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Open standards for government data and technology

Shared, open cross-government standards make services better for users and cheaper to run.

Published 12 July 2017

• From: Government Digital Service

We need your help to set standards for software interoperability, data and document formats in government IT.

These will follow open standards principles and will be applied across government to make services better for users and cheaper to run.

Get involved in the process for determining the adopted standards.

Adopted open standards for government

Government must use the selected open standards, and consider the recommended standards, for government data and technology.

1. Open standards for government
   • 18 October 2019
   • Guidance
2. Recommended open standards for government
   • 28 June 2019
   • Guidance

How open standards are chosen

Find out who selects open standards, and how the process works so that it remains fair and transparent.

1. Who selects open standards
   • 15 April 2013
   • Guidance
2. How open standards are selected
   • 15 April 2013
   • Guidance
3. Open standards principles
   • 5 April 2018
   • Policy paper

Current open standards challenges

Find out about the current open standards challenges, comment on them or propose a new one.

1. Current Open Standards challenges
   • 1 April 2013
   • Guidance

Get involved in the open standards challenge process

Find out how you can suggest a new challenge, comment on current challenges or become a challenge owner. Find out how to write a proposal and how they’re assessed.

1. Propose an open standards challenge
   • 12 July 2017
   • Guidance
2. Comment on an open standards challenge
   • 1 April 2013
   • Guidance
3. Become an open standards challenge owner
   • 15 April 2013
   • Guidance
4. How to write a proposal for the Open Standards Board
   • 15 April 2013
   • Guidance
5. How an open standards proposal is assessed
   • 1 April 2013
   • Guidance

Published 12 July 2017