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Nigel Hickson
by Constanze.Buerger＠bmi.bund.de 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Dear Paul, My name is Constanze Bürger I' am a RIPE Community member since years. It's so sad to hear this news. I met Nigel 15 years ago, and he was an advisor to me—highly experienced in technology and politics, and above all, so charming. Always with a boyish twinkle in his eye. I will miss him and gladly support any expression of appreciation. Constanze Bürger Masters Degree in Computer Science Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community Central Office for the Detection of Foreign Information Manipulation PHONE +491778663280 E-MAIL Constanze.Buerger(a)bmi.bund.de -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Johan Helsingius via cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. April 2025 11:11 An: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Betreff: [cooperation-wg] Nigel Hickson Some very sad news. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Nigel Hickson Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:31:08 +0000 From: Blaker, Paul (DSIT) <paul.Blaker(a)dsit.gov.uk> OFFICIAL Dear colleagues I’m extremely sad to let everyone in MIGG-UK know that Nigel Hickson died over the weekend following a long battle with cancer. He was hugely loved by his team here in DSIT and by friends and colleagues in the UK and around the world, and he will be sorely missed. Nigel made a huge contribution over a forty year career. He worked in a number of government departments in the UK as well as roles in the Government of Bermuda, the Confederation of British Industry and of course eight years at ICANN. He was committed to his work and he was an outstanding champion of a free, open and secure Internet. He stepped down as vice-chair of the GAC only a few weeks ago at the ICANN meeting in Seattle and I know how much it meant to him to receive the thanks and best wishes of so many good friends and colleagues there. My team is planning to put together a memorial book that we can give to his family to commemorate his contribution and to celebrate his memory. If you would like to include a message then please email me and we will paste it into the book. We are in touch with his family and we will pass on any more information that becomes available. I know this news will be upsetting for many people. Our hearts go out to his family and to all those who will miss him. Nigel has left us many great achievements and a great legacy – and most of all he has left us with many warm and happy memories of a wonderful man and a great friend. with best regards, Paul Paul Blaker Head of ITU and Internet Governance Department for Science, Innovation & Technology United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 7515 701352 www.gov.uk/dsit <http://www.gov.uk/dsit> | https://twitter.com/SciTechgovuk OFFICIAL ----- To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/cooperation-wg.ripe.net/ As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/

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Nigel Hickson
by Johan Helsingius 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Some very sad news. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Nigel Hickson Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:31:08 +0000 From: Blaker, Paul (DSIT) <paul.Blaker(a)dsit.gov.uk> OFFICIAL Dear colleagues I’m extremely sad to let everyone in MIGG-UK know that Nigel Hickson died over the weekend following a long battle with cancer. He was hugely loved by his team here in DSIT and by friends and colleagues in the UK and around the world, and he will be sorely missed. Nigel made a huge contribution over a forty year career. He worked in a number of government departments in the UK as well as roles in the Government of Bermuda, the Confederation of British Industry and of course eight years at ICANN. He was committed to his work and he was an outstanding champion of a free, open and secure Internet. He stepped down as vice-chair of the GAC only a few weeks ago at the ICANN meeting in Seattle and I know how much it meant to him to receive the thanks and best wishes of so many good friends and colleagues there. My team is planning to put together a memorial book that we can give to his family to commemorate his contribution and to celebrate his memory. If you would like to include a message then please email me and we will paste it into the book. We are in touch with his family and we will pass on any more information that becomes available. I know this news will be upsetting for many people. Our hearts go out to his family and to all those who will miss him. Nigel has left us many great achievements and a great legacy – and most of all he has left us with many warm and happy memories of a wonderful man and a great friend. with best regards, Paul Paul Blaker Head of ITU and Internet Governance Department for Science, Innovation & Technology United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 7515 701352 www.gov.uk/dsit <http://www.gov.uk/dsit> | https://twitter.com/SciTechgovuk OFFICIAL

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EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) draft implementing act open for feedback
by Romain Bosc 28 Mar '25

28 Mar '25

Colleagues, For those following the CRA, the European Commission has published the draft Implementing Act and corresponding Annex, including the technical description for the categories of important and critical products with digital elements: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1… The draft is open for feedback until April 15. The final version of the Act is due to be adopted by the European Commission by 11 December 2025 (Article 7, CRA). All best Romain -- Romain Bosc Sr Public Policy & Governance Officer RIPE NCC E: rbosc(a)ripe.net

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Endorsement deadline for Five Point Plan on WSIS Modalities Plan
by Desiree Miloshevic 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Dear colleagues During the last ICANN82 meeting, the following document was mentioned in a public session the Five-Point Plan for an Inclusive WSIS+20 Review. Please note that endorsements will close at the end of today. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MSxPHLqC18M5-u7H_1vNHMU_ls0fKFZ0_upZ1oR… Desiree Miloshevic — RIPE Coop WG Co-Chair

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RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting Report
by Johan Helsingius 19 Mar '25

