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<html newsdate="2015-03-24">
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<title>Worldwide more than 50 events about Open Standards</title>
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<h1>Worldwide more than 50 events about Open Standards</h1>
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<p>On March 25 is this year's Document Freedom Day and,
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depending on your time zone, it has already started. Document Freedom
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Day is the global campaign for document liberation by local groups
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throughout the world. So far more than 50 groups registered their events
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in over 25 countries ranging from Asia, Europe, Africa, to South and
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North America.</p>
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<p>Open Standards are crucial to ensure that different computer systems
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can work together, and that users can access documents regardless of
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the computing platform or device they use. They are the foundation of
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the Internet and the World Wide Web as well as all kinds of technical
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communication.</p>
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<p>Every year, on the last Wednesday of March and the days around,
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people highlight these important aspects of our digital sovereignty by
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celebrating Document Freedom Day. In 2015, Document Freedom Day is
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happening around the world beginning on Tuesday 24, 12 UTC until
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Thursday, 12UTC. Following the path of the sun, the first events are
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happening in Japan, Taiwan and India, followed by more than 20 events in
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Europe, 1 in Africa, and more than 20 in North- and South America.
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Taken together, all these events make DFD the biggest campaign to
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promote Open Standards on a local level.</p>
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<p>And Document Freedom Day is growing even beyond: In the past years,
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Document Freedom Day achieved to establish a view on technological
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boundaries and freedoms under social aspects. More and more, Document
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Freedom Day is becoming a day to raise political attention also on a
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national or global level. In 2015, different organisations will use
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Document Freedom Day to publish and spread political statements. If you
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are not close to any event or you miss the time to pass by, watch out
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#DFD2015 in the news, blogs and media, participate, and help to get the
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world interconnected in freedom.</p>
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<p>You can still participate: use this day to invite your friends or
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work mates for a drink or a coffee break and tell them about the
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international day of Open Standards and why Open Standards are important
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to you - and for everyone.</p>
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<tag key="dfd">Document Freedom Day</tag>
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</html>
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