tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post8159251306192693109..comments2023-10-23T11:58:43.116-05:00Comments on Rhetoric & Rockets: Barthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01956864183240824354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post-86193987133958732032009-05-03T17:17:00.000-05:002009-05-03T17:17:00.000-05:00That's more like it, Bart! Keep in mind that not e...That's more like it, Bart! Keep in mind that not every issue will or should require public input. In fact, the majority of OTA studies will not be appropriate for public debate. Perhaps one of the first tasks the new OTA should take on is "how public participation can best be incorporated". There are lots of academic papers written about best practices for public participation. David Guston (colleague on ScienceDebate, prof at ASU)has authored a few including a recent on on nanotech and public participation. The Loka Institute has spent decades on this issue. The Founder of Loka, Dick Sclove, is an active member of our OTA facebook page. And ResearchAmerica and AmericaSpeaks have produced plenty of consensus conferences, etc, on national and local levels, tied to policy. The executive branch will lead by example.<br />I'm less concerned about how and when public participation will be incorporated into an OTA...more concerned that an OTA might be reopened without a formal statement "promising" to make best faith efforts to take citizen input into account on major areas of science/technology policy...Science Cheerleaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363751937895008677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post-58081364548403788302009-05-02T22:45:00.000-05:002009-05-02T22:45:00.000-05:00I just realized that making OTA hearings available...I just realized that making OTA hearings available to "the press" would be nearly useless if they go out of business completely. What to do about people who prefer hard copy? Carrier snails? Giant parrots? The world wonders.Barthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956864183240824354noreply@blogger.com