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Publish your code and use open source to improve transparency, flexibility and accountability.
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Why you must make code open, making code open from the start and how to code in the open.
How to choose data tools and infrastructure that are flexible, scalable, sustainable and secure.
Use open standards when making software for software software interoperability, data formats and document formats.
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