DOST-7 holds a 5-day seminar on Internet Protocol Version 6

By Hazel F. Gloria

Wednesday 18th of April 2012

CEBU CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- A training-workshop on Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) will be held on April 23-27, 2-12 at the University of the Philippines Cebu College in Lahug, Cebu City.

The workshop, dubbed "IPv6 Unleashed: The 2nd Philippine IPv6 Conference and Training Workshop" aims to gather IPv6 experts, technical users, policy-makers and decision-makers in the country together with their international counterparts.

Expected speakers for said event are IPv6 experts from Malaysia, Japan, China, and other South East Asian countries.

The event serves to kick-off the "IPv6 Launch 2012" on June 6, 2012 at the Information and Communication Technology Office (ICTO) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) here, to mark this year's World IPv6 Day celebration.

Topics during the workshop will focus on IPv6 lessons learned in China and Japan, best practices on the use of the technology, status of IPv6 in the Asia Pacific, and suggested actions for the IPv4 and IPv6 users, among others.

It also aims to create a sustainable group of experts in the country for future activities such as communities of practice and other common endeavors.

The workshop is conducted by DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) in cooperation with DOST-Regional Office VII, DOST-Information and Communication Technology Office (ICTO), the National Computer Center (NCC), and Central Visayas Information Sharing Network (CVISNET).

This joint effort is also aided by the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), a regional internet registry in Asia and one of ASTI’s training partners, through technology updates and technical knowledge capability-building.

The workshop's program, workshop outline, and on-line registration for interested participants are available online at: http://trainings.asti.dost.gov.ph.(rmn/PIA-7/HFG/DOST-7)