[Okfn-ca] UK gouvernment pushes for open standards

Mon Sep 30 14:30:03 UTC 2013

*UK government picks first open standards in bid to dodge vendor lock-in*
http://www.zdnet.com/uk/uk-government-picks-first-open-standards-in-bid-to-dodge-vendor-lock-in-7000021330/

" /.../ A draft standard concerning "metadata and controlled vocabularies"
was also proposed last week, but, according to
Maxwell<http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2013/09/27/first-open-standards-selected/#more-13450>,
any further news on its adoption has been deferred until the board finds a
clearer use case for the standard.

/.../ the government's also pushing for open source software to be the default
choice for departments<http://www.zdnet.com/use-open-source-software-it-makes-things-better-says-uk-7000012738/>,
and where proprietary or on-demand software is needed, to ensure open
standards interfaces are available to help avoid vendor lock-in. "

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