OpenDocument Format Alliance :: Governments Increasingly Turn to OpenDocument Format as ODF Alliance Marks Unprecedented 2008

"We congratulate these governments for recognizing what ODF can do to transform e-government."

Looking ahead to 2009, the power of the public purse is expected to further advance the use of open standards like ODF among governments. "Open standards-based procurement initiatives in the European Union, the Netherlands, and elsewhere, promise to speed ODF's uptake in the public sector," noted Graham Taylor, Chief Executive of OpenForum Europe, which coordinates Alliance activities in the European region.

OpenDocument Format Alliance :: Governments Increasingly Turn to OpenDocument Format as ODF Alliance Marks Unprecedented 2008