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"ICANN Pitches the Internet's Future"
Register (UK) (11/20/04); McCarthy, Kieren

In a bid to secure its role as the primary administrator of the World Wide Web, ICANN recently published its Strategic Plan for the next three years. On Sept. 30, 2006, ICANN's memorandum of understanding with the U.S. government expires, and the control of the Internet will effectively be up for grabs. One alternative to ICANN could be the International Telecommunications Union, which governs most of the international communications networks besides the Internet and is itself run by government entities. In its Strategic Plan, ICANN appears to address many of the complaints that have been lodged against it since it was formed in 1998. Up until the appointment of Australian diplomat Paul Twomey as CEO last year, ICANN had largely been accused of being too secretive, elitist, unresponsive, and U.S.-centric. With the release of its new Strategic Plan, the organization lists several ways it plans to improve upon these criticisms. For example, ICANN is pledging to revamp its complaint procedures, regulate its own decision-making process, be more open with the public, and establish more offices around the world. The proposed changes are designed to position ICANN as the best choice for the administration of Internet-related affairs when the 2006 deadline arrives. The author argues that ICANN as structured in the new strategic plan is a better choice for running the Internet than the ITU; whereas with the ITU governments are all-powerful, ICANN is still steered by the technologists that created the Internet. Nevertheless, the author says ICANN must make good on its promises of creating an Ombudsman, establishing the Independent Review Panel, and generally bringing greater openness to its proceedings.
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