic blogs, have tracked progress against the plan, highlighting milestones such as the launch of support and RSP programs and the development of application systems.<ref name="status-2024" /><ref name="q1-2025" /><ref name="update-2025" />
 == Cost ==