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UIA / Diversitas Response |
Provides for the stability and functioning of the .org TLD
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- Facilities and systems to support .org in place and operational
- Technical solution proven in managing TLD of this scale
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Ability to comply with ICANN-developed policies
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- Establishing a Board of Directors and a Policy Council representing the perspectives of broad segments of civil society
- Ready to employ proven practices toward compliance with ICANN policy
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Enhancement of competition for registration services
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- Reinvigorate competition through provisioning of enhanced services through the best available teaming arrangements
- Plan to re-compete the technical operations of the .org TLD in three years
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Differentiation of the .org TLD from those intended for commercial purposes
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- Unparalleled understanding of civil society and their current use of TLDs
- Ability to execute a highly targeted marketing campaign
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Inclusion of mechanisms for promoting the registry's operation in a manner that is responsive to the needs, concerns, and views of the non-commercial Internet user society
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- Unique experience in the process of information gathering from civil society including decades of survey experience
- Deep understanding of the community as a starting point for development of mechanisms
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Level of support for the proposal from .org registrants
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- Letters of support from key members of civil society included in Appendix F
- Implicit support of the more than 40,000 organizations
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Type, quality, and cost of the registry services proposed
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- Enhanced services based on acknowledged needs of the community to provide the greatest value
- Ensured quality of service through use of proven systems and infrastructure
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Ability and commitment to support, function in, and adapt protocol changes in the shared registry system
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- Comprehensive plan for the adoption of EPP
- Wealth of experience in contributing to the development and implementation of new policy
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Transition considerations
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- Assurance of no interruption to technical operation
- Arrangements with current .org Registry Operator for transition
- Provide data to ICANN for evaluation of transition
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Ability to meet and commitment to comply with the qualification and use requirements of the VeriSign endowment and proposed use of the endowment
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- Qualifications as a non-profit organization
- Plans to use the endowment to support the operational mission of Diversitas
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