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IDABC ODEF Workshop 2007 in Berlin - Documentation available
EU-2007-FLAGS
     Over 100 participants, representing 21 Member States, attended the workshop on Open Document Exchange Formats (ODEF) that was organised by the German Presidency of the European Council in collaboration with the IDABC Programme of the European Commission. The event took place on 28 February 2007 in Berlin, one day prior to the German presidency's international Conference on “Advancing eGovernment”.

As information exchange in and with public administrations is very often bound to documents, editing, archiving and exchange possibilities for documents are crucial for the optimum function of administrations, both in terms of practicality and cost.
Initiatives such as the PEGSCO Recommendations on Open Document Formats published by the IDABC Management Committee, demonstrate public administrations preference for "open" document exchange and storage formats that are subject to formal standardisation via international standardisation procedures.
 
The primary objectives of the Berlin event, held at the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), were to:
  • compile further input from Member State public administrations on their experiences and strategies on ODEF
  • gather industry viewpoints on the initiatives relating to ODEF standardization and information on future standardisation developments
  • provide a platform for exchange between stakeholders in public administrations and main industry players
The program of the workshop included, among other:
  • ODEF Strategies: Examples from European Administration
  • Practical Experiences with the implementation of ODEF
  • Report on ODEF-Standardisation activities
  •  4 parallel sessions with participants 
  •  A panel discussion with stakeholders 
Even though mainly oriented towards public administrations, representatives of the main industry player in ODEF standardisation were also present, in order to elaborate on their strategies and comprehend the requirements of public administrations.

Speakers from the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and the European Commission intervened during the event, together with European officials and industry representatives. The results of the exchange were reported to the Advancing eGovernment International Conference on 1 March.
 
The IDABC PEGSCO Recommendations on Open Document Formats can be found on the IDABC website - as well as further information on related IDABC activities: http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/3428/556.

Download the Agenda of the IDABC ODEF Workshop 2007:
EnglishPDF[687 Kb]

Download the Conclusions Summary of the IDABC ODEF Workshop 2007:
EnglishPDF[153 Kb]
For more information, please, also consult the Conference’s website: http://www.advancing-egovernment2007.de/