[sustran] Re: Regional focus for sustran-discuss: Asia or the globalSouth?

[Sudhir]

Hi all,

I think internet has provided that freedom of expression that face to face
communication cannot ( fear of punishment, shyness, english etc...). How
many of us have met face to face?

agree with Carlos on geographical focus - global south is the better
option..

regarding members, i think we need to advertise more as i think we don't
have many policymakers and students...

from my personal view, students are the key and i guess they don't know
about sustran. Majority of universities are still  focusing on 'traditional'
concepts and '"solutions".. and it would be great if we can bring them in...

cheers
Sudhir

2009/6/7 Brendan Finn <etts at indigo.ie>

>  Zvi, Jonathon,
>
> I agree with the points you both make, although these are applicable more
> in the Asian culture and rather less in the American culture.
>
> In addition, I would suggest another aspect - employer and client
> confidentiality. Those in the best position to highlight new issues and
> to explain decision-taking, apparent paradoxes, or to illustrate points by
> specific examples can often only do so by sharing information that is not in
> the public domain. In many cases this would mean breaking confidences of our
> organisation, employer, client or network. Perhaps this is just another
> aspect of fear of punishment or fear of loss of face. However, I think for
> many it is just contrary to our training, where we temper opportunities to
> make ourselves look knowledgeable (at least in our own eyes!) against what
> we consider to be our responsibilities.
>
> It is ironic that on matters about which we know least we can be free,
> contentious and indulge in hyperbole; whereas on the matters we know most we
> are cautious, inhibited and often silent.
>
> That said, I agree with Paul and others that the Sustran community should
> be more participative, and that we would all get more out of it
> by contribution, dialogue and respectful debate than when we are just silent
> readers.
>
> With best wishes,
>
>
> Brendan.
>
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