Wednesday, March 14, 2012

CEO Beckstrom Urges Change to Ensure ICANN Independence

CEO Beckstrom Urges Change to Ensure ICANN Independence, press release from PRWeb, March 12, 2012.

From the press release: "Rod Beckstrom, ICANN's President and Chief Executive Officer, today said that preserving ICANN's ability to act independently in the public interest is paramount to the future of the Internet and the organization.

"This is an exciting time, a time of execution and action. A time of promise and uncertainty, of opportunities - and of threats," said Beckstrom. "A significant threat lies within ICANN's existing structure."

During the welcoming ceremony of ICANN's week-long 43rd public meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica , Beckstrom said that while he applauds the progress the organization has made on issues of conflicts of interest and ethics, more must be done, including within the Board of Directors.

"I believe it is time to further tighten up the rules that have allowed perceived conflicts to exist within our board. This is necessary not just to be responsive to the growing chorus of criticism about ICANN's ethics environment, but to ensure that absolute dedication to the public good supersedes all other priorities." Read more

See Also
ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Revised Conflicts of Interest Policy and Related Governance Documents, press release from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, March 11, 2012.

ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest for Review of Accountability Mechanisms, press release from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, March 11, 2012.