The Scotish Government has recently asked Ed Vaizey,UK communication minister to consider applying for .Scot .
When ICANN will open its three month window and will begin accepting application on 12 January 2011,Scotland will be able to apply for .Scot ,and instead of using .Com or .co.uk at the end,they will use .Scot ."The Scottish Government is behind this company because we believe there is strong demand for a dotSCOT domain and that it should be run as a public resource on a not-for-profit basis that will quickly become self-financing," said Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment .
"I am sure the UK Government with its responsibility for internet governance will want to support us."
"Across the board support would undoubtedly strengthen our hand and build momentum behind the bid."
"DotSCOT will be a wonderful asset for establishing a distinctive online identity for many organisations and people who have been described as the worldwide family of Scots and want to demonstrate that identity online," he added .
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