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Stay informed on NITC's latest initiatives like domain registrations, IPv6 deployment, and IDN launches. Learn about pricing updates and policy changes to support Jordan's tech growth.
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JO NITC Updates National Information Technology Center Amman, Jordan info@nitc.gov.jo
DNS • Registered 3500 domains under .sch.jo for all Jordanian schools. Awaiting a further 1500 .sch.jo registration requests • Restructuring pricing schema • Continuous policy updates • Working on a marketing plan to increase .jo domain names sold • 9500+ registrations to date National Information Technology Center
IPv6 • Started back in Sep 2009 • Circulated a questionnaire to all government entities to study their IPv6 readiness • Conducted awareness sessions for the government to encourage IPv6 deployment • Enabled IPv6 on all NITC servers • Cooperation with other IPv6 test-beds National Information Technology Center
IDNs • Filed in an application on Dec 9, 2009 under (.الأردن) • String approval on April 21, 2010 • Delegation initiation on April 22, 2010 • Delegated on August 21, 210 • Launch was at the MENA ICT Forum on October 11, 2010. HM King Abdullah II’s website was the first Arabic Domain Name (عبدالله.الاردن) National Information Technology Center
Launching Phases • Two launching periods shall take place: • Sunrise Period Oct 17 - 30, 2010 • Landrush Period Nov 7 – Dec 4, 2010 • Final Launch Dec 19, 2010 - … Sunrise Landrush Final Launch 2 weeks 1 weeks 4 weeks 2 weeks مركز تكنولوجيا المعلومات الوطني
Questions! National Information Technology Center Royal Scientific Society Street P.O.Box: 259 – Al-Jubeiha 11941 Amman – Jordan Tel: (962) 6 5300 222 Fax: (962) 6 5300 277 info@nitc.gov.jo National Information Technology Center