Dear Michael, Thank you for your email. Next week, I will publish a RIPE Laps article about NCC participation at WTDC-22 and Partner2Connect Coalition (P2C), so stay tuned!
Regards, Chafic > On 22 Jun 2022, at 10:29 PM, Michael J. Oghia <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > __________________ > Michael J. Oghia > Communications Coordinator, > Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (#GC3B) > Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) > ICT Sustainability Advocate > Mexico City (UTC-5) (until 12 Aug.) > Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> | +381621459730 > > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 1:05 AM Chafic Chaya <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg > <https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg>
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