JO NITC Updates National Information Technology Center

DNS – Past and Present DNS registration started in 1995 E-service launched in January 2007 New website launched July 15, 2009  Integration of a payment gateway  Website more user friendly  Enhanced security – SSL Certificate domains registered until now (700+ domains in 2009) Strict registration policies Website at National Information Technology Center2

DNS – Future Plans Restructuring pricing schema Marketing.name.jo 2LDs with service providers Marketing.sch.jo 2LDs with the Ministry of Education Working in parallel with the Ministry of Industry and Trade for domain marketing National Information Technology Center3

IPv6 – Past and Present Allocated a range for NITC from RIPE NCC – Feb 2009 National steering committee established March 2009 Deployment Plan published August 2009 Questionnaire to stakeholders published August 2009 Test-bed started in September 2009  Assigning some servers v6 IPs (web, mail, DNS)  Dual-stack solution used National Information Technology Center4

IPv6 – Future Involving other related entities (service providers, universities) Conducting international test-beds Providing awareness sessions to stakeholders Encouraging university students to work on IPv6 related projects/thesis Deploying IPv6 at a governmental level National Information Technology Center5

ENUM – Past and Present Finished registration with RIPE NCC and ITU in May 2009 Registration servers up-and-running  Sun Solaris 9  BIND 9.3 Conducted a few brainstorming awareness sessions to understand this new technology Test-beds conducted internally (Successful) Website National Information Technology Center6

ENUM - Future Working with regulatory for policies and number allocation Working with Telecom Operators to prepare their networks for ENUM Pricing schema International testing Setting up an online registration system National Information Technology Center7

IDN - Accomplished Filed in an application on Dec 7, 2009 under (. الاردن ) Submitted all required papers Held a community feedback showcase regarding proposed Script Table – Not all characters were submitted (variants) National Information Technology Center8

IDN – Current Work Setting a pricing schema for ccIDNs under (. الاردن ) Updating our registration system to allow ccIDN registrations Encouraging educational institutes to develop software that could support IDNs and close the gap currently existing Providing showcases to the public and private sectors (marketing) National Information Technology Center9

Questions! National Information Technology Center Royal Scientific Society P.O.Box: 259 – Al-Jubeiha Amman – Jordan Tel: (962) Fax: (962) National Information Technology Center10