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WTPF-13 IEG
by Gordon Lennox 27 Sep '12

27 Sep '12

Informal Experts Group In accordance with the Council Decision 562, the Secretary-General will convene a balanced, informal group of experts(IEG) - who are active in preparing for the Forum in their own country - to assist in the successive stages of the preparatory process. At its session in 2012, the Council agreed that all relevant stakeholders should participate in the work of the IEG so as to contribute their unique perspective to the preparatory process, based on the roles and responsibilities that the stakeholders may have under Paragraph 35 of the Tunis Agenda (2005). Consequently, participation in the work of the IEG will be open to stakeholders in accordance with Council decision, taking into account Decision 562 and the need to maintain a balanced group of experts, and also room and seating capacity for IEG meetings at ITU headquarters in Geneva. Relevant stakeholders are invited to express their interest in participating in the work of the IEG by completing a request form. ..... http://www.itu.int/en/wtpf-13/Pages/ieg.aspx

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Fwd: [WCIT] WCIT Briefing Session for Civil Society Stakeholders - at ITU (in Geneva)
by Gordon Lennox 22 Sep '12

22 Sep '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Najarian, Paul B" <NajarianPB(a)STATE.GOV> > Subject: [WCIT] WCIT Briefing Session for Civil Society Stakeholders - at ITU (in Geneva) > Date: 22 September, 2012 05:05:02 CEST > To: <WCIT(a)LMLIST.STATE.GOV> > Reply-To: "Najarian, Paul B" <NajarianPB(a)STATE.GOV> > > On Sep. 19, the ITU issued an invitation for a WCIT-12 briefing session for Civil Society, which will be held on October 9, from 3 to 4:30 pm (GVA time), at the ITU (in Geneva). > > This session is in conjunction with the WCIT and WTSA preparatory information session, on Oct. 8 and 9. > > Registration deadline is 5 October, and is open. > > Remote participation is available upon request (make your request with the ITU). > > Additional information and a link to Registration is available at the following: > > http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/WCIT%20Briefing%20Session%20for%20C… > > > > > Paul Najarian > U.S. Department of State > Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB) > Communication and Information Policy (CIP) > 2201 C Street, NW; Rm-5806 > Washington, DC 20520 > Tel: 202-647-7847 > Fax: 202-647-0158 >

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Update on the EU Clean-IT project
by Bastiaan Goslings 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

All, See below - might be of interest to this group too. A 'CleanIT project update' is on the AA WG agenda - unfortunately this session on the 27th clashes with the Roundtable Meeting. Regards, -- Bastiaan Goslings AMS-IX Governance and Policy Officer Begin forwarded message: > From: Erik Bais <erik(a)bais.name> > Subject: [anti-abuse-wg] Update on the EU Clean-IT project > Date: September 21, 2012 1:17:09 PM GMT+02:00 > To: "anti-abuse-wg(a)ripe.net" <anti-abuse-wg(a)ripe.net> > > Hi, > > The EU Clean-IT project did a presentation on RIPE64. > EDRI (European Digital Rights) was informed via a leaked document on the projects wishlist and planned (internal) discussion topics and current recommendations. > > They posted a summary on their website: http://www.edri.org/cleanIT > > The document itself can be found here: http://www.edri.org/files/cleanIT_sept2012.pdf > > If this is where the EU regulation is moving towards, under the umbrella of terrorism …. Oh boy ... > > Regards, > Erik Bais

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Next week is RIPE Meeting
by Patrik Fältström 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

