Governments are influential forces for Internet growth. Leading by example and through policies developed in cooperation with the private sector, governments can play an important part assisting in the deployment of IPv6.
In December 2010, the European Commission (EC) convened a meeting in Ghent, Belgium, IPv6: The Way Forward. The meeting goals were to:
The one-day meeting concluded with updates from various European Union national governments on their IPv6 activities:
Below are some additional government-issued statements related to IPv6 adoption:
Indian goverment (June 2010)
German goverment (May 2009)
Detlef Eckert, Advisor to the European Commission (February 2009)
Communication from the Commission to The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee and The Comittee Of The Regions (February 2008)
Second Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (February 2008)
Cita Furlani, Director, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (January 2008)
Memo to Chief Information Officers from the Executive Office of the President (August 2005)
UK government policies and specifications governing information flows across government and the public sector (March 2005)
Datuk Amar Leo Moggie, Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia (November 2003)