Sunday, October 08, 2006

Open standards 'essential to Europe's IT future'

A French official has prepared a report to the prime minister and suggested the adoption of the OpenDocument Format ODF. Think about how efficient the information society could be with open standards that is easy to implement in solutions that always changing?

"Open standards ensure flexibility for government information technology solutions and infrastructure, increasing technology options for citizens and users," said Harbison. "Implementers can easily configure information systems and procure technology from a wide variety of vendors at best value price points, helping [IT professionals] to adapt to ever-changing requirements and procedures."

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