15(b) Describe the process used for development of the IDN tables submitted, including consultations and sources used

Prototypical answer:

The IDN table was created by Iliya Bazlyankov and Grigor Gatchev in 2007-2009 for one of the registry applicants in the IDN ccTLD fast-track application process in Bulgaria after consultations with Bulgarian language experts. Then in 2009 in its third version, the table was redesigned and aligned with the IDN tables developed by Register.bg for .BG and EURid for .EU.

In 2012 the table was adapted for the ICANN new gTLD applications to include characters from Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages as well. The updated table allows users from Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to fully use their languages on the Internet.

CORE also plans to seek advice of other experts from major language groups that may be served by the proposed TLD.

Similar gTLD applications: (1)