IGF 2008, Hyderabad
The third Internet Governance Forum, with the theme, "Internet for all," was held in Hyderabad, India 3-6 December 2008.
APNIC represented the Asia Pacific Internet addressing community at IGF 2008 by:
- Participating as a member of the Number Resource Organization (NRO) in IGF workshops and main sessions
- Being available to talk to IGF attendees throughout the meeting at the NRO booth in the IGF village
- Organizing the Challenges facing Internet operators in developing countries workshop
- Producing and distributing the guide, Effective Internet Governance in the Asia Pacific report
- Providing fellowships for Asia Pacific Internet community representatives to attend the IGF
Statements made by APNIC and the NRO at IGF 2008:
- The vital role of the NRO and RIRs in IP address management, NRO (2 December 2008)
- NRO Press release "IPv6 Growth Increases 300 Percent in Two Years, NRO (3 December 2008)
- IP addresses not holding India back, APNIC (4 December 2008)
For more information on APNIC’s participation as part of NRO activities at IGF, see:
APNIC preparation towards IGF 2008
- On 3 September 2007, as a special event as part of APNIC 24, APNIC hosted the session, "Toward IGF 2008" for invited representatives from the Indian government and technical community
- At APNIC 25, APNIC hosted the open session, Partnership towards IGF in Asia
- At APNIC 26, APNIC hosted the plenary, Internet governance hui
APNIC's participation at IGF: