Dear Chafic, Thank you for sharing the follow up Labs article. Congrats to you and all the colleagues for the great engagement at WTDC. It's good to read about some positive news on the universal connectivity front and learn about the Partner2Connect digital Coalition and the RIPE NCC's two pledges. Desiree — RIPE Cooperation WG Co-chair
On 29 Jun 2022, at 08: 00, Chafic Chaya <cchaya@ripe.net> wrote:
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 <mike.oghia@gmail.com <mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com>> wrote:
Looking forward Chafic, ya3tik el 3afye :-)
-M
On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 12:09 PM Chafic Chaya <cchaya@ripe.net <mailto:cchaya@ripe.net>> 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 <mike.oghia@gmail.com <mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com>> 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!
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On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 1:05 AM Chafic Chaya <cchaya@ripe.net <mailto:cchaya@ripe.net>> 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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