How Icann got its new directors
09 September 2010
James Nurton, London
Some outsiders believe the Icann nomination process is opaque and undemocratic. Managing Internet IP examines how it works, and explains why it resembles the Football World Cup
It’s not very democratic to appoint Board members is it?
Wolfgang Kleinwächter, non-voting chair of the Icann Nominating Committee, describes the process of nominating members to Icann’s Board and other bodies as “selection not election”. But he denies that this makes it undemocratic, saying the Nom Com’s 21 members (15 of whom have a vote) represent the different internet constituencies and aim to ensure that the best candidates are selected, while also keeping Icann’s leadership diverse.
He also points out that attempts to have direct elections in the early days of Icann proved unsuccessful, due to campaigning by the different candidates and the difficulty of ensuring the Board was representative. Today, when there are billions of internet users who potentially have an...
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