The annual working meeting of Registrars and the “Internet Society” NGO in the anniversary year of .am was exceptional. Representatives from ICANN and the Ministry of High Tech Industry of RA participated in REGITHON 2024, which brought together 30 Registrars along with other guests.
They discussed global trends in domain management, data storage and retrieval, the current status of the Universal Acceptance process, upcoming developments, and the new RDAP service, currently in the testing phase. Soon, it will replace the widely used WHOIS service, providing enhanced capabilities for automating functions and storing registrant data.
The annual growth rate of .am registrations is 5.3%, showing positive regional progress but falling short of the desired maximum. Igor Mkrtumyan, Board Chair of the “Internet Society” NGO, presented the development process of .am. To achieve better results, he emphasized the need to study the operational methods of ICANN’s top 10 Registrars and adopt their successful practices.
Discussions were held with the representative of the Ministry of High Tech Industry of RA regarding the necessity of establishing cybersecurity standards, licensing procedures for specialists by law, and addressing other legislative matters in the field.
At REGITHON 2024, registrars were also briefed on the operations of Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and the significance of collaboration with them. CERTs play a crucial role in enhancing cybersecurity in .am and .hay domains. They detect cyber threats and provide mitigation strategies to website managers.
From an internet infrastructure development perspective, Registrars also emphasized the importance of collaboration in hosting services and the establishment of new necessary infrastructures.
