APNIC Senior Advisor - Services, George Kuo, presents on policy development in the RIRs at the 4th ICANN APAC-TWNIC Engagement Forum and 39th TWNIC OPM, held from 22 to 24 May 2023 in Taipei.

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Introduction to policy development in
the RIR communities
ICANN APAC/TWNIC Engagement Forum and the 39th TWNIC
OPM
23 May 2023, Taipei
George Kuo

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“A global, open,
stable and secure
Internet”
APNIC’s Vision

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Overview
• The Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)
• Internet number resource (INR) policies
• Policy development
– Process, Forum, Participation

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The Regional Internet Registries

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RIRs
• The RIRs are membership-based, not-for-profit and neutral
organizations established primarily to manage and
distribute Internet number resources (INRs)
Maintain whois and
reverse DNS
delegation
Facilitate policy
development and
implementation
Support the
development of
Internet infrastructure

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APNIC & National Internet Registries (NIRs)
• There are seven NIRs recognized by the APNIC Executive
Council to manage and distribute INRs in their respective
economies

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Internet number resource policies
Regional

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INRs
• INRs are IPv4, IPv6 addresses and Autonomous System
numbers (ASNs)

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Why INR policies?
• Policies provide the RIR communities with a framework for
managing these critical resources
No duplicated
numbers
Correct and valid
whois records
Same criteria for all
Minimize resource
wastage

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Policy development
How are policies developed?

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Policy development
• Key elements
Process Forum Participation
Each RIR has its bottom-
up Policy Development
Process (PDP),
comprising phases and
timelines for policy
development
RIR public forums are the
primary venues where
policy discussions occur
Participation from the
community is essential;
it’s open to all and anyone
can have a say

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The process
• Open and transparent processes
– All aspects of the PDP are documented and publicly available
• Clearly defined phases and timelines determine sequence
of activities and time allocated for each activity

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The forums
• Face-to-face, mailing lists, and online forums are where
discussions on policy changes occur
• Led by the elected community members with support from
RIR staff
• Decision making is via community consensus
Policy Special
Interest Group
(Policy SIG)
RIPE Working
Group
Policy
Development
Working Group
(PDWG)
Public Policy
Meeting
(PPM)
Public Policy
Forum
(PPF)

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Participation in the PDP
• Anyone from the community can participate
• You don’t need to be an RIR Member
• There are different ways to participate
• As time and technologies change, policies may need to reflect these
changes
• Your participation helps the policies stay updated

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Role of the RIR Secretariat in the PDP
• Supports the PDP process
– Virtual and face-to-face meetings
– Proposal impact analysis
– Policy mailing list
– Policy documentation
– Policy Forum Chair election
• Implements policies

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Connect with APNIC
Helpdesk chat: www.apnic.net/helpdesk
Voice: +61-7-38583188 or skype ID: apnic-helpdesk
Email: helpdesk@apnic.net or feedback@apnic.net
Web: www.apnic.net/your-say or www.apnic.net/ec-contact
Support
Helpdesk hours: 09:00 to 21:00 (UTC+10), Monday - Friday

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Reference
• APNIC PDP, Mailing list
• ARIN PDP, Mailing list
• AFRINIC PDP, Mailing list
• LACNIC PDP, Mailing list
• RIPE PDP, Mailing list