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Improving Government Access Through The Web

By trond-arne.undheim on May 14, 2009 7:32 AM

This week, the W3C's eGovernment Interest Group published a good document called Improving Access to Government through Better Use of the Web, describing the variety of issues and challenges faced by governments in their efforts to apply 21st century capabilities...

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The Open Document Format Sweeps Across 16 Governments

By trond-arne.undheim on January 5, 2009 3:52 AM

In another victory for open standards, 16 governments now require the use of Open Document Format, according to Information Week, see Open Document Format Has Been Accepted By 16 Governments (2 January 2009). Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan,...

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Open Standards and Intellectual Property Rights

By trond-arne.undheim on October 10, 2008 4:49 PM

Les2008finalView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: open standards)...

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Will IBM's New Standards Policy Fix Leaking Pipes?

By trond-arne.undheim on September 23, 2008 6:36 AM

In a seminal move, IBM announces a new IT Standards Policy (see today's Wall Street Journal article, 23.08.09 or IBM's press release on 22.09.08) which will: -- Begin or end participation in standards bodies based on the quality and openness...

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How to Select Standards and Specifications for Europe

By trond-arne.undheim on August 15, 2008 6:47 PM

Who knew that convergence would be a European strength? A draft Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specification (CAMSS), produced by Clementine Valayer from the Belgian consultant firm Trasys for the IDABC programme of the European Commission is now out...

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