Working with government? Have your say on Open Standards, 29th May at MadLab. - Richard -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Fsfe-uk] final gov consultation on Open Standards Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 13:08:20 +0100 (BST) From: Glyn Wintle <glynwintle(a)yahoo.com&gt; Reply-To: Glyn Wintle <glynwintle(a)yahoo.com&gt; To: fsfe-uk(a)gnu.org <fsfe-uk(a)gnu.org&gt; More meetings on gov consultation on Open Standards http://consultation.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/openstandards/events/ Upcoming Events Roundtable 5: Levelling the Playing Field in the North West 29 May 3.30pm-5.30pm – Manchester An event focussed on SMEs to discuss: How would mandating open standards in government IT affect your organisation? If the government adopts open standards, will it make it easier or harder for you to do business with us – does it help level the playing field? Do you have any examples of times when the lack of open standards has acted as a barrier to you doing business with us? What might adopting open standards prevent? http://bitly.com/roundtable5 Roundtable 6: Competition and European Interaction 31 May 1.45pm-4.30pm – London (and via phone) This event will be a face-to-face meeting but will also have teleconference facilities available for those unable to join us in person. Topics for discussion include: Are there any legal or procurement barriers to mandating specific open standards in the UK Government’s IT? Is the proposed UK policy compatible with European policies, directives and regulations (existing or planned) such as the European Interoperability Framework version 2.0 and the reform proposal for European Standardisation? Will the open standards policy be beneficial or detrimental for innovation and competition in the UK and Europe? http://bitly.com/roundtable6 Roundtable 7: Open Opportunities with Community and Voluntary Services 1 June 4pm-5.30pm – via telephone conference This will be a teleconference only event. Topics for discussion include: How would mandating open standards for government IT affect you? If the government adopts open standards, will it make it easier or harder for you to work with us? Do you have any examples of times when government IT systems have acted as a barrier to you working with us? What might adopting the proposed open standards policy prevent? http://bitly.com/roundtable7 _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list Fsfe-uk(a)gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk _______________________________________________ SC mailing list SC(a)mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sc