/Online Discussion Group Participation/

Dear Friends,

We look forward to your input into our focused discussions on governance over the next few weeks. I would like to focus discussions on one single question per week. These discussions will then be wrapped up and Sir John Daniel will make a statment for further discussion in the following week.

Below are the three questions that I am proposing to discuss, beginning with question one at this time.

I invite you to introduce yourself here, if you've not already, and comment on question one.

1. Based on your knowldege and exerience, what are the 3 most important considerations for successful initaitives in good governance internventions?

2. What elements and approaches are important to ensure inclusive participation in decision-making? Is culture important?

3. Oftentimes conflicts or tensions in a community provide the best opportunities to engage governmetns and citizens to develop new ways of doing things. Are there lessons to be learned from these situations that could be applied to non-conflict situations?

I look forward to your responses to the first question this week.

cheers,

Tanyss