The ministry greatly values the ongoing collaborations with the Bermuda Biological Station for Research (BBSR), and appreciates the station's responsibility in ensuring a proactive and consultative approach to issues of environmental access.
Assuming also that the design phase has been a consultative one, the major issues arising could be identified and addressed prior to implementation, thereby preventing them from haunting the new programme.
In July 2008 for example, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) organised a three-day national stakeholders' consultative meeting to discuss issues related to task shifting, particularly its relevance in the context of Tanzania's HRH situation.
On June 7th, Mr Higgs issued a consultative document inviting comments on, inter alia, whether existing relationships with shareholders need to be strengthened, and on what can be done to attract and recruit the best people to non-executive roles.
John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, issued a consultative document on regional-development agencies which failed to recommend making them accountable to local councils though Richard Caborn, his junior, is now touring the country urging councils to argue that they should answer to bodies with strong councillor representation after all.
The Riksdag may call for a consultative (nonbinding) referendum on various issues; decisive (binding) referenda may be held on amendments to the constitution if demanded by one-third of the Riksdag.
While the specific details will emerge from the consultative process, there are some issues that we believe are essential to include in the discussions.
We almost always begin with a detailed consultative process, to frame the issues, before reviewing what existing data sources can produce on the problem.
Shakti Vahini is now one of a number of consultative bodies constituted by the government to address the issue of violence against women and girls.
"We prioritized all the issues and created a consultative group that is representative of the community fabric," she said.
This includes direct consultative advice on diagnostic and management issues for patients with infectious disease problems, choice and dosing of antimicrobial agents, and infection control issues.
