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===UK government=== In 2012 the UK Government created the policy Open Standards Principles, stating that the Open Standards Principles apply to every aspect of government IT and that Government technology must remain open to everyone.<ref name="Open Standards Principles">{{Cite web|date=2018-04-05|title=Open Standards principles|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-standards-principles/open-standards-principles|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Gov.UK}} [[File:UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg|30px]] Text was copied from this source, which is available under an [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Open Government Licence v3.0]. Β© Crown copyright.</ref> They have seven principles for selecting open standards for use in government, following these principals many open formats were adopted, notably [[OpenDocument|Open Document Format (ODF)]]. The seven principles for selecting open standards for use in the UK government are: * Open standards must meet user needs * Open standards must give suppliers equal access to government contracts * Open standards must support flexibility and change * Open standards must support sustainable cost * Select open standards using well-informed decisions * Select open standards using fair and transparent processes * Specify and implement open standards using fair and transparent processes<ref name="Open Standards Principles"/>
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