[governance] open consultations and MAG meeting

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Good point. It became quickly clear to everyone that moving from mere 
debate to a stronger focus on output comes at a prize. It requires a 
very narrow focus, narrow to a degree where the language might border on 
the technocratic. As long as there is diversity in topics and discussion 
formats, that should be ok. The important thing in my mind is that we 
start experimenting with various ways of handling topics.
jeanette


Tapani Tarvainen wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 04:09:11PM +0000, Jeanette Hofmann (jeanette at wzb.eu) wrote:
> 
>> Sorry if I wasn't clear. There seems to be a difference between debates  
>> about child pornography and child protection. The latter is subject to  
>> controversies while the first is mentioned as an example for a topic  
>> ready for more outcome oriented discussion formats such as Round Tables.
> 
> I must point out that even child pornography is still subject to
> some controversies, both about what the term covers -- does it include
> adults looking like children and animation -- and how to best tackle it
> -- in particular, does net filtering do more harm than good.
> 
> A consensus on the subject seems unlikely, unless it is narrowed down
> enough to exclude those points (perhaps justifiable on the grounds that 
> they can't really be debated without going into child protection).
> 
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