The German government recently said that, "only through the implementation of open standards and license-free standards will today's and future highly complex IT systems be manageable." The link to this is at:
http://www.osor.eu/news/de-german-government-wants-open-standards-and-open-source (thanks to Pranesh of CIS for the forward) At the same time, our government says that this is a "contentious issue" and require more consultation. When will we have a decisive government? Venky ===== http://164.100.40.18/parliament/answer.asp?year1=2009&slno=14&qno=1339&qtit=OPEN%20STANDARD%20FORMATS GOVERMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.7.2009 OPEN STANDARD FORMATS 1339. SHRI P. RAJEEVE Will the Minister of INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:- (a) whether there is any Government order issued to use open standard formats for official communication and web interfaces; (b) if so, the departments that has implemented it; and (c) if not, Government's stand on using open standard formats in Government offices and institutions? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SACHIN PILOT ) (a): No, Sir. (b): Does not arise. (c): Open Standards help building e-Governance solutions that are interoperable. However, it is a very contentious matter and requires wider consultations with Industry, academia and other stakeholders. _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
