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Sean DALY wrote:

> Although 2K EUR may not seem like a lot in some contexts (ten years ago I 
> managed an IT purchasing budget of 1.1MM USD), for a resource-challenged 
> organisation like the FSFE it *is* a lot. Were FSFE to make a grant for the 
> Italian standards body accreditation, why not do the same for every other 
> European country? That way, the already small budget could disappear 
> immediately.
>

I agree 2K could be a lot also for FSFE, but I cannot see any specific
and concrete activity in support of standards body accreditation around
the world.
I can't call "Two blogs entries and a letter" a lobby activity.


> What I'm trying to say (to paraphrase John F. Kennedy 1961) is: "And so, my 
> fellow Fellows, ask not what FSFE can do for you -- ask what you can do for 
> FSFE."

Interesting point.
What would you like to say? FSFE is comparable to a government of a
country?
Differently from citizenship, the fellowship must be renewed any year.....

Davide

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