Being a thinking person that I am…either of work/ study related or even of mundane topics, I do a lot of research…I can spend a whole day googling from one topic to the next.
What if Google didn’t exist…so what, you have the library…read through books and white papers of journals.
So what I am trying to tell now…when I was reading through some papers….just clicked me then….well, we come across as simple as an article to a research paper, case study, discussion paper, green paper, position paper and white paper…probably we have read through white papers…but why is it named so…and what is that green paper and position paper…have we thought through that…
Green paper is the first step in changing the law: the Government Department sponsoring a policy and associated legislative changes are presented as a discussion or consultation document known as a Green Paper. Hence green paper is the preliminary report of government proposals published to stimulate discussion. It is used mostly in Britain and other Commonwealth jurisdictions (e.g.Australia) and the republic of Ireland.
Green paper is a proposal rather than a commitment to action, it is more a tool of stimulating discussion, but it is often the first step towards changing the law. Many Green Papers lead to the production of a White Paper.
So when the white paper version eventually appeared you would know it had probably passed the 'smell test' and is much closer to becoming a policy statement.
A Green Paper is called a Green Paper because they were historically printed on green paper. This was to distinguish them from other documents, such as white papers, which are so called because they were historically published without covers and were bound in plain white paper. So green is for consultation, white for proposal.
Then you have the position paper on green paper… A position paper is an essay that presents an opinion about an issue, typically that of the author or another specified entity; such as a political party. Position papers are published in academia, in politics, in law and other domains. In government, a position paper lies somewhere between a white paper and a green paper in that they affirm definite opinions and propose solutions but may not go so far as detailing specific plans for implementation.
Hmmm…given that my blog page is green, can I now tell I am taking first steps towards changing something around me :)
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