RIPE NCC Invited as First NGO on OECD Working Party on IP Addresses

January 2008

The RIPE NCC has been invited to participate in the Working Party on Communication Infrastructure and Services Policy (CISP), a government working party designed to help governments understand the future of the Internet economy. Representing the first time that a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has been invited to participate in this working party, the RIPE NCC has presented the working party with an overview of the RIPE community's position on IPv4 depletion, IPv6 deployment and other key issues in the current Internet landscape.

The RIPE NCC has also been working with the working party to formulate a paper ("IP Address Space: Economic Consideration in the Transition from IPv4 to IPv6") to support high-level ministerial consultation on the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. the RIPE NCC also contributed, on behalf of the NRO and the Internet community, to a document titled "The Future of the Internet Economy".

"This is a very important contribution in helping governments develop an informed understanding about the future of the Internet economy," said Paul Rendek, Head of External Relations and Communications, RIPE NCC. "We are looking forward to continuing our relationship with the CISP Working Party and providing them with all the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) and technical input they need."

The findings from the CISP Working Party will be presented to governments at an important ministerial meeting in 2008. The meeting, to be held by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), will take place in Seoul, Korea, from 17-18 June 2008. The Internet technical community will be represented at this meeting by the RIPE NCC.