A view of the meeting during ICANN65 Policy Forum.
Doha: The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) participated in the 65th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN65 | Policy Forum), which was held from June 24-27 in Marrakech, Morocco with the participation of Internet experts from around the world.
The meeting discussed policy work and community outreach in addition to a range of important issues affecting the Internet community, including top-level domains, public safety and the importance of cybersecurity for the protection of Internet domain names. Participants also discussed how to apply the adopted standards to protect all the weaknesses of the ecosystems (Internet protocols, personal, and commercial transactions and Internet domain registrations).
The discussion also covered data privacy, data protection regulations, and the importance of using Internet domain names and email addresses that are represented in various languages and not only in English. This feature has recently been activated for all languages, to encourage people in all countries of the world to use the Internet in their native language instead of English.
“CRA ensures to be up to date with the latest developments in the field of Internet security and top-level Internet domain, and to adopt the best practices in this field. This contributes to the growth of the Internet, ensures that consumers in Qatar have the best services in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), enhances the digital skills and digital literacy across all segments of society and enables them to contribute to the economy and culture through the effective and secure use of ICT, therefore support the provision of the qualified manpower in the Qatari market which is in line with Qatar National Vision 2030,” said Eng. Abdulla Jassmi (pictured), Technical Affairs Department Manager, CRA.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the ICANN65 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Ceremony was held to honor members of the ICANN community who have made outstanding contributions to ICANN’s multistakeholder model of Internet governance.
ICANN Public Meetings are held three times a year in different regions, enabling community members from around the globe to participate in person. The next ICANN meeting will be held in Montreal, Canada, from November 2-7, 2019.
