Tunisia

The work of the second session of the regional summit for the sixth version of the Internet Protocol “IPv6 Summit” began today in the Tunisian capital, chaired and organized by the Arab Organization for Communication and Information Technologies, and in the presence of many concerned Arab leaders, international companies and international organizations specialized in the Internet and digital transformation. His Excellency Ayman Mukhtar Ghoneim, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab Federation for Digital Economy, participated in the conference as a speaker in the panel discussions that were held within the activities of this important Arab event, where the focus was on the importance of switching to the sixth generation IPv6 and the necessity of planning for that, and that this matter is feasible and has a great economic return.

The speakers referred to the most important published global indicators that estimate the rates of adoption and change and the technical impact on the speed and efficiency of the Internet, especially in the Arab countries, which showed that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the two most Arab countries that have implemented a fundamental change in the transition to the sixth protocol. Internet, which usually ranges from 5 to 10 years.

The speakers explained that switching to IPv6 can provide significant economic benefits, by improving network efficiency, providing advanced security tools, and increasing the resilience and adaptability of future digital systems.

The federation’s speech at the conference focused on four main points:

1. The main differences between IPv4 and IPv6 for the Internet, and how IPv6 solves the problems of insufficient IPv4 addresses available for use, provides more address space and advanced security features.
2. The characteristics that characterize Protocol Six, which support the digital economy, the importance of providing secure and reliable networks, enabling users to access digital content in an easy and secure way, and achieving greater interaction between smart devices and users.
3. The most important published global statistics that estimate the impact of implementing Protocol 6 on GDP, and how switching to IPv6 can help increase productivity and efficiency in several key sectors, such as e-commerce and banking. And that the effects of the transition to the new generation are expected to reach more than three trillion dollars by the year 2025, and that the average expected increase in public income ranges between 0.5% to 2%, according to the speed and depth of change, according to global statistics published by the World Bank and the World Trade Organization. And that such a shift to IPv6 can open up new opportunities for innovation and development in the digital economy, and can help develop new services and improve existing ones.
4. A summary review of the roadmap that is supposed to be followed for the transition towards the sixth generation of the Internet Protocol, which ranges from 5 to 10 years, by providing the required budgets, plans and targets during the successive stages. Emphasizing the need to provide adequate publicity and mobilization to reduce the risks of resistance to change, provide appropriate training for technical and technical personnel, and raise awareness of the multiple benefits that IPv6 can provide, in addition to increasing investment in and modernizing infrastructure, and the need for change to coincide with adequate legislative amendments to motivate and strengthen the role of the private sector and investors. To encourage industrialization, innovation and participation in exploiting the advantages of this advanced technology.

During the second edition of this summit, the establishment of the “IPv6 Arab Enhanced Council” was announced, which will work to highlight the benefits that benefit the economies of the Arab region by increasing the rate of dissemination and adoption of the sixth version of the Internet Protocol and contributing to Reducing the gap with developed countries in adopting and chaired by the Arab Organization for Communication and Information Technologies IPv6.