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YEAR-END ACTIVITY REVIEW
of the Foundation for Internet Development for 2008
- Development project of SU domain in the Internet
- Support of conferences
- 2.1. Regional conference of RIPE NCC organization
- 2.2. XV conference of representatives of regional scientific
and educational networks RELARN-2008
- 2.3. Conference for information security
- Научно-исследовательские программы
Research project "Internet viewed by school children"
- Development of the Foundation web-site
- Interaction of the Foundation with mass media
1. Development project of SU domain in the Internet
Within the framework of the "Development Project of SU Domain" of the Internet in 2008,
the following events had occurred.
In 2007, The Foundation for Internet Development entered into constructive
interaction with ICANN for the purpose of establishing principles of further work
for support and development of SU domain.
The result of this activity was the decision of the Committee for Servicing
of Registered Codes of Countries of the International Organization for
Standardization (Committee ISO3166/MA) about transfer of SU code into the
exclusively registered category. This decision was taken at the end of June, 2008.
It is of great importance for further development of SU domain development.
The Joint statement of the Foundation for Internet Development and ICANN,
published following the decision of the Committee ISO3166/MA, in particular,
says: :
"This decision is a result of the constructive dialogue between the
Foundation for Internet Development and ICANN. The Corporation ICANN played
its positive role in regulating of the issue with SU domain through clear
expression of its position and action within its powers. As a result, all
parties have achieved constructive solution of the problem in the interests
of stability and security of the Internet and with the consideration of
interests of SU domain users".
The Foundation for Internet Development continues its work with international
organizations, such as ICANN, IANA for further maintaining of SU domain as stable
and improving grounds for SU zone functioning.
Since April 2008, restrictions for registration of domain names with prefix
xn-- were removed, thus enabling to print a part of address in the web browser
line in accordance with IDN technology, recommended by ICANN, in national coding.
A possibility is opened to register domain names in Cyrillic, Greek, Armenian,
Georgian, Hebrew, Arab, and other languages.
Following results of the year 2008, in the course of holding events providing
for functioning and development of SU domain zone, the following indices were
achieved:
- The number of domain registering companies in .SU zone has increased to 12.
- The number of registered domain names in .SU zone has increased since December 2007
from 30 000 to 85 000. The growth statistics is shown in the Figure 1.
- The Foundation for Internet Development, together with the company
"RosNIIROS" carried out works for cardinal improvement of the registration
system in .SU zone. Following results of these events in November 2008, a new
registration system was launched as a test service for registrars, in parallel
with the current registration system. EPP protocol underlies a new registration
mechanism. The input of a new registration system into the working mode is
planned for January 2009.
Pic. 1. The number of registered domain names, 2008
Pic. 2. Dynamics in numbers of domain names administrators in .SU zone
In 2008, the Foundation for Internet Development carried out the following
main public events:
August 8, 2008, a press-conference
"New status of SU code and new
horizons of SU domain" was held in ITAR-TASS, organized by the Foundation
for Internet Development and the International Corporation ICANN. The reason
for holding the press-conference was the decision of the Committee for Servicing
of Registered Codes of Countries of the International Organization for
Standardization (Committee ISO3166/MA) about transfer of SU code into the
category of exclusively registered ones. This decision was taken at the end
of June 2008, it has a great meaning for further development of SU domain.
The press-conference was attended by the representative of ICANN in Russia
and CIS Veni Markovski, the Director of the Foundation for Internet
Development Galina Soldatova, the deputy Director of the Foundation
for Internet Development Vladimir Molchanov, and the Director of
RosNIIROS Alexei Platonov.
Representatives of the administration of SU domain thanked ICANN for
constructive position of the corporation enabling to regulate the working
negotiation process with the International Organization for Standardization
on issues of transferring SU code into the category of exclusively registered
ones. Owing to taking such a decision, the main contradiction in the domain
existence was eliminated. We would like to remind that until present, SU
code was marked as temporarily registered for the time of transfer period.
In its separate decision, the Committee ISO3166/MA established the period
of temporary reservation and further repeated using of the code - 50 years
that gave the possibility to use the code, and accordingly, the domain SU
not later than until 2042. The decision taken by the International
Organization for Standardization enables to remove all restrictions in
time of the code existing and SU domain
As of today, it is apparent, that the interest to SU domain will not grow
weaker. And though this is quite a compact zone yet, a stable community
has already formed around .SU creating all prerequisites for further active
growth of the domain. In the average, internet users visit sites within SU
domain for over 50 mln. times per day.
