| Email |
af@mail.com |
| Region |
Europe |
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| PROFESSIONAL |
| Employer(s) |
Lizenz Corporation GmbH
Tussmannstr. 70
D-40477 Duesseldorf
Fon +49 211 - 514 3414
Fax +49 211 - 514 3415 |
| QUALIFICATIONS |
Statement addressing the candidates qualifications
and experience specifically relevant to
(a) ICANN's technical and
administrative responsibilities, and
(b) your leadership and policy-level
roles.
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| a)
My qualification and experience are mainly on the administrative and political side of ICANN's responsibilities.
Professionally I am dealing with intellectual property (trademarks and patents).
Thus, I bring first hand business expertise and practical knowledge about these issues into the ICANN board.
b)
As a director of ICANN I want to make sure that the democratic character of the internet is preserved.
That means:
1.
Internet access has to be available to the majority of people at affordable prices and
2.
All technical changes and developments have to support this goal. |
| ICANN RELATED INTERESTS |
ICANN-related interests, including:
(a) Employment and consulting relationships
(b) Ownership or investment interests in any ICANN-related businesses
(c) Official positions in any ICANN-related businesses or organizations
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I have no material ICANN related interests whatsoever. |
| BACKGROUND |
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Background information, personal statement, URL, or other information
you would like posted in connection with your name on the ICANN
website.
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| The internet is a medium similar to newspapers.
There is an important difference.
Everybody with internet access can be a publisher. Even more importantly everybody can reach almost everybody through the world wide web or through news groups.
In a way the internet community is like a small village, where word of mouth gives the power of information and knowledge to the community members.
This makes the internet the most democratic medium since human existence. It puts power in the hands of many.
Therefor non-democratic leaders around the world are trying to limit access to the internet. And established distributores of information are trying to gain control on the internet.
The present development in media industry leads to few global entities controlling the majority publications. Just think of News Corp., AOL Time Warner and Bertelsmann. All of them are also trying to gain control over content and distribution on the internet. And all of them are lobbying around or within ICANN.
As a director of ICANN I want to make sure that the democratic character of the internet is preserved.
That means:
1.
Internet access has to be available to as many people as possible at affordable prices.
2.
All technical changes and developments have to support this goal.
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| OFFICIAL STATUS |
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Status as an official of a national government or a multinational entity
established by treaty or other agreement between national governments, such
as an elected official or employee of a government or multinational entity.
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| I am no official of any national or international government or entity established by government(s). |
