What Makes NOGs Tick
Alastair Strachan
Alastair Strachan
Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alastair Strachan is Community Development Officer at the RIPE NCC. In this role, he works to strengthen the RIPE NCC's engagement with the RIPE NCC membership, the RIPE community, government, law enforcement and other Internet stakeholders. More
• 9 min read
NOGs take many different forms across the RIPE region, but where does their real value lie? Drawing on the results of two 2026 surveys, we explore what NOGs mean to the communities that build them, the barriers they face, and what it takes to keep these groups going.
