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Structure of SGNIC
SGNIC is made up of the SGNIC Board, SGNIC Operations and two committees namely the Domain Name Registration Service (DNRS) Committee and Domain Name System Technical (DNST) Committee

SGNIC Board
The SGNIC Board defines and reviews policies and directions for the operations of SGNIC.

SGNIC Operations
Led by the General Manager & Operations Manager, SGNIC handles the registry operations. Together with the accredited registrars, SGNIC:

• Runs the day to day operations of DNR services;
  
• Acts as a central registry for all domain name registration under .SG, COM.SG, EDU.SG, ORG.SG, GOV.SG, NET.SG and PER.SG;
  
• Maintains the name servers for the top level SG and second level .SG, COM.SG, ORG.SG, NET.SG, EDU.SG and PER.SG domains;
  
• Organises and chairs the DNRS and DNST meetings.

Domain Name Registration Service (DNRS) Committee
The DNRS Committee consists of entities which are concerned with the technical operation and service provision of DNS. Its function is to:

• Advise SGNIC on the domain name registration policy and procedures to effectively manage the .sg domain name space;
  
• Advise SGNIC on the domain name policies introduced by ICANN, APNIC and various Network Information Centre in other countries and on possible alignment and improvement of SGNIC registration policy and procedures to ensure consistency with the best practices of the industry;
  
• Present to SGNIC Board’s approval, recommendations on domain name policies that might be relevant for .sg domain.

In the performance of its function, the DNRS Committee may:

• Provide direction in relation to the policy and registration aspect of SGNIC’s work;
  
• Review proposed and existing policy guidelines; and
  
• Examine and analyse draft policy and procedural guidelines and other relevant documents for recommendation to SGNIC Board

Domain Name System Technical (DNST) Committee
The DNRS Committee consists of entities which are concerned with the research, technical investigation and study, technological development, technical operation and service operation of DNS. Its function is to:

• Advise SGNIC on the ways to increase operational efficiency and resiliency of SGNIC’s DNS and infrastructure;
  
• To keep abreast of emerging technologies and standards in the area of DNS and to advise SGNIC on possible areas of interest;
  
• Present to SGNIC Board’s on emerging standards/technologies that might be relevant for .sg domain;
  
• Advise on the conduct of any necessary trial with industry partners on technologies that might be relevant for .sg domain.

In the performance of its function, the DNST Committee may:

• Provide direction in relation to the technical aspect of SGNIC’s work;
  
• Review proposed and existing technical standards and guidelines; and
  
• Examine and collect draft specifications, guidelines and other relevant documents for recommendation to SGNIC Board; and
  
• Provide, through the Committee’s host organizations, resources to develop technical specifications and guidelines.
  

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