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Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries 14 April 2025 (DRAFT) pdf version (“RIR Governance Document”) This document has been replaced for its revised version published in August 2025 Available Here Preamble This RIR Governance Document sets forth the rules and criteria for recognizing new Regional Internet Registries, the operating obligations and requirements of Regional… Read More

Introduction Internet Coordination Policy 2 (ICP-2) outlines the criteria ICANN uses when evaluating applications to establish new Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). ICP-2, accepted in June 2001, identified ten fundamental principles essential for any organisation seeking to become a new RIR. In October 2023, the Number Resource Organization Executive Council (NRO EC) asked the ASO AC/ NRO NC to establish and… Read More

The NRO presents on NRO news and activities at each RIR meeting and at other industry events. You can find all presentations given by the NRO from 2004 – 2013 below. For presentation from 2014 onwards, please see here. Date Slides 29 November 2013 NRO Update AFRINIC 19 31 October 2013 NRO Update LACNIC 20 18 October 2013 NRO Update… Read More

1. What is IPv4? Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is a system of addresses used to identify devices on a network. IPv4 addresses are 32-bit numbers. This means that there are 232, or just over four billion, possible addresses. When the commercial Internet was in its infancy, the pool of around four billion IPv4 addresses seemed huge and no one… Read More

AFRINIC TBC APNIC Jia Rong Low Jia Rong is an experienced senior leader in the Internet technology industry. Prior to joining APNIC, Jia Rong established ICANN’s Asia Pacific regional office, where he spearheaded ICANN’s globalization strategy and oversaw its operations in the region as Managing Director – Asia Pacific. During his 11-year tenure with ICANN, Jia Rong contributed significantly to… Read More

The five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) play a critical role in the smooth operation of the global Internet through the management, distribution, and registration of Internet number resources (IPv4 and IPv6 address space and Autonomous System (AS) Numbers) within their respective regions. In order to perform this key function, contractual obligations are in place. Find out more about: IANA Numbering Service… Read More