Internet Governance

Internet Governance

The NRO will be actively participating in IGF 2009 in Sharm El Sheik, 15-18 November 2009:

The NRO has strong links to many key sectors in the Internet community, including network operators, standards bodies, international forums and governments.

Since the early days of the Internet, the NRO and RIRs have been active in cooperating with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure the growth, stability and security of the Internet. The NRO is committed to continuing this cooperation, and engages with a wide range of governments and global institutions with an interest in the development of the Internet.

Diagram with NRO and other organisations

Acronyms

APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASO Address Supporting Organization
CITEL Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
IAB Internet Architecture Board
IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
ICANN Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Numbers
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IGF Internet Governance Forum
ISOC Internet Society
ISP Internet Service Provider
ITU International Telecommunications Union
IXP Internet eXchange Point
NRO Number Resource Organization
OECD Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development
TLD Top Level Domain

Highlights of previous NRO activities at Internet governance related forums

The five RIRs, working together as the NRO and separately in their respective regions, have been involved in a range of forums related to ongoing discussions of Internet governance.

The following reports detail the NRO's participation in various Internet governance-related events.