All, Next week is the RIPE Meeting and we have a meeting on Thursday. The agenda is updated over time so please have a look now and then. The over arching topic for "cooperation issues" is this time "global governance in a multistakeholder world" and specifically this is triggered by WCIT and the question of what a treaty really implies, and what such can (and can not) include and why. The discussions start on Tuesday where there will be I hope an interesting panel on the topic. See https://ripe65.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/plenary-agenda/ > Tuesday, 25 September 16:00 – 17:30 > > Plenary > > Internet Governance Update Panel > Patrik Fältström, Cooperation Working Group Chair > > Mike Blanche, Google > Cathy Handley, ARIN > Gordon Lennox, Former official of the European Commission > Christine Runnegar, ISOC The goal is that this will be a discussion panel. I will moderate, ask questions of course that triggers the discussion, but I also welcome either before or during the meeting suggestions. We will then on Thursday on the cooperation wg continue this with more discussions in the wg. This time the working group meeting will be part of what RIPE call "government roundtable meeting" where also the address policy wg is included. We hope this will attract more non-traditional RIPE delegates to the meeting itself. We do hope this will be interesting for us all, and we are looking forward to next week. Regards, Patrik & Maria Co-chairs Cooperation Working Group

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First Arab IGF, 9-11 October in Kuwait
by Paul Rendek 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Dear colleagues, The first Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF) event will take place in Kuwait, running from 9-11 October. Based on the model of multi-stakeholder dialogue and governance that has underpinned the global IGF over six years, this event marks a significant new opportunity for all Internet stakeholders in the region to participate more fully in Internet governance, and to focus on issues of specific relevance to the Arab region. The RIPE NCC is proud to be a major supporter and sponsor of the Arab Internet Governance Forum. We strongly encourage members of the Internet technical community to take an active role in this event and help to ensure that the fundamental concerns of those who have developed and operate networks are represented. The RIPE NCC is working with industry partners, including AFRINIC, to organise several sessions as part of the event, on topics including Critical Internet Resources (CIR), IPv6 deployment and best practices for Internet capacity building. Even if you are unable to attend, there will be opportunities for you to contribute remotely to these discussions. All relevant information, including online registration, can be found on the website of the host organisation, the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS): http://arabigf.kits.org.kw/ Fellowship program ------------------------- The Arab IGF Secretariat is offering fellowships covering airfare or accommodation for a number of attendees. If you are interested in applying for one of these fellowships, please read the attached document on eligibility, and complete the attached application form. If you are interested in contributing to any of the sessions listed in the draft agenda, you can contact the local host organisation or the RIPE NCC. Industry sponsorship is also welcome, and we encourage anyone with an interest in sponsoring to make contact with the local host organisation. Best regards, Paul Rendek Director of External Relations, RIPE NCC

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Internet governance hits mainstream media
by Jim Reid 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Here's a fairly interesting piece here about the upcoming IGF and ITR meetings: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/22/fight-control-internet-… Shame about the hype about "secretive UN agencies" and "ITU to take over the interweb" threads though. This might be because of the author's affiliation. YMMV.

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First Arab IGF: New Website, Online Registration Now Open
by Chris Buckridge 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is proud to be a major supporter and sponsor of the Arab Internet Governance Forum, which will hold its first meeting from 9-11 October at the Regency Hotel in Kuwait. Online registration for the event is now open, via the host website: http://arabigf.kits.org.kw Please note that a call for workshops at the first meeting of the Arab IGF is still open. Interested parties are encouraged to submit workshop proposals using the template available at: http://igfarab.org/index.php/latest-news/item/download/1_4cf80222a902be64a1… [Word] Proposals should be submitted by email to <workshops(a)igfarab.org> by 31 August 2012. Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC

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an unwelcome ITR development?
by Jim Reid 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

http://wcitleaks.org is publishing contributions (ITU-speak for discussion papers, agenda items, etc) which are likely to be discussed at the ITR meeting in December. According to http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/Russia%2040.pdf, Russia wants the ITU to effectively become an RIR and allocate IPv6 addresses. See item 8 at the bottom of page 3 of their list of changes to the ITR Articles. Looks like someone's been drinking the Nav6 Kool- Aid. Sigh. Will the NCC as a Sector Member, (and the other RIRs?) submit a response to this? Should concerned members of this WG be contacting their governments?

