UK government set on ODF document standard

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The UK government wants the Open Document Format (ODF) to be the standard for its editable electronic documents, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude announced in a speech on Wednesday. "Technical standards for document formats may not set the pulse racing – it may not sound like the first shot in a revolution. But be in no doubt: the adoption of open standards in government threatens the power of lock-in to propriety vendors yet it will give departments the power to choose what is right for them and the citizens who use their services."

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