Press Release
Libya IPv6 Council Has Been Founded___________________
Tripoli/Luxembourg, 28.08, 2023 - The IPv6 Forum welcomes the formation of a new IPv6 initiativewith the establishment of the Libya IPv6 Council under the leadership of Mrs. Wafa Elterieki. as its
President and Dr. Omar Abouabdalla as its Vice President"The Libya IPv6 Council will invite key stakeholders from government, industry and academia
to work jointly on the Libya IPv6 roadmap milestones with collaborative vision, for Libya tofocus its efforts to achieve the adoption the New Internet world based on IPv6" stated Mrs.
Wafa Elterieki as its President.
“I am thrilled to announce our commitment to embracing the future of technology in Libya
through the adoption of IPv6. With Libya IPv6 roadmap, we embark on a journey towards amore connected, secure, and efficient digital landscape. Just as roads pave the way forprogress, IPv6 will pave the way for the next generation of innovation, ensuring that ournation will be at the forefront of technological advancement.” Stated Dr. Omar Abouabdalla,Vice President.
The prime objective of the Libya IPv6 Council and its members is to promote deployment andcoordinated uptake of the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) with support from industry, education,research communities and government agencies enabling equitable access to technology andknowledge.
"The Libya IPv6 Council has been created to extend to the Libyan Internet community a strong
voice and representation in the new Internet world to create momentum in deploying IPv6
and gradually sunset IPv4," stated Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum President.
The Internet World has been using the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) for the last fourdecades. Despite its tremendous success, IPv4 has exhibited signs of strain, especially in its totally
depleted IP address space and its growing security concerns. IPv6 successfully preserves today's
Internet, and adds much more, such as virtually unlimited IP address space to connect everyone andeverything, stateless auto-configuration, seamless mobility, automated network management, end toend security and new service levels such as SRv6, to name a few examples of opportunity.

1/2About the Libya IPv6 Council
The Libya IPv6 Council is a chapter of the IPv6 Forum dedicated to the advancement and promotionof IPv6 best practices and lessons learned. Comprised of individual members, as opposed tocorporate sponsors, its mission is to provide technical leadership and innovative thought for thesuccessful integration of IPv6 into all facets of networking and telecommunications infrastructure,present and future. The Libya Council collaborates within the IPv6 Forum with other national based
councils in creating a peer reviewed compendium of recommended IPv6 specific standards anddeployment best practices.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Organization Contact:
IPv6 Forum Contact:
Latif LadidLuxembourg
President: Mrs. Wafa Elterieki+352 30 71 34
wafaelterieki@gmail.com
Latif.ladid@ipv6forum.com
www.linkedin.com/in/wafa-elterieki
Vice President: Dr Omar Abouabdalla+60 17 4776053
omaramer3@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/omar-abouabdalla

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