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European Commission Open Consultations
by Chris Buckridge 27 Jul '12

27 Jul '12

Dear colleagues, The European Commission this week launched two public consultations that members of this working group may have an interest in responding to: - On-line public consultation on "specific aspects of transparency, traffic management and switching in an Open Internet" http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/actions/oit-consulta… - On-line public consultation on Improving Network and Information Security (NIS) in the EU http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=securitystrategy2 The final date for submissions on both open consultations is 15 October 2012. Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC

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ISOC Paper on Interconnection Arrangements
by Patrik Fältström 26 Jul '12

26 Jul '12

Hi, ISOC has, based on the number of proposals for WCIT calling for special provisions in the ITRs written a document that I think would be interesting for the participants of the cooperation wg. Sally of ISOC writes: > Dear colleagues, > > In recent months, a number of proposals have come forward in the WCIT process that call for provisions to be included in the ITRs to create a new model of Internet interconnection that would establish an end-to-end quality of service delivery mechanism with pre-defined end-to-end performance objectives, and; to establish a system of settlements between network operators based on sending-party-network-pays. > > ISOC has great concerns with these are proposals and we thought that an analysis might be useful for the community and for policy makers. This analysis is attached. There have been many comments on the various mailing lists about these issues and those comments have been quite useful in helping to shape this paper - so, thank you! We fully expect this analysis to evolve in the run-up to the WCIT as the proposals to the Conference also evolve. > > http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-interconnections-commercial-arrange… > > In the meantime, we hope that you find this to be useful. We are working to translate the document now. > > Best Regards, > Sally > Patrik Fältström co-chair cooperation wg

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Update on ITU Activity
by Chris Buckridge 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

Dear colleagues, This year has already brought a deluge of news and commentary about the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), but I wanted to share a couple of recent developments that may be of interest to the members of this Working Group. ITU IPv6 Group --------------------- Established by ITU Council in 2009, this group was tasked with reporting on a number of issues raised by ITU Member States regarding the distribution of IPv6 address space and the deployment of IPv6. Further details about the group, including its full Terms of Reference, can be found here: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/others/ipv6/Pages/default.aspx At the fourth meeting of the ITU IPv6 Group in June 2012, the participants agreed that the group's mission, as laid out in the Terms of Reference, had been fulfilled. The report of that meeting recommended that ITU Council officially close the group, and Council has now accepted and acted upon this recommendation. Also contained in the report of the fourth meeting were the following findings: • That "current IPv6 allocation policies and processes met the needs of stakeholders." • That "future work of IPv6 human capacity building activities and project on technical, policy and economic aspects of the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 will be continued and led by ITU-BDT in collaboration with interested partner entities (RIRs, NAv6, Cisco, etc.) and partner States (Czech Republic, Sudan, Sweden, etc.)." WCIT and the ITRs -------------------------- The most recent ITU Council meeting also discussed the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs). The Internet technical community (including the RIPE NCC and other RIRs) and other ITU stakeholders have been arguing strongly for greater openness and transparency in the WCIT process. Council has now agreed to make public the working draft of the revised ITRs (CWG-WCIT TD-64), although access to the individual proposals will remain restricted to ITU Members. The ITU Secretariat will post the draft ITRs online at: http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/default.aspx Finally, the RIPE NCC has updated the ITU-related information on its website, which now includes links to a number of articles by APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston that are relevant to discussion of the ITRs: https://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/internet-governance/multi-stakeh… If you have any questions regarding the RIPE NCC's engagement with the ITU, we are happy to discuss the subject on this mailing list (<cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net>). Best regards, Chris Buckridge, RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Perspectives on the ITR Revisions
by Mirjam Kuehne 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Dear colleagues, Please find two new articles on RIPE Labs contributed by APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston: 1. Occam's ITRs https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/occams-itrs In this article Geoff talks about the upcoming review of the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) and how this could potentially affect your network operations. 2. The QoS Emperor's Wardrobe https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/the-qos-emperors-wardrobe This article looks at the history and status of Quality of Service (QoS). Recent proposals for revising the ITRs have suggested basing a new IP interconnection framework around the concept of end-to-end Quality of Service. Kind regards, Mirjam Kuehne RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Submission to CEPT Com-ITU
by Chris Buckridge 23 May '12

