[Mmwg] Suggestion for consultation

[Milton Mueller]

>>> Vittorio Bertola <vb at bertola.eu.org> 2/18/2006 9:19 AM >>>
>Let me throw one more element into the discussion: if we want to 
>aggregate civil society voices, do we envisage a bottom-up type of 
>aggregation, or a top-down one? 
>
>I mean, do we want to create a mechanism through which as 
>many people as possible agree to renounce speaking or 
>appoint delegates as long as they more or less agree on the 
>content, or do we want to force a "bureau-like" structure 
>through which, no matter what happens, one final "civil 
>society opinion" will be approved by a majority?

Egad, neither! I hope it never comes to that. 

I meant something much simpler, e.g., proposing some kind of protocol for balancing, alternating and adjusting the number of CS, Gov and PS speaking slots in plenaries. Hopefullly, in a way that does not do anything so severe as imposing "a "bureau-like" structure 
through which, no matter what happens, one final "civil 
society opinion" will be approved by a majority".