New domain name .ngo would be for charities only

[Carlos Afonso]

Hmmmm... break the ISOC monopoly on ngo-oriented gTLDs? :)

Besides, .org is not for NGOs only. Anyone with a valid international
credit card can have it. It sounds as if the .ngo proposal is for a kind
of sTLD (meaning that you have to prove your non-profit status in order
to get it).

frt rgds

--c.a.

Milton L Mueller wrote:
> What does this domain do that .org doesn't?
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Non-Commercial User Constituency [mailto:NCUC-
>> DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Rebecca MacKinnon
>> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 6:02 AM
>> To: NCUC-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] New domain name .ngo would be for charities only
>>
>> FYI, see article below. After the London consultation, Abraxas
>> Partners and Verisign held an invitation-only seminar for people in
>> the NGO sector who might want to consider applying to run a new gTLD.
>> They also appear to be helping Article 25 to set up a new .ngo domain.
>> Some of their materials - in PDF and PPT - attached. Not sure if this
>> list-serv does attachments to copying to Robin for further forwarding.
>>
>> Best,
>> Rebecca
>>
>> -----
>>
>> http://thirdsector.co.uk/news/Article/922487/New-domain-name-ngo-
>> charities/
>>
>> New domain name .ngo would be for charities only
>>
>> By Kaye Wiggins, Third Sector Online, 23 July 2009
>>
>> Human rights charity Article 25 proposes internet scheme to be funded
>> by philanthropists
>>
>> Human rights charity Article 25 has proposed a consortium of charities
>> to run a new internet domain name that would be available only to
>> not-for-profit groups.
>>
>> The charity wants the proposed consortium to raise $185,000 (£112,000)
>> and bid for a .ngo domain because it says the .org address is open to
>> abuse by fraudulent groups.
>>
>> Its suggestion follows an announcement from internet regulatory body
>> Icann that from 2010 onwards any organisation will be allowed to bid
>> to run new internet domains.
>>
>> Victoria Harris, chief executive of Article 25, toldThird Sector
>> Online her organisation wanted to put together a consortium of
>> charities that would ask philanthropists and corporate firms for
>> funding to bid for and run the new domain.
>>
>> "Lack of regulation has meant that commercial entities, individuals
>> and even professional criminals have been able to register websites
>> with .org suffixes quite legally, with no check on their identities or
>> intentions," she said.
>>
>> "In order to have a web address ending in .ngo, a group would have to
>> prove to the consortium that it was a genuine charity. Once consumers
>> realise that legitimate charitable organisations are regulated by the
>> .ngo domain name, the battle against fraud will start to be won."
>>
>> Article 25 will hold meetings with interested charities and umbrella
>> groups to discuss a framework for the scheme over the next few months.
>>
>> --
>> Rebecca MacKinnon
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>> Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, University of Hong
>> Kong
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