[cooperation-wg] cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 53, Issue 16

Michael,

> Of course, this incites a point of frustration for
> some in the technical community in that it seems government reps don't
> always (or sometimes) listen. 

And sometimes they listen very selectively... :)

> The good question to brainstorm is what can we as a community do to help
> politicians and others in government better understand the technology or
> at the very least, take part in the discussions and listen to the
> community's point of view?

The tricky ones are the ones where the views of the community
and the views of (some) governments are in conflict, and
activism, rather than education, is what is needed. In that
case we need to be very clear about who represents whom.

	Julf