Heise on ODF in the German Federal Government
Heise Online reports “German Foreign Office comes out in favor of Open Document Format.”
In fact, the German Foreign Office hosted an international workshop for users of ODF, and it seems this will become an annual event.
“At the first international workshop of users of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) in Berlin to which the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic had invited about 150 users and political observers, Brazil and India, in addition to German cities such as Munich, emerged as leading proponents of open standards in the office area.”
Across Brazil, India, Germany and other nations, ODF adoption is proceeding at an accelerating pace. The article provides several concrete examples in each of these countries, to which I am sure many more will be added in the coming year.