Editing Open standard (section)

==== Italian Law definition ====

Italy has a general rule for the entire public sector dealing with Open Standards, although concentrating on data formats, in Art. 68 of the Code of the Digital Administration (''Codice dell'Amministrazione Digitale'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Art. 68 CAD|url=http://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2005-03-07;82!vig=|access-date=25 July 2014}}</ref>

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[applications must] allow representation of data under different formats, at least one being an open data format.

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[it is defined] an open data format, a data format which is made public, is thoroughly documented and neutral with regard to the technological tools needed to peruse the same data.
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