APNIC

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Non-profit organization Regional Internet Registry

APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry responsible for allocating and managing IP address resources in the Asia-Pacific region.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
APNIC canonical	9
APNIC Conference	1
APNIC Whois	1
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre	1
Regional Internet Registry for the Asia-Pacific region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T287506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: APNIC
Context triple: [Address Supporting Organization, coordinatesWith, APNIC]

A. RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC is the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, responsible for allocating and registering IP address space and related Internet number resources.
B. Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific
The Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific is a coordinating body that brings together key intergovernmental agencies in the Pacific region to enhance cooperation and regional integration.
C. AP-S
AP-S is the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a leading professional organization focused on the theory, design, and application of antennas and the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
D. Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific is a vast geopolitical and economic region encompassing East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and surrounding Pacific areas, known for its dynamic economies and strategic global importance.
E. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is a UN regional body that promotes inclusive and sustainable economic and social development across the Asia-Pacific region through research, policy advice, and intergovernmental cooperation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: APNIC
Target entity description: APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry responsible for allocating and managing IP address resources in the Asia-Pacific region.

A. RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC is the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, responsible for allocating and registering IP address space and related Internet number resources.
B. Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific
The Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific is a coordinating body that brings together key intergovernmental agencies in the Pacific region to enhance cooperation and regional integration.
C. AP-S
AP-S is the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a leading professional organization focused on the theory, design, and application of antennas and the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
D. Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific is a vast geopolitical and economic region encompassing East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and surrounding Pacific areas, known for its dynamic economies and strategic global importance.
E. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is a UN regional body that promotes inclusive and sustainable economic and social development across the Asia-Pacific region through research, policy advice, and intergovernmental cooperation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Non-profit organization ⓘ Regional Internet Registry ⓘ
abbreviation	APNIC self-link ⓘ
cooperatesWith	AFRINIC ⓘ ARIN ⓘ LACNIC ⓘ RIPE NCC ⓘ
countryServed	Australia ⓘ People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh China ⓘ Fiji ⓘ India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Pacific Island economies ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
founded	1993 ⓘ
foundedAs	APNIC project ⓘ
fullName	APNIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
governance	member-based ⓘ
hasMeeting	APNIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: APNIC Conference
headquartersCountry	Australia ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Brisbane ⓘ
incorporated	1998 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalForm	not-for-profit membership organization ⓘ
memberOf	Number Resource Organization ⓘ
partOf	Number Resource Organization ⓘ
provides	WHOIS database services ⓘ resource certification services ⓘ training and education on Internet number resource management ⓘ
regionServed	Asia-Pacific ⓘ
responsibleFor	Internet number resource distribution in Asia-Pacific ⓘ allocation of IP address space ⓘ management of Autonomous System Numbers ⓘ management of IP address resources ⓘ policy development facilitation ⓘ registration of IP address allocations ⓘ reverse DNS delegations ⓘ
role	APNIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Regional Internet Registry for the Asia-Pacific region
supports	Internet community capacity building in Asia-Pacific ⓘ development of Internet infrastructure in Asia-Pacific ⓘ
website	https://www.apnic.net/ ⓘ
worksWith	Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ⓘ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Address Supporting Organization → coordinatesWith → APNIC ⓘ

Regional Internet Registries → includes → APNIC ⓘ

RIPE NCC → coordinatesWith → APNIC ⓘ

APNIC → fullName → APNIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asia Pacific Network Information Centre

APNIC → abbreviation → APNIC self-link ⓘ

APNIC → role → APNIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Regional Internet Registry for the Asia-Pacific region

APNIC → hasMeeting → APNIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: APNIC Conference

AFRINIC → worksInCollaborationWith → APNIC ⓘ

LACNIC → coordinatesWith → APNIC ⓘ

ARIN → peer → APNIC ⓘ

RIPE Database → comparableTo → APNIC ⓘ

this entity surface form: APNIC Whois

Number Resource Organization → foundedBy → APNIC ⓘ

Number Resource Organization → hasMember → APNIC ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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