[governance] multistakeholderism

[Avri Doria]

hi,

I am not sure how anyone gives a substantive answer to a question based on a false premise.

a.

On 17 Aug 2010, at 15:03, Michael Gurstein wrote:

> I was referring to WSIS but my experience from Hyderabad was that it wasn't
> all that much different (at least among those who were "moving and shaking"
> the event...(and dare I say this discussion/the IGC.
> 
> Maybe a few more women, a few more folks from the Global South but not too
> many and certainly not much more broadly representative or with any clearer
> lines of transparency, accountability...
> 
> And I'm still waiting for a substantive answer to my question.
> 
> M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:36 PM
> To: IGC
> Subject: Re: [governance] multistakeholderism
> 
> 
> 
> On 17 Aug 2010, at 17:04, Michael Gurstein wrote:
> 
>> What I don't understand is on
>> what basis you think that a couple of dozen, highly educated,
>> self-selected, self-funded, largely Northern European middle aged 
>> males could (and should)
> 
> 
> while this describe some of you.
> i don't think it represents most.
> 
> perhaps you haven't been looking closely enough lately.
> 
> need to outreach more.
> but this yet another old tired chestnut.
> that is less and less true.
> as the days go by.
> 
> in fact, in my experience,  lately the "highly educated, self-selected,
> 
>> self-funded, largely Northern European middle aged males"
> 
> have been whinging because nobody ever picks them to do anything anymore.
> 
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