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WIPO SCP/13 – some conclusions
A very productive week of plenary discussions which culminated in Friday’s difficult informal consultations behind closed doors at the SCP/13 demonstrated that WIPO has already come a long way, but a lot remains to be done. In many ways, this … Continue reading
Posted in Free Software Foundation Europe, Open Standards, United Nations, WIPO
Tagged Free Software Foundation Europe, Interoperability, Microsoft, Open Standards, Politics, SWPAT, UN, WIPO
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Gearing up for Document Freedom Day
Document Freedom Day (DFD) was launched in 2008 as a global day for the promotion and awareness of Document Freedom in particular, as well as Open Standards and interoperability in general. 205 teams from around the world registered for the … Continue reading
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Tagged DFD, Interoperability, Open Standards
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Why the Commission is doing the right thing on antitrust
Previously on “European Commission Antitrust”… Free Software Foundation Europe has been supporting the European Commission’s DG Competition in its antitrust work since 2001, when it first offered its expertise to the former Competition Commissioner Mario Monti. In 2003 it brought … Continue reading
Posted in DG Competition, European Union, Free Software Foundation Europe, FTF
Tagged Antitrust, EU, FTF, Interoperability, Microsoft, Open Standards
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Topic of 2009: Interoperability
It seems the topic of 2008 will also be the key topic of 2009. This is hardly surprising. Interoperability is at the connecting point of innovation and standardisation, of Free Software and proprietary software, of SME’s and large enterprises, and … Continue reading
Posted in DG Competition, DG INFSO, European Union, Free Software Foundation Europe, IDABC, IGF, United Nations, WIPO
Tagged EU, Interoperability, Open Standards, UN, WIPO
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