tag:blog.phds.org,2008:/2007/11/27/white-house-round-table-views/comments Mephisto Noh-Varr 2007-12-04T00:51:51Z Ivan Greene tag:blog.phds.org,2007-11-27:814:815 2007-12-04T00:51:51Z 2007-12-04T00:51:51Z <p>...With so many different individuals giving their impressions of where we are and should be heading, it's not surprising that many of us are left scratching our heads. </p> <p>I would respectfully suggest that one issue with the current policy debate is that the stakeholders are making a value judgment and stating their positions. There are academic, industry, student, research community, and policy foundation representatives, all from very different perspectives, all very well respected professionals, are stating their positions. This debate would be more informed if the participants would state their interests. What are the real interests of the academics, industry, students, research community? Once authentic interests are clearly and concisely communicated a well informed debate may indicate patterns of common interests and lead to a substantiative and practical public policy...</p>