Are open standards a closed barrier?
Fresh out of a roundtable discussion on the Open Standards: Open Opportunities consultation, Linda Humphries discusses whether open can really mean closed. Ask a seemingly simple question, 'So what...
View ArticleOpen Standards consultation needs you!
Do you represent an SME? Do you currently do business with government? Do you want to do business with government? On Tuesday, 24th April between 3:30pm and 5:00pm, we need you. Update Thursday 19th...
View ArticleOpen Standards Board sets the direction
The first meeting of the newly formed Open Standards Board took place on Thursday last week (9 May). Liam Maxwell, the Government’s Chief Technology Officer, chaired the meeting writes Linda Humphries....
View ArticleSetting open standards for government documents
When I ran the open standards consultation, I heard first hand the effect that government's choice of technology was having on people. Take documents, for example. You might think sending something to...
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