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Empowering IP Ownership
Number Resource Society (NRS) is a global non-profit membership organization that campaigns, empowers and supports businesses to own the fundamental elements of their IP business.
IP addresses—the very fundamental elements of your IP business - are not owned by you, or your business. In reality, the ownership and distribution of IP addresses lies in the hands of certain groups of policy specialists across the globe.
NRS believes that you should own your own IP assets.
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The NRS believes in Three Principles
One internet, one world.
A unified Internet with minimal fragmentation, enabling seamless global connectivity.
Open & Autonomous Infrastructure
An Internet that is free, open and accessible without external interference.
Decentralized Governance with AI
A decentralized future of the Internet with minimum human participation at its core.
We work together for a better Internet where everyone can participate in its development
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Together with our global community, we are expanding the Internet's reach and ensuring its long-term viability.
NRS statement on the passing of Alan Barrett
Number Resource Society is deeply saddened by the passing of Alan Barrett, former Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC and a distinguished contributor to the development
Understanding Registry-Layer Risk for Enterprise Networks
Enterprise infrastructure discussions often focus on bandwidth, routing, cloud scale, cybersecurity posture, and geographic redundancy. Yet beneath all of these systems sits a quieter dependency
The Poverty Penalty in Internet Number Governance
The internet is often described as borderless, decentralized, and universally accessible. In operational reality, Internet Number Governance is a structured allocation system shaped by economic
Running-Code Betrayal: Why Operators Need a Continuity Layer Beyond Registry Process
Why Running-Code Betrayal matters Running-Code Betrayal happens when policy process, registry procedure, or institutional interpretation begins to place already-running networks at risk. It is not
Your IP addresses can be reassigned without warning — here’s how it happens
Standfirst:IPv4 scarcity, transfer markets, and registry-layer dependency are quietly reshaping internet infrastructure — often without businesses realising the risk. Many organisations assume long-used IP
How to Protect your IP Assets from Governance Risk
As IPv4 scarcity intensifies, organisations must rethink IP assets as governed resources exposed to institutional risk, not simply owned infrastructure. Governance risk—not technical failure—is emerging