[discuss] What is MSism?

Tue Apr 15 22:13:06 UTC 2014

McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> [2014-03-30 11:24:24 -0400]:
>> Who are the "multiple" stakeholder groups in, for instance, the IETF? What
>> role did civil society and business play in policy formulation in IG in
>> these 40 years?  Were they "co-equals" with government?
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> there are zero groupings in the IETF.
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> All "stakeholders" come together as co-equals in a WG.

Is Wikipedia multistakeholder?  Are online fora like Reddit 
multistakeholder?  Both Wikipedia and Reddit have detailed governance 
mechanisms and structures.  But if IETF is multistakeholder, I don't see 
how Wikipedia and Reddit are any different.

Would you say ITU isn't multistakeholder?  Why not?

Regards,
Pranesh

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