It was particularly noted that even in conditions of artificial "freezing"
of registration of domain names of the second level in SU zone in 1994-2001,
the domain continued developing for the account of registration of domain
names of the third level.
"The history of SU domain development is a part of the newest history of
Russia", -
said Galina Soldatova, the Director of the Foundation for Internet
Development. She reminded that a little more than one month is remained
for full age of SU domain, and it is notable that the domain age coincides
with the age of the modern civil society in Russia that is not afraid any
more of the historical past associated with the domain name, but competently
and effectively uses the historical legacy in the daily life.
In the course of the event, a joint statement of the Foundation for Internet
Development acting as the administrator of SU domain, and the corporation
ICANN was proclaimed that the code SU was assigned a status of exclusively
registered one. During the work with registrans, on September 22, 2008
a seminar was organized, devoted
to the current situation and trends of the registration system development in
.SU zone. Representatives of companies accredited by domain names
registrars in .SU zone were invited to the seminar.
During the seminar, the following issues have been raised:
- Current state of SU domain and its positioning in the domain world
community (speaker A.P. Platonov).
- A new Registration system in .SU zone (speaker A.E. Scherbakov).
Within the framework of the seminar, a Round table was held, moderator - V.V. Molchanov..
In the course of summing up the seminar, participants noted the usefulness
of holding such events for closer cooperation of .SU zone registry and
registrars, as well as for taking joint solutions of tasks connected with
functioning of .SU zone
2. Organization and participation in scientific conferences
2.1. Regional conference of the organization RIPE NCC
September 23-24, 2008 (city of Moscow)
With the financial support of the Foundation for Internet Development, on
September 23-24, 2008, in Moscow hotel Holiday Inn "Suschevsky", a regional
conference of the organization RIPE NCC (Reseaux IP Europeens, Coordination
Center for Internet Resources Distribution in the European Region) was held.
The regional conference of RIPE NCC in Moscow has been held for the fifth time.
The Russian party in preparation of the meeting of RIPE NCC comprised of RU-CENTER,
the Foundation for Internet Development, the Russian Scientific-Research Institute
of Public Networks Development and Coordination Center of National Domain RU.
Specialists from Russia, Spain, and the Netherlands took part in the conference
work. .
The main topics of the conference were as follows:
- Achievements, plans and perspectives of work of the organization RIPE NCC.
- Improving of information services of RIPE NCC.
- Increasing of activity of the Russian community part in general events for
policy development of Internet resources distribution in the region.
- The work of the forum Internet Governance Forum (in particular, the question
of arriving at agreements on multi-language domains).
- Perspectives of introduction of DNSSec (DNS security system) by Russian
operators and the experience of using this system in the world.
- Transition to 32-bit numbers of autonomous systems and related necessity
of preparing the network equipment.
- Changing of the distribution policy of addresses independent from providers
with the possibility to make a direct contract with RIPE NCC by end users
bypassing LIR, etc.
2.2. XV conference of representatives of
regional scientific-educational networks
RELARN-2008
The Foundation for Internet Development acted as the general sponsor of the
XV Conference of Representatives
of Regional Scientific-Educational Networks "RELARN-2008", that had been
held from the 1st to 8th of June, 2008. For the third time, the conference was
held on board of a cruiser "Georgy Zhukov".
208 persons from 33 towns of Russia and Honolulu (the USA) representing 83
organizations took part in the conference work.
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Sectional meetings, presentations and round tables were held on board of the
motor vessel. Participants of the conference discussed problems of computer
networks development for science and education according to the following sections:
- Infrastructure, technologies and services of scientific and educational networks.
- Computer simulation of nano-systems.
- Technological and information services in the Internet.
- Using of information technologies in education and science.
- Round table "Distribution of the address space of the Internet: tendencies of 2008".
- Pedagogical possibilities of information educational systems and social services.
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The conference "RELARN-2008" was opened by a round table. Participants of
which discussed the most urgent questions of domain branch development in Russia.
One of the topic causing live response was the question of the possibility to
register domain names in the Russian language. Alexei Soldatov, the
Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Internet Development acting as
the administrator of SU domain, briefly told about the history of domain and
outlined perspectives of its further existence.
