This document summarizes the results of an IPv6 readiness benchmarking study of government websites across several European countries. It found that while IPv6 adoption is still low overall, levels were highest among national government ministries and agencies, ranging from 35.7-81.8% for web servers, 64.3-72.7% for DNS servers, and 33.3-57.1% for mail servers. Regional and local government websites generally had lower IPv6 support. The Czech Republic in particular saw significant gains in IPv6 adoption among public sector websites compared to the national average, showing that government policies can effectively promote deployment.

1. IPv6 Readiness &
Public Administration in Europe
Jiří Průša (CZ.NIC Association), Athens, 18.03.2014

2. Based on the IPv6 connectivity
(Google user´s)
How to measure IPv6 adoption?
IPv6 readiness of web-servers,
DNS and mail servers
(Alexa, GEN6)

3. Google stats
Belgium;
15,08%
Romania;
6,15%
Germany;
6,88%
Switzerland;
9,56%
Luxembourg;
8%
France;
4,85%
Czech Republic;
2,43 %
Norway;
2,18 %

4. IPv6 Observatory
www.ipv6observatory.eu

5.  Digital Agenda for Europe, Action 89: eGovernment services
supporting IPv6
 Based on the pilot project in the Czech Republic, IPv6 readiness
benchmarking is expanding by GEN6 to other countries.
 In order to compare the comparable, the methodology for collecting
URLs was set-up.
 Benchmarking involves only government institutions at all levels:
 National: ministries, legislative bodies, judicial authorities…
 Regional: representatives of regions (only in some countries)
 Local: largest cities in each country
 Data available for: Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain and Turkey.
Introduction: IPv6 Government benchmarking

6. 2 407 websites analysed
400 national level
137 regional level
1870 local level
IPv6 Government benchmarking
Czech Republic;
350
Estonia; 68
Germany; 713
Greece; 83Luxembourg; 52
The Netherlands;
463
Slovenia; 266
Slovakia; 118
Spain; 244
Turkey; 143
R.O.C. (Taiwan);
40
URLs according countries
Czech Republic Estonia Germany Greece
Luxembourg The Netherlands Slovenia Slovakia

7. IPv6: Government benchmarking
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CZ DE EL EE LU NL SI SK ES TR
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8. Government benchmarking: National Level
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9. Government benchmarking: Local Level
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10. Government benchmarking: Regional Level
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11. IPv6 Deployment in the Czech Republic
 Legislation has a power to support IPv6 deployment – public
administration reach significantly higher support than is the national
average and several times higher than the private sector.
 Involvement of IPv6 criterion in various „the best website“
competitions has a similar effect with minimum effort!
Web servers Name servers Mail servers
7/12 3/14 7/12 3/14 7/12 3/14
Ministries 35,7 % 57,1 % 64,3 % 64,3 % 35,7 % 57,1 %
Other govern. bodies 50,0 % 81,8 % 58,3 % 72,7 % 33,3 % 45,5 %
Regional governments 14,3 % 15,4 % 64,3 % 69,2 % 14,3 % 23,1 %
Municipalities 7,3 % 31,1 % 43,9 % 59,2 % 2,9 % 7,3 %
Average for .cz domain 13,5 % 20,2 % 49,8 % 55,7 % 9,6 % 15,1 %

12. Although, they are no free IPv4 address
blocks in Europe, IPv6 deployment is still
very low, both within the public
administration and business !
Conclusion