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CARL Workshop Antwerp
Stakeholder Competence
What sort of input can citizen stakeholders have
in a decision-making process? Should their input
be mainly focused on the ethical and societal
aspects, or should they also be given the
possibility to have a firm say on technical
issues?
Context
Discussion

• Should the input of stakeholders be limited to
  social and ethical aspects, compensations and
  incentives or should they also have a voice in
  technical matters?
• Can citizens take decisions in technical matters
  or are they restricted to give advice?
• If lay people should be involved in technical
  matters, what resources (information, training,
  funding) do they need to engage competently? How
  should they access these resources?
• To what extent do citizen stakeholders want to
  be profoundly involved in technical discussions?
  Have they enough time to fully engage themselves?
• What could provoke something like consultation
  fatigue? Have you experienced this at some
  point?
• Did you experience a difference between
  stakeholders and experts concerning a technical
  matter?
• What to do if there is a lasting disagreement
  between stakeholders and experts concerning a
  technical matter?
• Have you experienced a difference in the way lay
  people and experts deal with uncertainties? Did
  this pose problems? How could such differences be
  overcome?
• Given the tendency towards the formation of an
  international stakeholder network, how could this
  be used to exchange experiences? Should this be
  focused on social and ethical issues, or
  primarily on technical issues? How could this
  work for you?

November 30 December 1, 2005