Question reference: S2W-01900
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 7 August 2003
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Current status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 3 September 2003
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the use of proprietary and non-proprietary document formats where such documents are to be made publicly available and what guidance it issues to public bodies on this matter.
Answer
The Scottish Executive’s use of proprietary and non-proprietary software conforms to the UK Government’s policy which is described in Open Source Software – Use Within UK Government, which was published by the Office of the e-Envoy in July2002. The Scottish Executive has not issued additional guidance to Scottishpublic sector organisations although open standards generally are promotedthrough the Information Age Government Framework.