I don’t like to be too diplomatic. That is not my style: Neelie Kroes talks Internet governance

“I am Dutch. I am straightforward. I love to use clear language,” Neelie Kroes explains on the terrace of the United Nations compound in Nairobi on the second day of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

She takes a sip of tea and continues: “I don’t like to be too diplomatic. That is not my style. What I did yesterday was make a very clear speech.”

As EC Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Kroes is one of the world’s most influential voices when it comes to Internet governance. And she used that voice in her “very clear” speech the previous day to tackle many of the current hot topics in the field - in particular the role of governments in domain name system overseer ICANN.