Public Sector Statements
Governments are influential forces for Internet growth. Leading by example and through policies developed in cooperation with the private sector, governments can play an important part assisting in the deployment of IPv6.
In December 2010, the European Commission (EC) convened a meeting in Ghent, Belgium, IPv6: The Way Forward. The meeting goals were to:
- Evaluate the deployment of IPv6 in Europe, as well as globally
- Plan actions needed for wider IPv6 adoption, such as encouraging public administration, users and industrial stakeholders to take decisive steps to accelerate the implementation of IPv6
The one-day meeting concluded with updates from various European Union national governments on their IPv6 activities:
- Sweden: Maria Häll – IPv6 What We Do Next
- Germany: Constanze Bürger – IPv6 in the Public Administration of Germany
- Slovenia: Davor Sostaric – IPv6 in Slovenia
- Czech Republic: Petra Holubičková – Governmental Support of IPv6 Deployment in the Czech Republic
- Luxembourg: Carlo SIMON – IPv6 Case Study Luxembourg
- United Kingdom: Simon Hicks – BIS Perspective on the likely IPv4/IPv6 Migration, and the Way Ahead with 6UK
- Turkey: Onur Bektas – Turkey IPv6 Update
Below are some additional government-issued statements related to IPv6 adoption:
- Deploying IPv6, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), December 2010
- National IPv6 Deployment Roadmap, Indian government, June 2010
- Time to Deploy IPv6 – Governments Urged To Lead Progression Towards European Targets, Detlef Eckert, Advisor to the European Commission, February 2009
- e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) Version 6.1, UK government policies and specifications governing information flows across government and the public sector, March 2005