OREANDA-NEWS.  December 10, 2013. The meeting between the head of the State Agency on Science, Innovations and Informatization, a member of the Governmental Committee of ICANN of Ukraine Volodymyr Semynozhenko with of ICANN’s Vice President of Europe Nigel Hickson.

The sides discussed prospects of further development and national Cyrillic domain .УКР and settlement of issues for management of the address space of the Ukrainian segment of the Internet.

During the meeting there was a presentation made between ICANN and domain administrator. RBM Agreement on mutual responsibility and recognition of powers of the parties concerning the administration of the address space of the Ukrainian segment of the Internet in the interest of national and global Internet community.

According to Volodymyr Semynozhenko, the visit of Vice President of ICANN and the signing of the Agreement demonstrate the recognition of the importance of promoting the domain .УКР in the worldwide digital network.

"The opening of domain .УКР for registration will promote popularization of electronic services, increase the number of Internet users and, consequently, the spread of practices of e-democracy in Ukraine," Volodymyr Semynozhenko said.

Recall that during the visit to Ukraine in October 2013, the Chairman of the Public Council of ICANN, chairman of the At Large Advisory Committee Olivier Crepin-Leblond praised the achievements of Ukraine in the direction of Internet space development.