Presentation by Jay Daley at APRICOT 2017 on Tuesday, 28 February 2017.

1. Importance of data
Jay Daley, APNIC Vietnam 2017

2. • Small registry - Big data pioneer
22 server Hadoop cluster installed in 2012
Full packet capture of DNS servers
• Data science oriented research team
18% of total staff
• World class registrar data portal
Main business priority for new development
• Actively building data products
Recent success with broadbandmap.nz
• Open data portal for .nz data
Why is .nz presenting?
APNIC Vietnam 2017 2

3. • Evidence based policy
• Organisational development
• Detecting badness
• Business - more, new, better
• Public trust
Why data matters
APNIC Vietnam 2017 3

4. Evidence based policy
APNIC Vietnam 2017 4

5. • Data is not public and so …
No reproducibility
Agenda set by those who pay the analysts
Very low throughput of research
• Some people have their own data
Gives them real power in the debate
• Open Data means Open Debate
Use of data in policy
APNIC Vietnam 2017 5

6. Case study – hoarding?
APNIC Vietnam 2017 6
1
10
100
1000
10000
100000
1000000
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-200
201-300
301-400
401-500
501-600
601-700
801-900
901-1000
1001-2000
2001-3000
Numberofregistrants
Portfolio size
Number of registrants by portfolio size

7. Detecting badness
APNIC Vietnam 2017 7

8. • Highly developed use of data
Multiple research teams, cooperative forums and
service providers
Multiple data resources, extensive data sharing
• Data collection – source evidence
Passive monitoring (e.g. DNSDB, PassiveTotal)
Hand produced by threat researchers
• Strong sharing culture – via data feeds
40+ feeds available (both NFP and commercial)
Track domains, IPs, credentials, URLs, etc
Very active area
APNIC Vietnam 2017 8

9. Business – more, new, better
APNIC Vietnam 2017 9

10. 10APNIC Vietnam 2017

11. 11
Search by
address
Search by
dropping a pin
Switch to
aerial view
Browse
APNIC Vietnam 2017

12. 12APNIC Vietnam 2017

13. 13APNIC Vietnam 2017

14. 14APNIC Vietnam 2017

15. • Over 20 providers
• Some very sensitive about their data
• Awkward formats
• High cost for them to provide
• Our approach
• Ask nicely – no payment
• Demonstrate security – gain trust
• Sell the vision
• Be patient
• Help with tools
• Built a tool to generate wireless coverage
• Adopted another tool to convert files to right
format
The data
15APNIC Vietnam 2017

16. • Only be used for this purpose:
• Provide info to owner/occupier or
prospective owner/occupier on availability
• Missing providers
• Missing technologies
• No satellite (coming soon)
• No cellular
Limitations on the data
16APNIC Vietnam 2017

17. IP Topology Map
APNIC Vietnam 2017 17

18. Public trust
18APNIC Vietnam 2017

19. “Sunlight is the best
disinfectant”
• Open data can prove:
Effectiveness of markets and regulators
Social benefit
Where problems remain
Open data and public trust
APNIC Vietnam 2017 19

20. Case study – Web Index
APNIC Vietnam 2017 20

21. Data enabled community &
industry
• Data openly shared by all market
participants
• Data is easy to find and use and can be
trusted
• Strong community use of data
• Authoritative publications
A goal to consider
APNIC Vietnam 2017 21

22. • Begin cultural change
Broaden the principle of openness to include data
Set the vision of the benefits
• Engage community – “social license”
Community expectations of openness vs privacy
• Put legal framework in place
Adjust contracts, policies and processes to
support open data
Determine privacy protection rules
Steps to make it happen
APNIC Vietnam 2017 22

23. • National Broadband Map
• broadbandmap.nz
• Internet Data Portal
• idp.nz
• IP topology map
• ip.topology.net.nz
• BGP topology map
• bgp.topology.net.nz
Finding our services
23APNIC Vietnam 2017

24. Contact:
www.nzrs.net.nz
jay@nzrs.net.nz
Thanks
Any questions?