19 Mar '25

All 3 of us coop co-chairs attended the RIPE NCC European Roundtable on Internet governance in Brussels on 19 February. We had some very interesting presentations and even more interesting discussions during the breaks. Many thanks to Romain Bosc and the rest of the NCC staff! The meeting report is available at the link below: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/roundtable/roundtable-meeting-europe-feb2025/… Julf, Achilleas and Desiree

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European Commission 2025 Work Programme published
by Romain Bosc 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

Colleagues The European Commission has published its 2025 Work Programme https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/strategy-documents/commiss… The annex document has a table listing all legislative and non-legislative initiatives -- including the Digital Networks Act which is scheduled for Q4 2025. https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/7617998c-86e6-4a74-b33c-249e… All the best Romain -- Romain Bosc Sr Public Policy & Governance Officer RIPE NCC E: rbosc(a)ripe.net

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Jan update: RIPE NCC submissions and IG dates
by Desiree Miloshevic 22 Jan '25

22 Jan '25

Dear members Please find a link to the RIPE NCC *Contributions to External Consultations* : https://www.ripe.net/community/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-engage… The two recent January '25 submissions are: 1. RIPE NCC Contribution to the WSIS +20 Review 2. RIPE NCC contribution to the EU Targeted Consultation on Internet Governance With regard to the WSIS +20 Review process, there is another open consultation with a deadline of *March 14*, The consultation invites stakeholders to suggest and develop the WSIS High Level Event programme, scheduled for *July 7-11*. https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2025/OfficialSubmissions Additionally, the UN CSTD meeting on April 7-11 will feature two important dialogues on: - The *annual WSIS report *from the UN Secretary General - The *CSTD Secretariat's report* on the assessment of the 20-year review. More details: https://unctad.org/meeting/commission-science-and-technology-development-tw… CSTD will be adopting a *Resolution on WSIS*, which will include the WSIS+20 Review Lastly, last week the *UN Secretary General appointed *members of the new *Internet governance forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Committee (MAG)* including 9 members from the Technical Community: https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/mag-2025-members MAG members will work on developing a program for the *IGF2025* to be held *in Norway from June 23-27*. https://www.igf2025.no Desiree, Julf and Achilleas -- RIPE Coop WG Co-Chairs

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DG Connect launches a call for expression of Interest - deadline Jan 20, 2025
by Desiree Miloshevic 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Dear colleagues The following link regarding the call for expression of Interest for individual experts on digital technologies and capabilities might be of interest: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/digital-technologies-and-capa… <https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/digital-technologies-and-capa…> Desiree — RIPE Coop WG Co-chair

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Research assistance request IoT and post quantum policy
by Wout de Natris - van der Borght 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

Dear colleagues, The Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety (IS3C) of the United Nations’ Internet Governance Forum kindly request your cooperation concerning its new project, research into the current status of Internet of Things (IoT) and Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) policy. The project will conduct a comprehensive multidimensional impact assessment on different societal levels. The report is planned to be presented at the IGF in Lillestrom, June 2025. That is why we request you to assist our researchers by answering the following basic questions. You can send your response to wout.denatris(a)is3coalition.org<mailto:wout.denatris@is3coalition.org>. For more information on IS3C, its work and reports, please visit our website www.is3coalition.org<http://www.is3coalition.org> or the IGF website under dynamic coalitions. Questions on IoT policy Has your government published or announced a policy on IoT security in the period 2022 - 2025? (IS3C has researched the period before mid-2022 extensively already.) If so, please send a copy of the policy or a link to it. Or are there any specific IoT security standards, labelling schemes or guidelines that your government, consumer agency or industry organizations are working on? If so, please send a copy of the policy or a link to it. If the text is available only in your local language, are you available to assist with translating the main points in the text? Questions on PQC policy Has your government / public agency published or announced a national policy on PQC? Has any public agency from your country made public statements about PQC? If so, please send a copy of the policy or a link to it. If the text is available only in your local language, are you available to assist with translating the main points in the text? Please send in your response on February 1 at the latest. Thank you for your cooperation, Kind regards, Wout de Natris IS3C Coordinator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - De Natris Consult Kamerlingh Onnesstraat 43 Tel: +31 648388813 2014 EK Haarlem Skype: wout.de.natris denatrisconsult(a)hotmail.nl<mailto:denatrisconsult@hotmail.nl> http://www.denatrisconsult.nl Blog http://woutdenatris.wordpress.com

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EU targeted consultation on Internet Governance ahead of WSIS+20
by Romain Bosc 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

Colleagues, Just to flag that the European Commission has launched a consultation on Internet Governance in preparation for the 20-year review process of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS+20) starting next year: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/TargetedConsultionOnInternetGovernannc… This comes in as a response to the May 2024 Council Conclusion on the Future of Digital Policy which emphasised *"* *the need to develop EU strategy on the multistakeholder governance of the Internet to set out a common position to uphold in international fora with a view to ensuring an open, free, affordable, neutral, global, interoperable, reliable and secure Internet”:* https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-9957-2024-INIT/en/pdf We'll look into it and share more details in due course -- stay tuned! All best Romain -- Romain Bosc Sr Public Policy & Governance Officer RIPE NCC E: rbosc(a)ripe.net

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