23 May '12

Dear colleagues, As noted during the Cooperation Working Group session at RIPE 64, the RIPE NCC was recently granted observer status in the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Committee for ITU Policy (ComITU). This committee organises the coordination of CEPT actions and positions in relation to various ITU activities, including the development of Common European Proposals (CEPs) in the lead-up to WCIT-12 and the revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs). Following discussions between various members of the RIPE community, RIPE NCC staff and European government representatives, the RIPE NCC has submitted a document for the consideration of CEPT Member States at this week's Com-ITU meeting. The submission discusses the potential consequences for the Internet industry of proposals to include Calling Line Identification (CLI) regulation in the ITRs. The Internet Society and ICANN, both observers in the CEPT Com-ITU, have also signed on in support of this submission. The full text of the document is available at: https://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/internet-governance/multi-stakeh… If you have any questions or comments, please post them to this working group list, or privately to chrisb(a)ripe.net. Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Officer, RIPE NCC

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Minutes from coop wg at RIPE-64
by Patrik Fältström 02 May '12

02 May '12

Hi All, You can find minutes of the previous meeting for the cooperation working group published as <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/groups/wg/coop/minutes/ripe-64> If there are questions or otherwise issues that someone have with the minutes, do not hesitate contacting me. Regards, Patrik Fältström co-chair of the Cooperation WG

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Time to register to EuroDIG 14-15 June
by Erika.Hersaeus＠pts.se 19 Apr '12

19 Apr '12

Welcome to join the European Dialogue on Internet Governance 14-15 June, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) is happy to invite you to participate at EuroDIG, European Dialogue on Internet Governance, on June 14-15, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden. EuroDIG is an open and transparent multi-stakeholder forum and gives a great opportunity to meet representatives across the sectors of society - governments, business and industry as well as civil society alike - to discuss public policy issues of Internet's future, its challenges and opportunities. Confirmed speakers are Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden, Vice President of the European Commisson, Ms Neelie Kroes, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Carl Bildt, Swedish Minister for Information Technology and Energy, Ms Anna-Karin Hatt, besides a wide range of other stake holders. For draft program and more information: http://www.eurodig.org/ To register: http://www.eurodig.org/important/registration-open-2 We look forward to seeing you in Stockholm! ______________________________ Lise Alkerstedt Adviser Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) Office of the Director-General Phone: +46 8 678 55 30 Mobile: +46 73 644 55 30 lise.alkerstedt(a)pts.se<mailto:lise.alkerstedt@pts.se> www.pts.se<http://www.pts.se/> PTS works to ensure that everyone in Sweden shall have access to efficient, affordable and secure communications services.

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Possible agenda topic - EU funded research
by Gordon Lennox 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

The Commission like other similar organisations has its “cycles”. Some are fairly clean-cut such as the Commission itself – the College, the 27 Commissioners. Others are overlap to an extent. This coming year is perhaps more interesting than most when it comes to our research funding. We are coming towards the end of Framework Programme 7 - FP7 - and a proposal has been developed for what should happen next - Horizon 2020. For details on FP7: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home And for some information on Horizon 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020 A lot of the topics which have been and are being funded and which indeed may be funded are of relevance to this community – work on the “future internet” and on IPv6 to mention but two. It ought to be useful therefore to see if people from the research side of INFSO could come to a RIPE meeting to present what has been achieved and the Commission’s proposal for the future. If there is interest then I am sure the co-chairs can take this forward. In the meantime - happy new year! Gordon

