<div dir="ltr">+1<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Pranesh Prakash <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pranesh@cis-india.org" target="_blank">pranesh@cis-india.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Avri Doria [2013-11-30 11:07]:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> I would argue that the IETF is most definitely multi stakeholder as all stakeholders may/can/do participate and can caucus as they please or not as their stakeholder groups, however they may conceive of these groups.<br>
><br>
> I do not know where the requirement originated for the standard stakeholder groups defined unilaterally by governments to dictate the mandatory structure of all Ig groups. I do not even agree that any specific stakeholder group needs to participate in an organization, as long as any stakeholder can participate.<br>
<br>
Even if one were to agree with this, I don't see how it can lead to IETF<br>
being called "multi-stakeholder" unless the stakeholders' interests can<br>
be delineated or at the very least distinguished.<br>
<br>
If "multi-stakeholder" just means "any person can participate", then why<br>
use the prefix "multi-"? Why not just call it "stakeholder-driven" or<br>
"stakeholder-led"? After all, if individuals are stakeholders (instead<br>
of interest groups being stakeholders), then the moment there is more<br>
than a single individual taking part in a decision-making process, it<br>
becomes "multi-stakeholder".<br>
<br>
> I tend to look for multi stakeholder participation forms of governance. I do not argue for multi-stakeholdergroupism.<br>
<br>
Why not just talk about "stakeholder participation forms of governance",<br>
then?<br>
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