Achievements and problems of the Russian national domain RU were reported
by Alexei Platonov, the director of RosNIIROS, Vladimir Molchanov,
deputy Director of RosNIIROS on the project "Technical Cener of Domains RU
and SU", the member of the Council of Coordination Center of RU domain,
Pavel Khramtsov, the leading analyst of the company RU-CENTER and
Andrei Vorobyev, Head of Public Relations Department of RU-CENTER.
2.3. Conference for information security
On November 7, 2008, in Moscow, an international conference on issues of computer
and information security was held organized by the Foundation for Internet
Development jointly with the Russian Center of Responding to Computer Incidents
(RU-CERT), as well as subdivision of FSS, MIA, MFA, the Ministry of
Telecommunications and Mass Communication of the RF and TF-CSIRT (Task Force
of Computer Security Incident Response Teams). The conference was attended by
representatives of 12 European countries. All questions discussed within the
framework of the event fully met tasks and goals of Russia, made public in the
Doctrine of Information Security of RF (dd. September 9, 2000), as well as
international principles of barring cybercrimes in the world.
Topics of the conference were devoted to questions of crimes investigation
practice in the sphere of e-commerce, legal regulation of domain names markets
in Russia and abroad, responding to computer incidents in public authorities
of the RF. The urgency of the conference is underlined by the growing role of
fighting with cybercrimes in the international level and settling questions of
computer and information security in the whole world.
At the opening of the conference, the deputy Minister of Telecommunications
and Mass Communication of the RF, A.A. Soldatov made a speech. In his
speech, he noted the growing role of interaction in the international level based
on principles of mutual understanding and confidence.
"Cyber terrorism has no national borders. Unlawful acts in the Internet
take increasingly keen forms and methods that cause not only material, but also
political damage. That is why, it is necessary to unite, to share experience,
to render assistance to each other during investigation of computer incidents",
- underlined A.A. Soldatov.
The conference was aimed at provision of further development of the
infrastructure for counteraction of computer attacks in the RF and abroad,
expansion of cooperation of Russian and international organizations, improvement
of coordination and interaction of involved structures in the territory of
Russia in this sphere. According to foreign representatives, forum results
caused the increase of prestige and significance of contribution of Russia
during the struggle with cybercrimes, and it is further planned to start
developing regulations to fight cybercrimes in the international level.
3. Scientific and research programs.
Research project "Internet viewed by school children"
In 2008, the research project "Internet Viewed by Schoolchildren" was
continued on the topic "Risks and Dangers of the Internet Viewed by Children
and Teenagers".
The following questions were among main questions put in the research:
- What internet risks are encountered by children and teenagers of Russia
in the network, and how are they perceived?
- How dangerous the national cyberspace is?
- What are methods of protection of children and teenagers from risks and dangers of the Internet?
- Etc.
Special questionnaires were worked out and prepared. At the first stage,
188 schoolchildren at the age from 14 to 17 years old took part in the research.
The questioning was held in schools of Moscow. The work for statistical
processing of data was carried out. Following results of the research,
presentations and reports were prepared.
Coming into the Internet from the most protected and secured places - from
home and school - children and teenagers treat the cyberspace with big confidence
perceiving it as a safe sphere. However, same as in real life, a child faces
different problems, illegal and dangerous content, and other troubles in the
Internet. Thereby, the Internet easily becomes one more important source of
stresses in the information community. The risk evaluation of any sphere comes
with experience of a person. The experience gives us the possibility to
anticipate undesirable and negative sequences and to evaluate risks and threats
in time. A young user captured by limitless possibilities of high technologies
and not having enough experience, as a charmed wanderer, cannot perceive risks
and dangers of the network often and, as a result, finds himself among its least
secured users.
Main results of the research are shown in histograms and drawings.
Children in the information society.
Perception of the Internet by children and teenagers of a megapolis
4. FID web-site development
In 2008, the work on modernization of the structure and design of a web-site
was continued.
The updated version of the site was published in February 2008.
In connection with the growth of attention to the section devoted to development
of SU registry, it was singled out as a separate chapter and restructured.
News lines are opened devoted to the Foundation news, as well as news of the
modern Internet.
5. Interaction of the Foundation with mass media
In 2008, the activity of the Foundation for Internet Development was
highlighted by over 30 printed and electronic mass media, around 40 publications
were printed, where information about the Foundation activity, about development
of SU domain was published, and links to the Foundation site were cited.
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