KISA Hosts Regular Meeting of Asia-Pacific Regional Country Domain Council... Theme: 'Internet for All'

‘Internet for All’ Theme
Joint Declaration Issued by Asia-Pacific Region

The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) announced that it will host the 84th Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) regular meeting from the 18th (Monday) to the 21st (Thursday) at the President Hotel in Seoul. APTLD is an organization established in 1998 that develops internet policies for the Asia-Pacific region and shares information on country code top-level domains (.kr, .au, etc.). This is the fourth time the regular meeting is being held in Korea.

The regular meeting will be attended by over 130 participants from 32 countries. Through a two-day workshop consisting of 15 sessions sharing policies, technologies, and marketing cases related to the role of country domains in the internet ecosystem and improvements in multilingual usage environments, discussions on current internet issues will take place. Notably, this year marks the 25th anniversary of APTLD’s establishment, and under the theme "Internet for All," a joint declaration for the Asia-Pacific region is expected to be issued. This declaration was proposed under Korea’s leadership.

On the 18th, senior officials from country domain management organizations of 19 countries including China, Japan, and Australia, along with over 30 representatives from three partner organizations (ICANN, APNIC, DotAsia), gathered in one place to support the implementation of the joint declaration and discuss country-specific action plans. Kwon Hyun-oh, Head of KISA’s Digital Industry Division, said, “We hope that the 84th APTLD regular meeting will serve as an opportunity to envision a better future for the internet, and through practical implementation, ultimately create an internet environment that everyone can enjoy together.”

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