IETF WAS Re: [governance] Enhanced Cooperation (was Re: reality check on economics)

[Norbert Bollow]

Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> (And no, I'm not absolutely sure that "it is possible to "separate out
> technical from policy issues"' but I am completely sure that it is not a
> productive, useful, or in the long term beneficial strategy to leave the
> "policy" issues to be addressed in what is largely a "technical" forum (or
> forums)--wrong people, wrong mind-sets, wrong framing of issues etc.etc.
> 
> How to get the right (mix of) people, right mind-sets, right framing of
> issues together to address these issues is I think what we are currently
> talking about on this list. The mix certainly should include technical folks
> (if for no other reason than to ensure that the non-technical folks don't
> bollocks up the technical matters) but the issues that need to be addressed
> go way beyond anything that technical folks have any useful input into (as
> technical folks) and need to be addressed by the array/mix appropriate to
> the particular issue or issues.

Ok... I'm strongly in agreement with all of that.

And I'd add that in addition to the right mix of people, we also
need processes that ensure a meritocracy of arguments in the sense
that when a strong argument comes from a politically and economically
weak stakeholder group, this strong argument will have greater weight
than any position which is supported only by much weaker arguments,
regardless of how economically and politically strong the stakeholder
may be who makes those weaker arguments.

Greetings,
Norbert

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