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An open standard that can save lives

Posted by: James Findlay, Posted on: 23 May 2016 - Categories: Open standards, Technology news

James Findlay, Chief Information Officer for HS2, blogs about an emergency services open standard that will transform the way emergency responders share information and will hopefully save lives.

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Help us find the right open standards

Posted by: Government Technology Team, Posted on: 6 July 2015 - Categories: Open standards

...any open standards you think we should use. They are: How we publish vacancies online How we exchange property and place information – information about addresses How we exchange information...

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Selecting standards for describing languages and countries

Posted by: Government Technology Team, Posted on: 29 May 2015 - Categories: Open standards

The Open Standards Board is a group of experts drawn from government and not-for-profit organisations as well as volunteers from academia and industry.

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Standards Hub: simpler and clearer

Posted by: Anisha Ahuja, Posted on: 6 March 2015 - Categories: Open standards

...had trouble navigating their way around the previous layout. Potential users also told us that they were discouraged from getting involved because the site was so confusing. We hope that...

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