DotAsia and .Asia Registry Policies are generally developed with an open consultation process. Draft policies are developed, posted publicly and circulated to seek feedback and comments from members, Advisory Council and the public at large.

As part of the Sponsored gTLD agreement with ICANN, DotAsia is responsible for policy development in a number of areas (Appendix S, Part 2. Delegated Authority – http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/asia/appendix-s-06dec06-en.htm#2), including for example:

  • Establishment of domain naming conventions
  • Reservation of names to be withheld from reservation in the TLD (in addition to those names reserved by ICANN and set forth in a schedule by ICANN)
  • Reservation of names to be offered for registration other than on a first-come, first-served basis and creation of the policies and procedures under which such names may be registered
  • Policies regarding eligibility to register a domain name in the TLD and restrictions and policies on how registered names may be used, which need not be uniform for all names within the TLD
  • Procedures and schedule for the start-up or any subsequent sunrise policies and procedures
  • Organizational governance policies and operations management will be formulated and maintained by the DotAsia Organisation
  • Any other policies or practices not inconsistent with the Agreement, ICANN Temporary Specifications and Policies, or Consensus Policy

Current and Recent Policy Consultations:

Title Date Posted Comment Period Closing
DotAsia Code of Conduct (DRAFT) Feb 27, 2024 Apr 17, 2024
.ASIA Community Reserved Names Policy (DRAFT) Mar 8, 2022 Apr 8, 2022

Comments can be submitted to our Contact Form. (Select “Registry Policies” as the topic) or emailed to comments[at]dot.asia.

In pursuit of policies for new registry technologies and features as the DNS and the domain industry develops, special policy initiatives are launched by DotAsia. For example to better organize and promote the IDN Language Policies, DNSSEC implementation, etc.

DNSSEC.Asia

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IDN.Asia: Think IDN. Think .Asia!

In support of the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) .Asia launch, an informational website — www.idn.asia — was setup to aggregate relevant knowledge and news about IDN technologies...

DotAsia Articles of Association

Current Version (adopted at EGM on Feb 26, 2024): [ PDF ] Archived former versions: Member adoption over email completed on Jun 26, 2009: [ PDF ] At incorporation of DotAsia Organisation on Sep 12, 2006: [ PDF ]

Special Advisory on Election Committee Report and Next Steps Towards a By-Election for Board Elections 2023

This is a special advisory on the recently received Election Committee (EC) Report to the Members DotAsia Regarding the 2023 Board Elections (EC Report) and Board actions taken towards a by-election for the Board Elections 2023 in accordance with the existing Board Elections Procedures (BGC-004) and the recommendations from the Election Committee in the EC Report.

First and foremost, the DotAsia Board thanks the EC (and its legal advisors) for their thorough investigation, and …

DotAsia Board By-Election 2023

On November 6, 2023, the DotAsia Board, having received and reviewed the Election Committee (EC) Report to the Members DotAsia Regarding the 2023 Board Elections (EC Report) on November 1, 2023 accepted the report and proceeded to implement a By-Election for the...

Proposed Amendments to the DotAsia Articles of Association 2023

(Last updated on Feb 20, 2024) The background We have observed recent challenges to the governance of DotAsia, AFRINIC, APNIC and other Internet community institutions from hostile entities. In the Board’s view, the time is right for DotAsia to reinforce our...

DotAsia Members Adopt New Articles of Association

On Feb 26, 2024 at the DotAsia Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), held in conjunction with APRICOT 2024 immediately following the AP* Retreat, the DotAsia Members adopted a new set of Articles of...

DotAsia Strategic Plan Development

Since 2010, DotAsia’s strategic directive for the year has been presented annually at the DotAsia AGM, and then reported at the next AGM. DotAsia’s progress through the years, ...

Special Advisory on Election Committee Report and Next Steps Towards a By-Election for Board Elections 2023

This is a special advisory on the recently received Election Committee (EC) Report to the Members DotAsia Regarding the 2023 Board Elections (EC Report) and Board actions taken towards a by-election for the Board Elections 2023 in accordance with the existing Board Elections Procedures (BGC-004) and the recommendations from the Election Committee in the EC Report. First and foremost, the DotAsia Board thanks the EC (and its legal advisors) for their thorough investigation, and ...

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