[cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC's response to ITU SG20 Liaison Statement

> On 20 Oct 2016, at 18:47, Carsten Schiefner <ripe-wgs.cs at schiefner.de> wrote:
> 
> Hi Marco,
> 
> On 20.10.2016 11:01, Marco Hogewoning wrote:
>> We would like to inform you that we have published our response to a
>> Liaison Statement that we recently received on behalf of ITU Study
>> Group 20, which is working on the Internet of Things (IoT) and its
>> applications, including smart cities and communities.
>> 
>> The incoming Liaison Statement as well as our response can be found
>> on the RIPE NCC’s website:
>> 
>> https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/ripe-ncc-supplies-feedback-to-itu-study-group-on-internet-of-things
>> 
>> In case you have any questions regarding this topic, feel free to
>> contact us via email, this mailing list or you can contact me or one
>> of my colleagues during next week’s RIPE meeting, taking place in
>> Madrid, Spain.
> 
> first of all, I wholeheartedly agree with what's being said here by paf,
> Shane and Michael: thanks for be on it.
> 
> Furthermore, I'd like to know if that Liaison Statement came to the NCC
> out of the blue, or if rather there had been some informal exchange with
> SG20 members and/or the chairs prior to the Statement.

Hey Carsten,

Thank you for your continued support.

As the response mentioned, we have attended the previous Study Group meetings and of course during those we also had informal exchanges with the rapporteurs, chairman and vice chairs of the group.

The Liaison Statement did not come as a surprise as those were discussed at the last SG20 meeting. In that sense, the formal exchange of a Liaison Statement is a matter of ITU procedures, which they have to follow.

As all RIRs received similar Liaisons, some coordination took place amongst the RIR staff and LACNIC and APNIC have also shared their responses with us.

Of course as a member participating in the Study Group, we can also contribute directly and make interventions during the meetings, should we feel that is necessary.

Regards,

Marco