Jordan has become the most recent nation/territory to launch an internationalized top-level domain (IDN) as part of ICANNs IDN FastTrack process. The nations Information Technology Centre (NITC) has announced the launch of the Arabic IDN .  (.alordon). IDNs use non-Latin language scripts (i.e., Arabic, Cyrillic, etc.) in the TLD portion of an Internet address.
NITC General Manager Nabeel Al Fayoumi told the Jordan Times that he predicts the IDN will help increase Internet penetration in the country from 30 per cent currently to 50 per cent by the beginning of 2012.
In the news story, Al Fayoumi said, "By launching the domain in Arabic, we will be able to reach a larger number of people and encourage them to use the Internet. Currently, those who do not know English might find it difficult to surf certain websites, but when the domains are in Arabic, they will find it more convenient to use the web."
The first use of the new IDN is on Jordans King Abdullahs website, with Al Fayoumi adding that all websites of Jordanian ministries and public agencies and educational institutions will soon have Arabic domain names.

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