International Herald Tribune: Nations Urged to Embrace Open Technology Standards

[ Thanks to Matt for this link. ]

"In a report to be presented at the World Bank on Friday, a group that includes senior government officials from 13 countries will urge nations to adopt open information technology standards as a vital step to accelerate economic growth, efficiency and innovation.

"The group's work was coordinated by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School, and the report is called a 'road map' for helping develop national policies on open technology standards..."

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