Dansk Internet Forum

Dansk Internet Forum (DIFO) is a Danish non-profit association that represents the Danish internet community and holds the overarching responsibility for the .dk country-code top-level domain. According to its official website, DIFO has been granted the licence to manage the .dk top-level domain by the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen), and it works to promote a secure and accessible internet under the .dk domain. DIFO is a not-for-profit association whose members represent a broad cross-section of the Danish internet community. DIFO's membership is organised around three segments: private users, professional users, and suppliers. Organisations that represent an important part of the internet community can apply to become members. Membership benefits include the ability to influence and advise DIFO on political and strategic matters, the right to vote and stand for election to DIFO's board, and an invitation to the Internetdagen conference. This structure gives DIFO a multi-stakeholder character, bringing together different parts of the Danish internet ecosystem. DIFO owns Punktum dk, the entity that administers Danish .dk domain names. The .dk registry operation is therefore separated into a company owned by the association, while DIFO itself retains the overall responsibility for the top-level domain and its licence. DIFO's stated mission is to advance a safe and accessible internet under the .dk domain, and its activities combine domain-name governance with policy and strategic engagement on internet issues. The organisation is based in Copenhagen, at Ørestads Boulevard 108, 11. sal, 2300 København S. It is registered in Denmark under CVR number 25551605. DIFO communicates in Danish and English and maintains a presence on LinkedIn. As a non-profit association rather than a listed company, DIFO does not have shareholders in the conventional sense; its members and board govern its activities. Its role places it among the key institutional actors in Danish internet infrastructure and policy.

Dansk Internet Forum (DIFO) is a Danish non-profit association that holds the overarching responsibility for the .dk top-level domain. According to its official website, DIFO has been granted the licence to manage the .dk top-level domain by the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen). The organisation describes itself as working to promote a secure and accessible internet under the .dk domain, and it is structured as a not-for-profit association whose members represent a broad range of the Danish internet community. DIFO's governance model is built around membership. Organisations that represent an important part of the internet community can apply to become members. The membership is divided into three segments: private users, professional users, and suppliers. Members gain access to influence and advise DIFO on political and strategic matters, the opportunity to vote and stand for election to DIFO's board, and an invitation to the Internetdagen conference. This multi-stakeholder structure reflects DIFO's role as a meeting point for different parts of the Danish internet ecosystem. A central element of DIFO's structure is its ownership of Punktum dk, the entity that administers Danish .dk domain names. This separates the operational registry function into a company owned by the association, while DIFO retains the overall responsibility for the top-level domain and its licence. The .dk domain is a key national internet resource, and DIFO's mandate covers both its administration and broader policy engagement. DIFO is based in Copenhagen at Ørestads Boulevard 108, 11. sal, 2300 København S, and is registered in Denmark under CVR number 25551605. It communicates in Danish and English and maintains a presence on LinkedIn. As a non-profit association, it does not have shareholders in the conventional sense; its members and board govern its activities. The organisation continues to operate as an active institutional actor in Danish internet infrastructure and policy.

Non-profit, multi-stakeholder association responsible for the Danish .dk top-level domain and the promotion of a secure and accessible Danish internet.

• .dk top-level domain governance

  DIFO holds the overarching responsibility for the .dk top-level domain and has been granted the licence to manage it by the Danish Business Authority.

• Punktum dk

  A company owned by DIFO that administers Danish .dk domain names.

• DIFO membership

  Membership open to organisations representing an important part of the internet community, across private users, professional users, and suppliers.

• Internetdagen conference

  A conference to which DIFO members are invited.

1. 1DIFO Forsiden | DIFOdifo.dk
2. 2Wikidata Q136446382wikidata.org