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> From: Annie Lattey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2007 12:43 p.m. > To: Annie Lattey > Subject: MEDIA RELEASE - New Zealand casts Open XML vote > > > > MEDIA RELEASE > > 30 August 2007 > > New Zealand casts Open XML vote > > Standards New Zealand today cast a 'no' vote on the proposal to > adopt the Open XML draft Standard as an international Standard. > > "After considerable discussion and input from key New Zealand > stakeholders, a large number of whom opposed publication of the > document as an international Standard in it's current form, the > Standards Council have concluded that the best vote for New Zealand > is 'no'," said Grant Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, Standards New > Zealand. > > Under International Organization for Standardization / > International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) directives a > 'no' vote allows New Zealand to submit technical comments and > recommendations, which are required to be addressed. > > "Voting 'no' with comments provides an opportunity for any > technical issues to be resolved. It also facilitates consideration > of merging the document with the existing ISO/IEC Standard. If the > comments are resolved we will have an opportunity to change New > Zealand's vote to 'yes' at a ballot resolution meeting in February > 2008," said Mr Thomas. > > "The Council has also made a recommendation the document be > considered for publication as an ISO/IEC Type 2 Technical Report. > This is an alternative path should the comments submitted with the > 'no' vote be unable to be resolved. Publication as a Technical > Report would elevate the status of the document, and bring it into > the ISO/IEC family," said Mr Thomas. > > Standards New Zealand received a large number of written > submissions, comments and suggestions on the proposed Standard. > Workshops were also held to capture the views of stakeholders > including government agencies. > > "Stakeholders raised several philosophical concerns, and identified > technical omissions, errors and inconsistencies within the draft > Standard. We believe that voting 'no' with comments allows these > issues to be addressed," said Mr Thomas. > > Standards New Zealand would like to thank everyone who contributed > their views on the proposed document. "This is a hugely important > issue for New Zealand. The constructive submissions and comments > Standards New Zealand received have allowed us to make an informed > vote on behalf of New Zealand," said Mr Thomas. > > ENDS > > For more information please contact: Annie Lattey, Communications > Manager > DDI +64 4 498 3986, mobile +64 21 908 821, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For further information refer to http://www.nzoss.org.nz/mailinglists
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