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CSTD Working Group meeting happening now
by Chris Buckridge 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Dear colleagues, At the last meeting of the Cooperation WG, there was an update from Nurani Nimpuno on the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) Working Group on Improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). This group is currently meeting, and a number of RIPE community members are tweeting live updates from the meeting. For those that are interested, search for #CSTDWG on Twitter. More information on this group is available at: http://www.unctad.info/en/CstdWG/ Best regards, Chris Buckridge, RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] Possible agenda topic - EU funded research
by Michiel Ettema 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Hi Gordon, We are a participant in the FP7 GEN6 (Governements enabled with IPv6) program. If there are any questions of the RIPE community you'd like to ask there I can help to direct them to the appropriate people. Regards, Michiel ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:09:07 +0100 From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> Subject: [cooperation-wg] Possible agenda topic - EU funded research To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Message-ID: <CAP1z8s8gf9vRb0jgBHC2tBHJkCMayLxKXbu1sAxmioR2sGMQkQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 The Commission like other similar organisations has its ?cycles?. Some are fairly clean-cut such as the Commission itself ? the College, the 27 Commissioners. Others are overlap to an extent. This coming year is perhaps more interesting than most when it comes to our research funding. We are coming towards the end of Framework Programme 7 - FP7 - and a proposal has been developed for what should happen next - Horizon 2020. For details on FP7: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home And for some information on Horizon 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020 A lot of the topics which have been and are being funded and which indeed may be funded are of relevance to this community ? work on the ?future internet? and on IPv6 to mention but two. It ought to be useful therefore to see if people from the research side of INFSO could come to a RIPE meeting to present what has been achieved and the Commission?s proposal for the future. If there is interest then I am sure the co-chairs can take this forward. In the meantime - happy new year! Gordon ================================================================== ================================================================== Disclaimer Gemeente Alkmaar: Aan dit mailbericht kunnen geen rechten ontleend worden. No rights can be derived from the contents of this E-mail message. ==================================================================

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Cloud computing / new documents
by Andrea.GLORIOSO＠ec.europa.eu 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Dear all, in the context of the development of the European Cloud Computing strategy, which was briefly referred to in this mailing list, you may be interested to know that the following documents have been recently published on the website of the European Commission: - Final report of the public consultation on Cloud Computing (16 May - 31 August 2011) http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/cloudcomputing/docs/ccco… - Recommendations from the "select industry group" to the European Commission on the orientation of a Cloud Computing strategy for Europe http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/cloudcomputing/docs/indu… http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/cloudcomputing/docs/anne… (annexes) Best regards, -- Andrea Glorioso (Mr) European Commission - DG Information Society and Media Unit A3 (Internet; Network and Information Security) Avenue de Beaulieu 33 (2/84) / B-1049 / Brussels / Belgium T: +32-2-29-97682 M: +32-460-797-682 E: Andrea.Glorioso(a)ec.europa.eu Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro The views expressed above are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission. Les opinions exprimées ci-dessus n'engagent que leur auteur et ne sauraient en aucun cas être assimilées à une position officielle de la Commission européenne. Be transparent - Sign up to the European Commission's Register of Interest Representatives http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin

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"No Disconnect Strategy"
by Gordon Lennox 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

A press release, some aspects of which I presume are of particular interest to this group: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1525&format=H…

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Work Programme 2012 of the European Commission published
by Andrea.GLORIOSO＠ec.europa.eu 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Dear all, as I mentioned during my presentation at RIPE 63, one of the main tools to know what the European Commission is planning to do / is doing is the so-called Commission Work Programme or CWP. You might be interested to know that on 15 November, the European Commission published its CWP for 2012. You can find all the documents at http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/programmes/index_en.htm. What you may probably be more interested in is the so-called Annex I, which lists with some more detail the specific "key initiatives" of the CWP (see http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/programmes/docs/cwp2012_annex_en.pdf). The Annex is divided by "policy themes". RIPE members may possibly be interested in the actions under the "Digital Agenda" theme (21-25), as well as action 60 (Fighting European Cybercrime), 87 (On-line gambling in the Internal Market), 91 (Initiative on notice and takedown procedures). Or also other initiatives, depending on your tastes. :) Two further points: - Annex I to the CWP includes what you may think of as "major" initiatives, but is not per se a full and exhaustive list of everything the Commission is planning to do. - Further details on (most of) the initiatives in Annex I of the CWP, as well as on other initiatives which are not in Annex I of the CWP but the Commission is nonetheless working on, are available via so-called "roadmaps" at http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/planned_ia/roadmaps_2012_en.htm. The list of "roadmaps" (and also, as a matter of fact, the CWP) is updated on a rolling basis. I hope this is, if not useful, at least mildly interesting. Please let me know if I can provide further information, noting however that (a) the management of the CWP is not under the responsibility of DG Information Society and Media, but of the General Secretariat of the Commission; and that (b) I may not be personally involved in all the initiatives I mentioned above, and certainly not in all the initiatives in Annex I. Nonetheless, I'll be happy to help with providing the relevant contacts, should the need arise. Best, -- Andrea Glorioso (Mr) European Commission - DG Information Society and Media Unit A3 (Internet; Network and Information Security) Avenue de Beaulieu 33 (2/84) / B-1049 / Brussels / Belgium T: +32-2-29-97682 M: +32-460-797-682 E: Andrea.Glorioso(a)ec.europa.eu Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro The views expressed above are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission. Les opinions exprimées ci-dessus n'engagent que leur auteur et ne sauraient en aucun cas être assimilées à une position officielle de la Commission européenne. Be transparent - Sign up to the European Commission's Register of Interest Representatives http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin

