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| | * [[Wide Area Network]] – a data communications network in which computers, separated by a distance of more than half a mile, can be connected. | | * [[Wide Area Network]] – a data communications network in which computers, separated by a distance of more than half a mile, can be connected. |
| | * [[XRI]] – A scheme and resolution protocol for abstract identifiers compatible with Uniform Resource Identifiers and Internationalized Resource Identifiers | | * [[XRI]] – A scheme and resolution protocol for abstract identifiers compatible with Uniform Resource Identifiers and Internationalized Resource Identifiers |
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| − | * [[AFRINIC]] – the RIR for Africa and the Indian Ocean
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| − | * [[APNIC]] – the RIR for the Asia Pacific region.
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| − | * [[APTLD]] – the Association for ccTLD registries in the Asia Pacific region
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| − | * [[ARIN]] – the RIR for Canada, the United States, and some islands in the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean
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| − | * [[ASIP]] – a non-profit organization, based in Jordan, for developing and modernizing intellectual property laws and systems in Arab countries.
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| − | * [[CADNA]] – a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting against domain name abuse, particularly cybersquatting
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| − | * [[CENTR]] – the Council for European National Top Level Domain Registries is the association of European ccTLD registries.
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| − | * [[CORE]] – The Internet Council of Registrars is a non-profit organization formed in 1996 based on the gTLD-MoU to assist the launch of domain namespaces.
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| − | * [[EFF]] – The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a donor-funded non-profit organization that defends free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights.
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| − | * [[FIRST]] – Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams
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| − | * [[ICANN]] – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a global multistakeholder organization created by the U.S. Department of Commerce to coordinate the DNS, IP addresses, and autonomous system numbers and manage these evolving systems and their underlying protocols.
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| − | * [[IGF]] – A platform wherein stakeholders from industry, government, and civil society discuss issues related to Internet governance.
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| − | * [[ISOC]] – An international, non-profit organization that promotes Internet use and access.
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| − | * [[ISPAI]]– Internet Servers Providers Association of Ireland or Internet Service Providers Association India
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| − | * [[LACNIC]] – the RIR for Latin America and the Caribbean
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| − | * [[LACTLD]] – A nonprofit association of ccTLD registries in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
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| − | * [[NTIA]] – National Telecommunications and Information Administration is the US Dept of Commerce agency responsible for advising the Executive Branch on telecommunications and information policy issues.
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| − | * [[PTI]] – the organization responsible for the operation of the IANA Functions (coordinating the Internet's unique identifiers).
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| − | * [[OECD]] – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development provides a forum where governments collaborate to find solutions to problems they have in common.
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| − | * [[OASIS]] – A nonprofit, international consortium on advancing the development and adoption of open standards for structured information.
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| − | * [[Regional Internet Registry]] – a not-for-profit international organization that allocates IP address space (IPv4 and IPv6) and the Autonomous System numbers within a geographical region.
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| − | * [[RIPE NCC]] – the RIR for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia
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| − | * [[RISG]] – The Registration Infrastructure Security Group is a non-profit organization for finding solutions and developing best practices for decreasing Internet security threats.
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| − | * [[US ISPA]] – United States Internet Service Providers Association
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| − | * [[WIPO]] - World Intellectual Property Organization, a UN agency that provides a global forum for intellectual property services, policies, and information.
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| − | * [[W3C]] An international industry consortium that develops protocols and guidelines to ensure the interoperability and growth of the World Wide Web.
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| | ==Policies== | | ==Policies== |