.scot is a top-level domain for Scotland and Scottish culture, including the Gaelic and Scots languages.[2]
Introduced | Pioneer phase launched on 15 July 2014. Delegated to the root in June 2014; First proposed in 2000.[1] |
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TLD type | Top-level domain |
Status | General registrations beginning on 23 September 2014, registrations open for interest and trademark holders from 15 July 2014. |
Intended use | Scotland, Scottish culture, Gaelic and Scots languages |
Actual use | Launched |
Registration restrictions | Requires connection to Scotland or Scottish culture. |
Registry website | Dot Scot |
In 2008 dotCYMRU, dotEUS, dotSCOT and dotBZH formed ECLID. Later it was decided to allow almost any top-level domain for introduction some time in 2013, and a list of applications for these was published in June 2012; the domain .scot was included.[3]
On 27 January 2014, Dot Scot Registry announced that it had agreed terms to operate the .scot domain name, with plans to get it up and running later in summer of 2014.[4]
On 15 July 2014, .scot was officially launched.[5] The first .scot domain name to go live was calico.scot, registered by hosting company Calico Internet Ltd.[6]
As of 12 September 2014, an alpha version of the Scottish Government's mygov.scot website was live.[7] On 17 February 2015, the Scottish Government migrated its website from scotland.gov.uk to gov.scot.[8][9] Likewise, the Scottish Parliament moved from scottish.parliament.uk to parliament.scot in May 2016,[10] to coincide with the 2016 elections.[11]
The 2017 Global Amendment to the base New GeoTLD Registry Agreement is effective as of 31 July 2017.[12]
On 3 May 2018 the DotScot registry lifted registration restrictions on locality domains (based on towns, etc.) and other premium names.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, 6th Report, 2001, Report on the Inquiry into the Impact of the New Economy, Volume 2 : Evidence | Scotland". Scottish Parliament. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Net gains: Scottish domain name bid aims to boost national identity | Scotland". News. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Reveal Day 13 June 2012". Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Available for sale later this summer". .scots. .scots. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Scotland's e-break: Internet domain .scot launched". Russia Today. Russia Today. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "New internet domain .scot launches". BBC. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Mygov.scot site goes live". Holyrood. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ ceu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk, Scottish Government, St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel:0131 556 8400 (13 January 2012). "The Scottish Government - Home Page".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ScottishGovernment - News - www.gov.scot". Scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Our website address is changing!". Facebook. Scottish Parliament. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "SPCB(2015) Paper 39: PARLIAMENT DOMAIN NAME" (PDF). Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ ".scot Registry Agreement". 23 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "DotScot Frenzy!". 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
External links
- Dot Scot Registry (not-for-profit agency)