[cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC in WTDC22

Looking forward Chafic, ya3tik el 3afye :-)

-M


On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 12:09 PM Chafic Chaya <cchaya at ripe.net> wrote:

> Dear Michael,
>
> Thank you for your email.
> Next week, I will publish a RIPE Laps article about NCC participation at
> WTDC-22 and Partner2Connect Coalition (P2C), so stay tuned!
>
> Regards,
> Chafic
>
> On 22 Jun 2022, at 10:29 PM, Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Chafic, all:
>
> Thank you so much for sharing this update. I was quite interested in the
> outcomes of the WTDC, but wasn't able to follow so closely. So, I
> appreciate this. In case there's a longer write-up on RIPE Labs or
> something like that, please don't hesitate to share.
>
> Keep up the good work!
>
> Best,
> -Michael
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> On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 1:05 AM Chafic Chaya <cchaya at ripe.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> The RIPE NCC is a Sector Member of ITU-D and participates at the World
>> Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), where we engage with
>> participants and member states to advance the priorities that address the
>> Internet-related issues in line with NCC's vision and mission.
>>
>> The 9th ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-2022)
>> <https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC21/Pages/default.aspx> was
>> held from 6 to 16 June in Kigali, under the theme "Connecting the
>> Unconnected to Achieve Sustainable Development, to set the development
>> agenda and priorities for ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D)
>> for the 2022 to 2025 period. More than 2000 delegates from 150 Member
>> States plus over 350 sector members participated in the conference; 45
>> resolutions have been updated, and four new resolutions have been approved.
>>
>> The WTDC opening plenary projected the Russian-Ukraine war discourse,
>> where the Ukraine delegation, supported by other member states, objected to
>> the nomination of Russian candidates to any position on the WTDC Committees
>> due to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. A secret ballot to resolve the issue
>> resulted in not accepting the Russian appointments. This practice has
>> become normality where similar objections took place during WTSA & at ITU
>> Council meetings earlier this year.
>>
>> A significant risk to RIRs at the WTDC came from resolution 63: “IP
>> addresses allocation and facilitating the transition to IPv6 deployment in
>> developing countries”. The Chinese wanted to amend resolution 63 to include
>> an explicit reference to IPV6+ as a technology and commercial innovation
>> trend. Many member states and sector members, including the RIPE NCC and
>> other RIRs, ICANN and ISOC, all opposed this proposal with the fact that
>> IPv6+ is not a standard developed by the IETF, where technical standards
>> should be developed, and that it is not even clearly defined and could
>> impact the IPv6 deployment progress. In the end, the Chinese proposal
>> was not accepted.
>>
>> It’s worth noting that member states continue to disagree sharply on
>> cybersecurity. Resolution 45 on Cybersecurity had two ad hoc groups and a
>> lot of informal discussions. Several proposals referencing UN processes,
>> the need for the ITU to serve as a platform, and cybercrime references were
>> removed, and only four proposed consensus texts were retained.
>>
>> As a sector member of ITU-D, we will remain engaged with ITU-D meetings
>> and study groups and update NCC management and the RIPE community on any
>> developments. Some excellent team efforts from colleagues from ARIN,
>> AFRINIC, and ISOC are to be highlighted. Thanks for all; our involvement
>> and joint efforts have paid off, which is a great result.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Chafic
>> --
>>
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