RIPE NCC Engagement with External Organisations

Beyond the RIPE NCC membership, there is a diverse range of organisations with whom we work in various ways, including governments, technical coordination organisations, industry groups, public regulators, law enforcement groups, academic institutions and more. Our essential goal in engaging with these organisations is to broaden support for and understanding of RIPE, the RIPE NCC and the global registry system.

The RIPE NCC has also entered into formal agreements (generally Memoranda of Understanding or Letters of Understanding) with several of these organisations. The purpose of these agreements is to foster greater understanding and more effective coordination and cooperation between both parties - and to ensure transparency to our membership and the RIPE community.

In other cases, the RIPE NCC has joined membership organisations in which we can contribute to discussions on issues relevant to the RIPE community and the operations of the RIPE NCC.

Reciprocal Agreements

Organisation	Effective Date	Agreement	Summary
The European Dialog on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)	19 June 2024	MoU	Focuses on collaboration on Internet Governance activities, strengthening the role of the technical community and Internet coordinating bodies in shaping public policy and providing advisory input to EuroDIG events. [News announcement]
Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Uzbektelecom	9 February 2023	MoU	Focuses on Internet development and capacity building through training courses and meetings, as well as coordination on RIPE Altas, RIS, IXPs and IPv6. [News Announcement]
Arab Information & Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO)	28 September 2022	MoU	Focuses on cooperation in the areas of Internet development and capacity building, RIPE Meetings, RIPE Atlas, RIPE NCC Certified Professionals and IPv6.
Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)	22 July 2020	MoU	Focuses on cooperation in the areas of technical expertise, measurements, statistics, tools, and capacity building, including the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) and the further deployment of RIPE Atlas within Saudi Arabia. [News Announcement]
National Crime Agency (NCA)	28 March 2019	MoU	Focuses on cooperation in attending each other’s events, sharing information about cybercrime and Internet security trends, and enhancing the NCA’s involvement in the RIPE community through participation in RIPE Working Groups and the RIPE Policy Development Process. [News Announcement]
Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries (CENTR)	18 December 2017	MoU	Focuses on inviting staff to each others meetings and to update and involve one another on activities of mutual interest. Both parties also agreed to promote the use of IPv6 among their respective memberships. [News Announcement]
ICANN European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO)	1 November 2017	MoU	Focuses on joint efforts to promote participation in forums relating to Internet policy and standards development (including RIPE and ICANN), on raising awareness of the need for IPv6 adoption and on cooperation to develop capacity building and community-related events. [News Announcement]
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates	22 October 2017	MoU	Focuses on organising, promoting and hosting training courses, meetings, conferences and IPv6 Roadshows. The agreement also covers the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) and the RIPE NCC academic initiative, and the RIPE NCC agreed to support the TRA with technical expertise if needed. [News Announcement]
American University of Beirut (AUB)	22 October 2017	MoU	Focuses on cooperation around organising, promoting and hosting training courses, meetings, conferences and IPv6 Roadshows. Both parties also agreed to promote RIPE Atlas and the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI). [News Announcement]
Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Name Association (APTLD)	14 September 2017	MoU	Focuses on coordinating involvement with Internet coordination bodies such as ICANN, raising awareness about IPv6 adoption, and providing technical training on such topics as IPv6, security and DNS. [News Announcement]
Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC)	12 September 2017	MoU	Focuses on IPv6 development and training, promoting the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) to foster closer ties between the Georgian academic community and the larger RIPE community, and using RIPE Atlas to provide the technical community with local data about Internet connectivity. [News Announcement]
Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation	18 April 2017	MoU (English) MoU (Russian)	Focuses on promoting the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) and IPv6 deployment, including training courses for Russian RIPE NCC members and IPv6 Roadshow events in Russia. It also stipulates an agreement between the RIPE NCC and a third party chosen by the Russian ministry to make use of the RIPE NCC Near Real Time Mirroring Service. [News Announcement]
ARISPA	26 January 2017	MoU	Focuses on capacity building to support the development of the Arab Internet community through training courses, meetings and IPv6 Roadshows, as well as promoting RIPE Atlas. [News Announcement]
Europol	14 December 2016	MoU	Enhances cooperation to tackle cybercrime and Internet security. [News Announcement]
Euro-IX	7 November 2016	MoU	Covers the promotion of IPv6 and IXPs, the importance of security, and a common approach to Internet governance. [News Announcement]
CEPT Com-ITU	23 September 2015	LoU	Focuses on both parties adopting a common approach to ITU matters, sharing information, and attending each other's meetings. [News Announcement]
EuroDIG	11 September 2014	MoU	Formalises the RIPE NCC's contributions to the yearly EuroDIG event and the strategic coordination of the EuroDIG association.
APNIC	2 October 2012	MoU	Builds on the close working relationship between the RIPE NCC and APNIC and enhances cooperation between the two RIRs in key areas such as K-root server deployment and RPKI Certification. [News Announcement]
ICANN ASO	21 October 2004	MoU	Signed by the RIPE NCC as part of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). Stipulates the role and responsibilities of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and the global policy development process as carried out by the NRO.
NRO	24 October 2003	MoU	Establishes the Number Resource Organization (NRO) and stipulates its role, structure and functions as the umbrella organisation for the existing RIRs.

Service Level Agreements

Organisation	Effective Date	Agreement	Summary
IANA	15 March 2016	SLA	Covers the promotion of IPv6 and IXPs, the importance of security, and a common approach to Internet governance. [News Announcement]

Membership Agreements

Organisation	Effective Date	Notes
Council of Europe - Collaboration with Internet Companies	February 2020	The Council of Europe partnership gives the RIPE NCC and other members an opportunity to contribute to the Council's recommendations for its member states on various Internet-related topics. Learn more about the details of the collaboration.
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)	March 2010	The branch of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that develops and coordinates worldwide technical standards for information and communication technologies.
ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D)	March 2010	The branch of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that promotes the development and improvement of information and communication technologies in the developing world.
Internet Society	Ongoing	The RIPE NCC is a platinum member of the Internet Society, a global nonprofit organisation that supports Internet development.