Communication
Conclusions on IP Addressing
The IP addressing system, managed through ICANN and the Regional Registries underlies the addressing requirements of all Internet based services. Consequently the Commission intends to undertake the following steps:
- monitor the developments in ICANN and its constituent bodies, and the policies developed, since the allocation of these addresses will have a direct effect on the feasibility and the economics of routing, and therefore on the efficiency of the Internet environment,
- encourage the new constituencies, including the public sector, to define and develop their requirements,
- encourage the timely transition to IPv6, particularly within the European institutions and the public administrations in the Member States;
- facilitate the global expansion of the Internet, particularly in developing countries, through the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 addressing systems;
- in the context of appropriate EU research projects, promote the development and use of IPv6 and next generation Internet technologies more generally.
- to encourage the development and implementation of improved future naming and addressing systems, including Internet search and directory services and routing technologies.
The Member States are encouraged to support the implementation of next generation Internet Addressing in their public administrations.