Dear Colleagues,

Yesterday, I published a RIPE Laps article reflecting on the geopolitical 
discussions at WTDC, IPv6+ and other proposals, especially as some might have 
implications on the Internet industry and community. The article also 
highlights the NCC's contribution to the ITU-D Partner2Connect coalition 
initiative. 
https://labs.ripe.net/author/chafic_chaya/wtdc-22-the-crossroad/ 
<https://labs.ripe.net/author/chafic_chaya/wtdc-22-the-crossroad/>

Regards,
Chafic


> On 23 Jun 2022, at 9:10 PM, Michael J. Oghia <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Looking forward Chafic, ya3tik el 3afye :-)
> 
> -M
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 12:09 PM Chafic Chaya <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 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] 
>> <mailto:[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
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>> 
>> 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
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