UAEnic participates in RIPE NCC regional meet in Qatar, Doha

The meeting was organized to provide a clear overview of the policy development process and management of IP(Internet Protocol) address space in the region and covered a range of IP networking topics.

In a presentation aimed at giving an overview of UAENic 's activities in the region, Sultan Al Shamsi, UAEnic Administrator outlined the infrastructure behind the Domain Name System in the country , the main tasks it performs and its considerable achievements since its formation in 1995.In particular, the number of domain names registered in the UAE has increased to 29,669 up from 9609 in 2002.

From a registration policy standpoint, UAEnic has developed a Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy in June 2002, endorsed by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) which is a first in the region. It has also introducing a long period contract for Domain Names Registration i.e. 3 years and 10 years , introduced second level domains .pro.ae and .name.ae . It also launched a longer period contract for Domain Name Registration for 50 years in April 2005.

In terms of DNS/IP ( Domain Name Server/Internet Protocol) Infrastructure Development and Services, UAEnic has increased the redundancy and resiliency of (.ae) Name Servers through hosting in Europe through RIPE NCC, in Asia Pacific thorough APNIC ( Asia Pacific Network Information Centre ) and in the US through the ISC ( Internet Systems Consortium). It has also hosted a Mirror of K Root Name Server and implemented WHOIS for (.ae) Domains.

According to Abdulla Hashim, Manager UAEnic, 'We were delighted to be invited by Ripe NCC to participate in this regional meeting to share our experiences and interact with other countries in the region as part of our strong commitment to play a role in the development of the Internet in the region. Forums like these provide an excellent opportunity to learn about policy developments, RIPE services, security, Internet routing and other relevant topics so that participants can return with an enhanced level of understanding and implement some of the learnings in their own countries.'