Logica Web Developer Handbook — Tips and advice on web standards. DataPortability.org - Share and remix data using open standards. A renewed wish for open document standards. Posted by Zaheda Bhorat, Open Source Programs Manager The subject of open document standards grows in importance not only for the technically- minded, but for anyone who uses a computer to work on editable documents.
Across the board, standards are crucial. They ensure that the devices and technology you use today will continue to work tomorrow, that your DVDs will play in your player, that your calls will go through to any network, and that your documents will be accessible from whichever system you choose today and in the future.
Google supports open document standards and the Open Document Format - ODF, the recognized international standard (ISO 26300). ODF is supported and implemented across the globe, and its communal creation and iteration has helped ensure the transparency, consistency and interoperability necessary in a workable standard.