RIPE NCC Engagement with the EU

Hi Hank, Hi all,

Thanks for your input. I am happy to hear that you see RIPE Labs as 
platform for leading edge technical information. And it will certainly 
not become a policy blog. However, RIPE Labs was not only set up for 
technical topics. The scope was meant to be very broad as you can see in 
the About RIPE Labs section:

https://labs.ripe.net/about/all-about-ripe-labs

It is basically a platform to share ideas with others in the community. 
Especially if policy or other developments are potentially affecting the 
technical community, we feel that it is important to inform our 
community about these matters. And RIPE Labs is a place where we can 
explain background information and timely topics in some more detail 
than on www.ripe.net or in an email.

Since its inception we have quite regularly posted non-technical 
articles. However, the vast majority of RIPE Labs content has always 
been technical in nature, and we expect this to remain the case moving 
forward.

I hope this responds to your concern.

Kind regards,

Mirjam Kuehne
RIPE Labs Community Builder
RIPE NCC



On 2/10/13 10:25 AM, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> At 16:44 01/10/2013 +0300, Chris Buckridge wrote:
>
> I have viewed the RIPE Labs as a technical lab for new and leading edge
> systems in the realm of networking and routing.  Using it to distribute
> and discuss policy (even related to technical issues) diminishes and
> dilutes the focus of the RIPE Labs.  Perhaps some other section of RIPE
> would be a more appropriate venue?
>
> -Hank
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> We have published a new article on RIPE Labs, outlining the RIPE NCC's
>> general strategy for engaging with the institutions of the European
>> Union. It also looks specifically at recent legislative proposals
>> regarding electronic identification (eID) and network and information
>> security (NIS):
>> https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/engaging-with-eu-legislative-process
>>
>> As ever, we welcome all feedback and discussion, either on the
>> Cooperation Working Group mailing list, or on the RIPE Labs page. We
>> also look forward to further discussion of these issues at the
>> upcoming RIPE 67 Cooperation Working Group session.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Chris Buckridge
>> External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC
>
>