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Interaction between Dutch police and RIPE NCC
by Patrik Fältström 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

Hi, I presume many of you have seen this original story on the RIPE website from Nov 9: http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe… > RIPE NCC Blocks Registration in RIPE Registry Following Order from Dutch Police > 09 Nov 2011 > The RIPE NCC received a temporary order from the Dutch police to prevent any changes from being made to a registration of four specific blocks of IPv4 address space in the RIPE Registry. > > The order is effective from 8 November 2011 until 22 March 2012. This has been updated with new information on Nov 16: http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe… > The RIPE NCC is receiving independent legal advice and is in discussion with the appropriate authorities. It is the intention of the RIPE NCC to pursue this matter further in Dutch court to establish a precedent so that it is certain of its rights regarding such orders. > > In the interest of transparency, the RIPE NCC is working on full disclosure of the background documents. The RIPE NCC will update the community if and when any other publishable materials become available. > > The RIPE NCC is committed to acting in the best interest of its membership and will continue to inform the Internet community on this matter as it progresses. > > The RIPE NCC has not withdrawn, removed or reclaimed the address blocks in question; it has temporarily locked a registration of address blocks. On this last page there is also a link to the police order itself: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/member-support/police-order-8-november-2011 Patrik Fältström Co-chair, Cooperation Working Group

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Filtering and Blocking
by Gordon Lennox 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2011/11/20/filtering-and-blocking-closer-to-… An interesting article from Monika that mentions/quotes a number of knowledgeable people. Gordon

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Big step forward at discussions of WTO
by Patrik Fältström 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Might also be interesting... Patrik Russia to cancel licensing of imported IT product, zero out duties - WTO GENEVA. (Interfax) - In the context of its accession to the World Trade Organization, Russia will remove restrictions on imported digital (cryptographic) equipment, and will also zero out import duties on high-tech goods. Licensing will not be need for dozens more products with cryptography, including wireless communications devices, electronic digital signatures, and smart cards, a WTO statement says. There will be no new restrictions, including expert evaluation, approval and licensing, the statement says. For devices for which the licensing of their import is retained, the procedures will be done only once. The rules for bringing digital devices into the Customs Union were integrated at the beginning of last year. Since then, importers have been obligated to obtain licensing or do notification of each model (cellphone, laptop computers, and so on) that supports cryptography. The notifica-tion is done by the producer of certain devices at Russia's Center for Licensing, and certification and the protection of state secrets by the FSB. Receiving licensing is not to take more than ninety days.

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Re: [cooperation-wg] Interaction between Dutch police and RIPE NCC
by Peter Koch 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 09:35:30AM +0100, Patrik Fältström wrote: > http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/member-support/police-order-8-november-2011 the IP address ranges in this copy are concealed. Coincidentally, looking up addresses published in <http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/DNS-changer-ma…> as referred to by <http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911/malware_110911> will provide some detail. -Peter

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