Internet governance body dealing for survival?

Internet-Governance
Internet governance body dealing for survival?
By Newshare staff
Jun 25, 2002, 11:31

ICANN, the Internet's IP number assigning authority, appears, fighting for its surval, is apparently proposing to drop consumer representation from its board and add politicians instead.

Lynn has said the inclusion of politicians could give the body more authority with national governments and improve its ability to raise funds.

drop consumer advocates from its board and add politicans instead.
Reuters reports that a controversial proposal floated by ICANN Chief Executive Stuart Lynn is due for a vote on Thursday that could end the appointment of representatives of technical and citizens groups to the ICANN board and limit board members to representatives of business and government.

Lynn has said the inclusion of politicians could give the body more authority with national governments and improve its ability to raise funds, Reuter said.

The
ICANN report, released in advance of a Bucharest meeting next week, recommends that an internal ICANN nominating committee chose most of the organization's board of directors, according to a Washington Post story carried on the BizReport.COM website. An earlier Associated Press story backgrounds the situation.

U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Montana, is pushing a bill in Congress which would has give the U.S. government more influence over ICANN.

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