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'.sco' ('dotSCO') is a proposed top-level domain. It is somewhat unclear whether it is intended to be a national domain for Scotland, or simply for sites in the Lowland Scots.
The campaign was initiated following the successful introduction of .cat for Catalan-speaking community. The .cat domain is officially reserved for those websites which "highlight Catalan language and culture".
The mission statement of the campaign states that:
:''"Because the Scots language and culture is a community that we believe should be identified with its own domain on the internet. Under a .SCO domain those organisations, companies and people that express themselves in the Scots language and/or wish to encourage Scots culture will be able to be registered and will be clearly identifiable."''
The all-encompassing word "culture" would tend to imply just about anything associated with the nation of Scotland; after all, a nation is defined by its characteristic culture. However it is not clear whether websites in Scotland's other two languages (Scottish English and Scottish Gaelic language) are intended for inclusion.
A survey carried out by the General Register Office for Scotland in 1996 suggested that while 30% of Scots responded "Yes" to the slightly ambiguous question "Can you speak the Scots language?", only 17% responded yes to the clearer question "Can you speak Scots?".[1] On the basis of this survey, the Scottish Executive and Scottish Parliament decided not to include a question about the Scots language in the 2001 Census. The 2001 Census revealed that at least 58,652 Scottish residents out of a population of over 5 million knew Scottish Gaelic (as opposed to Irish Gaelic, which has a population in Glasgow), with an additional 500 in Nova Scotia
The SCO Group, an American software company, is currently contesting the use of the .sco domain.

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See also

★ .scot.uk

★ .cym

★ .uk

★ .eu

★ .asia

★ .cat

★ .bzh

★ .gal

External links

★ early discussion about a top-level domain for Scotland

★ the campaign for .sco