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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: How is consultation different from negotiation and communication? There is some confusion about what consultation actually means. CONSULTATION implies a dialogue, where substantive input is sought by government or its agents from the public, or from particular sectors of it, either to define the dimensions of an issue or to comment on proposed policy options. NEGOTIATION is a rather more sharply focused dialogue, where the object normally is to hammer out agreement on a particular set of issues. COMMUNICATION , on the other hand, is where governments want to educate the public on policies and goals, particularly where support or compliance are sought (as with public health campaigns, for example). Consultation is an input to policy development and analysis: a tool for the collection of ideas and reactions to ideas before key decisions are made. The products of consultation are not policy advice, but inputs to policy advice: it is not a substitute for analysis, and governments still have to make the final decisions. (All caps mine) +AMDG+ Source: https://ssc.govt.nz/node/5550
Posted on: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:13:47 +0000

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