[Kictanet] Definitions

[Brian Longwe]

Hi Wainaina,

Thanks so much for giving us these definitions, sometimes we get  
hooked onto jargon and forget that the terms we use actually have a  
meaning :-)

Brian

On 28 Sep 2005, at 17:27, Wainaina Mungai wrote:

> In an attempt to clarify the diversity that unites us, I have used  
> a “back-to-basics” approach. Am sure you all know the difference so  
> I beg your indulgence as you read through the list of stakeholders  
> (or as some say, “steak-holders”) :-)  ….the definitions as you  
> will observe, have a tendency of being misleading…
>
> 1. MULTISTAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
>
> Multistakeholder engagement, as the terms suggests, is the  
> engagement of multiple stakeholders. That is, people with a stake  
> in a community or issue working together in a process that embraces  
> diversity and establishes a cooperative and respectful nexus for  
> exchange to identify and work toward common goals.
>
> 2. WHAT IS PRIVATE SECTOR?
>
> covers private corporations (including those in foreign control),  
> households, and NPISHs (Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households).
> www.unece.org/stats/gender/web/glossary/p.htm
> that portion of the economy composed of businesses and households,  
> and excluding government.
> www.ots.treas.gov/glossary/gloss-p.html
> The part of a nation's economy which is not controlled by the  
> government.
> www.preferredgroup.com/Glossary/p4.aspx
> The private sector of a nation's economy consists of those entities  
> which are not controlled by the state - i.e., a variety of entities  
> such as private firms and companies, corporations, private banks,  
> non-governmental organizations, etc.
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_sector
> 3. WHAT IS PUBLIC SECTOR?
>
> comprises the sub-sectors of general government (mainly central,  
> state and local government units together with social security  
> funds imposed and controlled by those units) as well as public  
> corporations, ie corporations that are subject to control by  
> government units (usually defined by the government owning the  
> majority of shares).
> www.unece.org/stats/gender/web/glossary/p.htm
> In contrast to the private sector, that part of a nation's or  
> State's economic activity owned and controlled by the government,  
> and includes the public service as well as government  
> instrumentalities and enterprises.
> www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Glossary.htm
> The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life  
> that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the  
> government, whether national, regional or local/municipal.
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_sector
> 4. WHAT IS CIVIL SOCIETY?
>
> ·          'A civil society is a public space between the state,  
> the market and the ordinary household, in which people can debate  
> and tackle action'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/ 
> highlights/010705_civil.shtml
>
> ·          Civil society refers to the arena of uncoerced  
> collective action around shared interests, purposes and values. In  
> theory, its institutional forms are distinct from those of the  
> state, family and market, though in practice, the boundaries  
> between state, civil society, family and market are often complex,  
> blurred and negotiated. Civil society commonly embraces a diversity  
> of spaces, actors and institutional forms, varying in their degree  
> of formality, autonomy and power. Civil societies are often  
> populated by organisations such as registered charities,  
> development non-governmental organisations, community groups,  
> women's organisations, faith-based organisations, professional  
> associations, trades unions, self-help groups, social movements,  
> business associations, coalitions and advocacy group. (LSE Centre  
> for Civil Society - http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/ 
> what_is_civil_society.htm )
>
> ·          Definition from DfID: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/aboutdfid/ 
> intheuk/workwithcs/cs-how-to-work-what.asp
>
>
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