New gTLD Program: Next Round: Difference between revisions

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In December 2015, the GNSO Council initiated the Policy Development Process on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) to determine whether, and under what conditions, additional application rounds should proceed.<ref name="history-new-gtld">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/newgtlds-history-2023-04-05-en ICANN: History of the New gTLD Program]</ref> The GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Working Group conducted several years of deliberations, including work tracks on overarching issues, application types, geographic names, and technical and operational criteria. Its "Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process" was delivered in February 2021 and organized into a set of affirmations, recommendations, and implementation guidance across more than forty topics.<ref name="subpro-final">[https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-report-newgtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-02feb21-en.pdf ICANN GNSO: Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process]</ref>

On February 18, 2021, the GNSO Council approved all SubPro outputs that achieved "Full Consensus" or "Consensus" and transmitted them to the ICANN Board.<ref name="history-new-gtld" /> In 2023, the Board adopted ninety-eight of the recommendations and marked thirty-eight as pending while it consulted further with the GNSO and the GAC.<ref name="gac-next-round">[https://gac.icann.org/activity/new-gtld-program-next-round</ref> The Board also requested an implementation plan from ICANN org describing how a subsequent round could be operationalized.<ref name="impl-plan-2023">[https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/new-gtld-next-round-implementation-plan-31jul23-en.pdf ICANN: The New gTLD Program Next Round Implementation Plan]</ref>

On February 18, 2021, the GNSO Council approved all SubPro outputs that achieved "Full Consensus" or "Consensus" and transmitted them to the ICANN Board.<ref name="history-new-gtld" /> In 2023, the Board adopted ninety-eight of the recommendations and marked thirty-eight as pending while it consulted further with the GNSO and the GAC.<ref name="gac-next-round">[https://gac.icann.org/activity/new-gtld-program-next-round ICANN GAC: New gTLD Program Next Round]</ref> The Board also requested an implementation plan from ICANN org describing how a subsequent round could be operationalized.<ref name="impl-plan-2023">[https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/new-gtld-next-round-implementation-plan-31jul23-en.pdf ICANN: The New gTLD Program Next Round Implementation Plan]</ref>

== Policy Framework ==

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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" />

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">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/status-update-new-gtld-program-next-round-20feb24-en.pdf ICANN: Pre-ICANN79 Status Update: New gTLD Program: Next Round | February 2024]</ref> <ref name="q1-2025">[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/first-quarter-update-on-the-new-gtld-program-next-round-24-02-2025-en ICANN Blogs: First Quarter Update on the New gTLD Program: Next Round]</ref> <ref name="update-2025">[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/update-on-new-gtld-program-next-round-27-05-2025-en ICANN Blogs: Update on New gTLD Program: Next Round]</ref>

== Cost ==

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 In December 2015, the GNSO Council initiated the Policy Development Process on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) to determine whether, and under what conditions, additional application rounds should proceed.<ref name="history-new-gtld">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/newgtlds-history-2023-04-05-en ICANN: History of the New gTLD Program]</ref> The GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Working Group conducted several years of deliberations, including work tracks on overarching issues, application types, geographic names, and technical and operational criteria. Its "Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process" was delivered in February 2021 and organized into a set of affirmations, recommendations, and implementation guidance across more than forty topics.<ref name="subpro-final">[https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-report-newgtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-02feb21-en.pdf ICANN GNSO: Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process]</ref>
-On February 18, 2021, the GNSO Council approved all SubPro outputs that achieved "Full Consensus" or "Consensus" and transmitted them to the ICANN Board.<ref name="history-new-gtld" /> In 2023, the Board adopted ninety-eight of the recommendations and marked thirty-eight as pending while it consulted further with the GNSO and the GAC.<ref name="gac-next-round">[https://gac.icann.org/activity/new-gtld-program-next-round</ref> The Board also requested an implementation plan from ICANN org describing how a subsequent round could be operationalized.<ref name="impl-plan-2023">[https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/new-gtld-next-round-implementation-plan-31jul23-en.pdf ICANN: The New gTLD Program Next Round Implementation Plan]</ref>
+On February 18, 2021, the GNSO Council approved all SubPro outputs that achieved "Full Consensus" or "Consensus" and transmitted them to the ICANN Board.<ref name="history-new-gtld" /> In 2023, the Board adopted ninety-eight of the recommendations and marked thirty-eight as pending while it consulted further with the GNSO and the GAC.<ref name="gac-next-round">[https://gac.icann.org/activity/new-gtld-program-next-round ICANN GAC: New gTLD Program Next Round]</ref> The Board also requested an implementation plan from ICANN org describing how a subsequent round could be operationalized.<ref name="impl-plan-2023">[https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/new-gtld-next-round-implementation-plan-31jul23-en.pdf ICANN: The New gTLD Program Next Round Implementation Plan]</ref>
 == Policy Framework ==
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 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" />
+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">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/status-update-new-gtld-program-next-round-20feb24-en.pdf ICANN: Pre-ICANN79 Status Update: New gTLD Program: Next Round | February 2024]</ref> <ref name="q1-2025">[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/first-quarter-update-on-the-new-gtld-program-next-round-24-02-2025-en ICANN Blogs: First Quarter Update on the New gTLD Program: Next Round]</ref> <ref name="update-2025">[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/update-on-new-gtld-program-next-round-27-05-2025-en ICANN Blogs: Update on New gTLD Program: Next Round]</ref>
 == Cost ==