Free Software advocates worldwide are today celebrating information accessibility and Open Standards. 48 events in 17 countries are using demonatrations, talks, and workshops to explain why Open Standards and Free Software are crucial to a free and competitive information society.
-A network of 34 international partner organisations are carrying this message to new audiences, from Cairo to Argentina, Poland to Taiwan, and the European Parliament to Aberystwyth University.
+A network of 34 international partner organisations are carrying this message to new audiences, from Cairo to Argentina, Poland to Taiwan, and the European Parliament to Aberystwyth University.
"The growth of support for Document Freedom Day shows growing demand for accessible formats and unpredjudiced standards" says Campapaign Coordinator Matthias Kirschner". "Citizens, businesses, and politicians alike are calling for adoption of fairer and more compatible international standards". Prizes are being awarded this year by Document Freedom Day teams in Germany, Italy, Slovakia, and Poland, to businesses and government offices which have recently adopted Open Standards within their organisations.