GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Lomonosov Moscow State University Institute of Information Security Issues (IISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on increasing awareness on Internet issues inside Russia.
"Formalizing how ICANN can work together with IISI will help both organizations reach out to the broader Russian Internet community and build increased awareness of issues like Internationalized Domain Names, IPv6 uptake, cybersecurity and domain name development," said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s President and CEO. "This MoU is mutually beneficial since it will ensure both organizations have a direct connection into what is happening in the global Internet."
