Title
Open Standards Principles: For Software Interoperability, Data and Document Formats in Government IT Specifications
Author
UK Cabinet Office, HM Government
Date
4/05/2018
(Original Publish Date: 11/21/2012)
(Original Publish Date: 11/21/2012)
Abstract
This policy explains how the UK government selects open standards for software interoperability, data and document formats in government IT. It also guides UK government departments on how to implement open standards. These principles describe how the government will specify and select open standards and how these standards can be implemented in open source and proprietary software. They support the open data and digital strategies set out in the Government Transformation Strategy 2017-2020 and the UK Digital Strategy. The Open Standards Board will use the principles in this policy to evaluate specific open standards and require them to be used where relevant.
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