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WGPlus (Archive)
| Opening up a world of information |
| A number of departments are now starting to publish in open formats and major software providers are improving their support. The standards set out the document file formats that all government bodies should use. This makes it easier for citizens to access & work with the information that government publishes. It also enables civil servants to work more efficiently through sharing & collaborating on documents. |
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Cabinet Office: Further progress made on open standards Open Formats for more Open Government Joint open data initiative ‘game changer’ for social enterprise industry Eric Pickles champions open government with new wave of town hall transparency EC welcomes Parliament adoption of new EU Open Data rules Ordnance Survey becomes a Principal Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium |
