Internet Governance

DENIC‘s Peter Koch New Member to ICANN‘s ccNSO Council

Having a voice in a significant governing body of the DNS community: DENIC’s Senior Policy Advisor Peter Koch was elected to the ccNSO Council, an important governing body within the Internet coordination organization ICANN, for a term of three years effective 8 March 2024. The ccNSO (Country Code Names

Mar 15, 2024 2 min read

From Silent Observer to Active Player: Germany to Step Up its Global Digital Policy Engagement

More multi-stakeholderism, more creative drive: Germany is re-shifting its digital diplomacy approach to new priorities. An analysis. It took a whole series of consultations involving over a hundred stakeholders – including DENIC – until Germany’s government officially delivered on its promise to fulfil a major milestone, on February 7: With its

Feb 19, 2024 6 min read

Monthly Report 01/2024 – Executive Summary

Pact for the Future, AI as risk factor, NetMundial+10, combating cyber crime, hatespeech and disinformation - DENIC's report brings you up-to-date

Feb 8, 2024 3 min read

Q4/2023 – Executive Summary

Developments in the Internet Governance Environment from October to December 2023: In the 4th quarter of 2023, the global Internet governance discussion focussed on the following topics: * The 18th IGF in Kyoto * The Global Digital Compact (GDC) * Preparations for WSIS+20 * The discussions about the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI)

Feb 5, 2024 23 min read

Monthly Report 12/2023 – Executive Summary

Cyber security is the focal issue for AI, hard- and software or Internet-based weapons systems. DENIC's summary gives an overview of the latest developments.

Jan 17, 2024 4 min read

DENIC General Assembly 2026

30 April 2026 / Hybrid: Online and Frankfurt am Main

ICANN84 Meeting

25 - 30 October in Dublin, Ireland

IGF-D 2025

10 September 2025 in Berlin, Germany

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How Standard Setters Run the Internet

We are able to interconnect so seamlessly on the Internet in large part thanks to Internet standards., 29.07.2025

European Vulnerability Database EUVD Kicked Off

Today, enhancing your digital security is more important than ever: In mid-May, open source-based cybersecurity vulnerability database EUVD was made available to the general public by Enisa (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity). Next to vulnerability information from trustworthy sources, it also provides recommendations on dedicated remedial action., 13.05.2025

D21-Digital-Index 2024/25

The German population still has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to digital technology. The annual report by Initiative D21 on the digital society provides a detailed overview., 10.03.2025

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