[cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC in WTDC22

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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