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public and responsive

English translation: um padrão mais público e mais adequado/ágil

12:53 Jun 28, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: public and responsive
The establishment of the Certification Standards Board as the main governance body of the product certification methodology is a milestone for the Institute, a further step in our effort to create a more ***public and responsive*** standard.

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Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 13:17
Selected answer:um padrão mais público e mais adequado/ágil
Explanation:
Sugestão...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-06-28 15:12:21 GMT)
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Haha! Sorry about that... Some day I will wake up...

I understand "public" here to mean transparent, a standard that people can understand better what it is based on and how it is elaborated/evaluated.

And "responsive" to me means that the standard will be adapted more quickly to changing events.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 08:17
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Thanks
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4 +1um padrão mais público e mais adequado/ágil
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more public and responsive standard
um padrão mais público e mais adequado/ágil


Explanation:
Sugestão...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-06-28 15:12:21 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Haha! Sorry about that... Some day I will wake up...

I understand "public" here to mean transparent, a standard that people can understand better what it is based on and how it is elaborated/evaluated.

And "responsive" to me means that the standard will be adapted more quickly to changing events.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks
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Asker: I need an explanation in English


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: I think this is just "hot air" (to show how 'democratic' they are? It's hard to know w/o knowing the history) - but I do agree w/transparent. As for responsive, it also could refer to prior criticism that they didn't react to/accept input
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Teresa! As you say, one would need to know more background to be sure. If it's hot air, it contributes to global warming, right? ;-)
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