Re: what constitutes a multi-stakeholder forum ?

From: Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 08:12:19 +0000

On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 7:29 AM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> [snip]
>
>> -- 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?
>

I do not agree on this principle.


> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
Received on Sat Jun 13 2015 - 08:12:32 PST