In this age of information and communications technology, many governments are moving towards open standards and frameworks. Open standards ensure that products and services can inter-operate and work together. The UNDP-APDIP has released their publication on Open Standards.
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[2] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3305
[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/265
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/category/ict-media-security
[5] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/internet/36128