Internet Governance Experts to Discuss Future of the Global Internet at ICANN DNS Forums
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SINGAPORE, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
- First Asia Pacific DNS Forum from 30 March to 1 April 2022
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) kicks off the
first Domain Name System (DNS) Forum in Asia Pacific (APAC) this week from 30
March to 1 April 2022. ICANN is an international, nonprofit organization that
coordinates the DNS and plays a key role in ensuring a global, interoperable,
and secure Internet.
ICANN regularly invites leading Internet governance practitioners and experts
to discuss the future of the Internet's address system at its regional DNS
Forums. These gatherings serve as a unique discussion platform for those
interested in Internet governance and the domain name space, bringing together
a diverse set of participants from industry, government, academia, and civil
society.
Together with local hosts, ICANN has presented DNS Forums in Africa, Eastern
Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East
since 2014. While the meetings are held in different regions with a focus on
local issues, they all serve the same goal: to stimulate knowledge exchange,
networking, and discussion about the domain name industry and boost cooperation
between ICANN and the global DNS community.
This week's DNS Forum is the first in the Asia Pacific region. Themed "Beyond
Technology: The Revolution of the DNS," the event will take place virtually and
co-hosted with MYNIC Berhad, the designated country code top-level domain
manager for .MY.
"We are proud to premiere the APAC DNS Forum as it underlines the continued
success of this regional format and ICANN's commitment to stimulate vital local
discussions about the domain name space," said Goran Marby, ICANN President and
CEO. "Many of the next billion Internet users are expected to come from the
APAC region, and it is important that the regional community understand the
importance of the DNS in relation to the Internet."
The future of the DNS depends on the interplay between markets, technologies,
as well as stakeholders working together. The interoperable and global Internet
may be at risk if stakeholders do not work together. A unified global Internet
enables the industry to unleash its infinite benefits of innovation and
possibilities for all.
In the event's keynote session, "The Future of the DNS," Marby, along with a
panel of experts, will assess the challenges for the current system of domain
names and explain why preserving it is critical to maintaining a single
Internet for the whole world.
For more information about the APAC DNS Forum 2022 and to participate, click
here (
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3485360-1&h=3312145060&u=https%3A%2F%2Fapacdnsforum.my%2F&a=here
).
Please also consider attending these upcoming additional regional DNS Forums
that ICANN will hold this year:
-- Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Domain Names Week (
https://dnsweek.lat/en ), 25 to 29 April 2022.
-- Middle East DNS Forum 2022 (
), 16 to 18 May 2022.
-- Africa DNS Forum (
), 5 to 6 October 2022.
-- Eastern European DNS Forum is typically held in the third quarter of the
year. Dates for this year are not confirmed yet.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global
Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address
- a name or a number - into your computer or other device. That address must be
unique, so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and
support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as
a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants
from all over the world.
SOURCE ICANN
CONTACT: Liana Teo, Head of Communications, APAC, +65 6816 1259,
liana.teo@icann.org
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