[governance] Re: below the societal usage layer

[John Curran]

On Feb 7, 2011, at 3:45 AM, jefsey wrote:
> John,
> 
> I think we should give more thinking at the way to turn this situation as an advantage. A smart multi-plug could be a blessing for this and other transitions and other services.
> 
> Civil society should not only complain and propose at the societal usage layer, but also at the lower technical and human use layers that condition them. It does not make sense to demand things and not to care about their practical feasibility.

Full agreement... In fact, the development of IPv6 has been one 
of the strongest influences on my thoughts regarding the need for 
multistakeholder involvement in standards and technical policy 
setting activities.

It's perfectly reasonable to have the technological constraints
play a major factor in outcome determination, but not without 
the proactive solicitation of views from those affected by the
results.  It's incredibly challenging to get done right, since
you really need to interface both early on with requirements,
and then periodically as an outcome is evolving; also, such 
interfaces need to be done at a level that is appropriate  (i.e. 
it's not reasonable to email a 70 page detailed technical spec 
to civil society organizations and ask for input; you have to 
prepare briefing materials that explain the current likely 
outcome in lay terms)

In IPv6, this did not happen with even with respect to the ISP 
& operator community, let along civil society organizations, and 
it shows in the outcome.

/John

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