The first Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in Kuwait from 9-11 October, hosted by the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) and attracting more than 290 participants from 16 countries throughout the Arab region and around the world. As well as contributing to wide-ranging discu
On Wednesday, 14 March 2012, the RIPE NCC, working with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in the UK, organised a meeting for Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in London. The event was organised to coincide with the E-Crime Congress being held in London, which annually attracts LEA representati
The RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators took place in Brussels on 21 February 2012. This was the first time that the RIPE NCC has held such an event in Brussels, and it attracted an audience of more than 50 government representatives, law enforcement agencies and RIPE comm
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