Folks,

This question is mainly directed at our African colleagues, but I am not subscribed to that region's list and also think that this could raise a discussion of general interest.

The Board will consider in the next weeks the request for delegation of the .eh ccTLD for West Sahara.

One of the elements to be taken into account in a delegation/redelegation/revocation is the interests of the local internet community. However, this si far from being something easy to assess. IMHO, the AtLarge can be of help.

So, the general question is whether ALAC should be involved, providing an opinion/advice on the delegation/redelegation/revocation process. Notably, we have the debate about what to do with the current .su that is no longer part of the ISO-3166-1 list: what is the opinion of the local Internet community?

Specifically, we have now the case of Western Sahara. Does any of you have any knowledge of the EH internet community, maybe seen from one of the neighbouring countries? Does it have any added value to start this type of debate?

Cheers,

Roberto

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