As the eighth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) approaches, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) invites all members of the global Internet community to participate in this open dialogue on Internet governance where all stakeholders meet on an equal footing. As the unified voice for the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the NRO recognizes the participation of the public and private sectors,… Read More
NRO News
Internet Governance Forum 2013 in Bali, Indonesia
The Number Resource Organization will participate in the eighth IGF meeting in Bali, Indonesia, 22-25 October 2013. NRO participation in IGF workshops The NRO will organize the following workshops: (No.144) Moving to IPv4 Markets and Legacy Space Thursday, 24 October, 9:00 – 10:30 Room #3 – Nusa Dua Hall 3 Final Report (No.145) Importance of Regional Coordination in Internet Governance… Read More
Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation
7 October 2013 Montevideo, Uruguay – The leaders of organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure globally have met in Montevideo, Uruguay, to consider current issues affecting the future of the Internet. The Internet and World Wide Web have brought major benefits in social and economic development worldwide. Both have been built and governed in the public interest… Read More
Global IPv6 Deployment Gaining Momentum
The results of the NRO’s 2013 Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey are now available. This is the 4th global survey to be run and establishes that most organizations recognize the importance of transitioning to IPv6. Approximately 1515 respondents from 131 economies participated in this year’s survey. The findings show that organizations are seeing client uptake of IPv6, and that they… Read More
APNIC Community Re-elects Representative to the NRO NC / ASO AC
During the last APNIC 36 Open Policy Meeting in Xian China, Tomohiro Fujisaki has been re-elected as representative of the APNIC region to the NRO Number Council/ASO Address Council. The new term will be from January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2015. Tomohiro’s biography information is available at: http://conference.apnic.net/36/elections/tomohiro-fujisaki
Joint RIR response to ITU CWG Consultation on IPv4 Addresses
The five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) – AFRINIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE NCC, have drafted a joint response to the ITU Council Working Group consultation on international public policy issues concerning the current global situation regarding IPv4 address space. The document answers issue 2 of the consultation regarding: (a) Unused legacy IPv4 addresses, and (b) Inter-regional transfers of IPv4… Read More
ICANN’s New Vision and Five-year Strategic Plan – Community Input Requested
ICANN is seeking public input on eight areas of consideration for their new strategic plan: role clarity; community; users; internationalization and regional development; Internet governance; security and stability; operational excellence; and domain name industry engagement. Details and a link to provide your input is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement This public comment period runs until 2 September 2013. Additionally, ICANN is holding an open forum on the subject… Read More
New Global Extended Statistics Report
The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the coordinating body of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), is proud to announce the creation of extended statistics data to provide an overview of global Internet resource distribution. For many years, each RIR has published a summary of the Internet number resources administered in its respective region. The NRO now provides a comprehensive summary of all Internet number resources… Read More
The 4th Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey is Open Now
As in previous years, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) invites you to participate in the 4th consecutive Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey on the current and future use of IPv6. The IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey is now online, and we encourage all members of our community to participate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GlobalIPv6survey2013 The purpose of the survey is to better understand where the… Read More
ASO AC re-elects Kuo Wei Wu to ICANN Board
The ASO Address Council (AC) is pleased to announce that Mr Kuo Wei Wu has been re-elected to fill Seat 10 on the ICANN Board for a three-year term. Mr Wu’s term will start at the end of the 2013 ICANN Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Buenos Aires until the end of the 2016 ICANN AGM. The ASO AC would… Read More