Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names 4.0 - EURid comment EURid welcomes the opportunity to comment on the updated version of the Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalised Domain Names, v. 4.0. EURid introduced IDNs at the second level in December 2009 to support the all characters of the official 24 European Union languages. Furthermore, in June 2016 EURid launched the .ею TLD, which is .eu in Cyrillic script, with a detailed plan to facilitate the move to .ею of existing domain names registered at the second level under .eu in Cyrillic script. This action is designed to minimise the risk of cybersequatting and customer confusion, and to ensure full script consistency at the top and second level. At international level, since 2011 EURid in partnership with UNESCO, Verisign and with the collaboration of the ccTLD regional organisations has been publishing the IDN World Report on IDN deployment (www.idnworldreport.eu<http://www.idnworldreport.eu/>). The Report investigates IDN penetration at the worldwide level from the perspectives of both domain name registration and usage. It also features an extensive assessment of the barriers that are currently impeding a broader adoption of IDNs - notably, a lack of so-called universal acceptance. Therefore, EURid looks forward to engaging in a possible "consortium to coordinate contact with external communities, elicit the assistance of support groups, and establish global fora to address common current and emerging challenges in the development and use of IDNs". In this context and considering the following recommendation about the registry' publication of IDN policies - "The registry should also encourage its registrars to call attention to these policies for all IDN registrants." - EURid wishes to suggest any consortium/forum about IDNs be as inclusive as possible of the various stakeholders in the domain chain, including registrars and registrants. Only by enabling those interested parties to join such bodies registries will have a better and more sound perception of the challenges around IDNs. Giovanni Seppia External Relations Manager EURid Woluwelaan 150 1831 Diegem - Belgium TEL: +32 (0) 2 401 2750 giovanni.seppia@eurid.eu<mailto:giovanni.seppia@eurid.eu> http://www.eurid.eu<http://www.eurid.eu/> Please consider the environment before printing this email. Disclaimer: This email and any attachment hereto is intended solely for the person to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or if you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately contact the sender by telephone or email, and destroy any copies of this information. You should not use or copy it, nor disclose its content to any other person or rely upon this information. Please note that any views presented in the email and any attachment hereto are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of EURid. While all care has been taken to avoid any known viruses, the recipient is advised to check this email and any attachment for presence of viruses. http://www.eurid.eu/en/legal-disclaimer