Re: what constitutes a multi-stakeholder forum ?

From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 00:29:00 -0700

Hi Logan,
At 13:34 12-06-2015, Loganaden Velvindron wrote:
>I have contacted Dr Vint Cerf, who is regarded as the father of the

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>-- Forwarded message --
>
>multi-stakeholder models say that the stakeholders participate in the
>discussions in what one would expect is a reasonably balanced fashion.
>Equal opportunity to speak and to listen.
>
>public vs private sessions depend on circumstances. One can imagine a
>situation in which the forum has to deal with something that must stay
>confidential for a time but transparency suggests that the topic of
>discussion should be known and eventual outcomes reported.

Thank you for sharing the above.

Those models are supposed to be transparent. What that means is that
the discussions should be public.

   - Can that term be used if a forum does not operate in a
transparent manner? No.

   - Do you have to rely on my gossip to know the topics being
discussed and the outcome
     of the discussions? No.

You are being asked to participate in confidential sessions where
people can tell you anything they want and that their opinions must
be considered as being correct. Do you agree to that?

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Sat Jun 13 2015 - 07:29:55 PST