Internet Governance News

The RIPE NCC announces today that the Internet has reached an important milestone with the publication of the root zone key tonight between 19:30 - 22:30 UTC. This key enables the widespread deployment of the Domain Name Server Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protocol, which the RIPE NCC has been supporting for almost two decades.

Internet address management may be on the brink of change. The ITU (International Telecommunications Union) is studying the creation of an alternative International Internet Registry model to operate in parallel to the existing RIR model.

9 October 2009 - We are pleased to announce that Dave Wilson has been selected by the RIPE community to take the vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC). He will serve a three-year term that runs from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013. Selection took place during t

Representatives from governments and regulators from Europe, Middle East and parts of Central Asia will gather at the RIPE NCC's eighth Roundtable Meeting to identify potential strategies for Internet development. IPv6 deployment, IPv4 address distribution policy and Internet governance among issues to be discussed.

The RIPE NCC has been working closely with the European Commission (EC) on an IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey.

Press Release | Paris, France, 23 March 2009 Formation of ITAC Set To Safeguard Internet Development and Innovation Through Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance OECD Recognition for Open Industry Dialogue as a Driver for Safe and Effective Internet Development The Organisation for Economic Co-ope

Advisor to the European Commission, Detlef Eckert, to stress the need to deploy the new Internet protocol now and highlights importance of public sector leadership at RIPE NCC Roundtable meeting for governments and regulators.

Comments at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) about IPv4 address space not being available to Indian networks are misguided, says Director General of the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC).

India and Other Developing Economies at the Forefront in Demanding IPv6. Regional Internet Registries Urge IPv6 Readiness, Working Together Globally and Regionally to Ensure Smooth Transition

30 October 2008 - Wilfried Woeber has been selected by the RIPE NCC Executive Board to take the vacant seat on the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC) for the RIPE NCC service region. The term of Mr. Woeber's appointment is from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011. The selection w