#OpenStandards

Participation Required a Microsoft License — Until Citizens Pushed Back - FOSS Force When the EU asked for feedback on new tech rules, it locked the process to a Microsoft Excel format. A write-in campaign forced a change.

4 days ago

Great to see that the @globalfishingwatch.org vision for ultimate beneficial ownership in fisheries includes a call to align with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard to enhance interoperability

globalfishingwatch.org/wp-content/u...

#beneficialownership #UBO #IUUFishing #openstandards

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Michael Carnell

@michaelcarnell.com

6 days ago

Ironically, when the EU asked for feedback on new tech rules, it locked the process to dear old Microsoft. A fast, focused campaign forced officials to add an open format instead.
#EU #Linux #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #OpenStandards #OpenSource #MSOffice #LibreOffice

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Glyn Moody

@glynmoody.bsky.social

1 week ago

Document Foundation urges EU to ditch Excel lock-in : LibreOffice steward says Commish undermines its own standards by asking for feedback via Excel spreadsheet

Document Foundation urges EU to ditch Excel lock-in for cybersecurity law consultation - www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/d... "LibreOffice steward says Commish undermines its own standards by asking for feedback via Excel spreadsheet" #openstandards

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Khronos Group

@thekhronosgroup.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy

1 week ago

Join us for 3D on the Web on March 11 in San Francisco

Calling all programmers!

Khronos Group is hosting "3D on the Web" -- an evening of talks, demos & networking around #WebGL #WebGPU, #glTF & #Gaussian splats.

March 11 · 5:30-9:30 PM PDT
Easy 12 minute walk from GDC in
San Francisco

Learn more and register […]

[Original post on fosstodon.org]

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1 week ago

The State of Beneficial Ownership: a free webinar at 2pm CET on 24th March 2026 featuring Stephen Abbott Pugh from Understand beneficial ownership and David McCurdie from spektr

The State of Beneficial Ownership

Join me and David McCurdie of Spektr for a free webinar at 2pm CET on Tuesday 24 March to discuss the latest developments when it comes to working out who owns what

www.spektr.com/webinar/the-...

#beneficialownership #AMLR #6AMLD #CDD #AML #UBO #openstandards

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Global Energy Ownership Tracker The Global Energy Ownership Tracker provides information on the chain of ownership for various energy projects. The data maps each level of the chain from the direct owner (as in, the lowest-level ide...

1 week ago

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Energy Ownership Tracker, February 2026 release

globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

HT to @annamowat.bsky.social, @gabelouis.bsky.social and the whole @globalenergymon.bsky.social for publishing this data

#opendata #openstandards

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Spotting risks by combining beneficial ownership, public procurement and sanctions data Open Ownership is unveiling a proof-of-concept demonstrating the use of high-quality beneficial ownership information as linked data and how it can be combined with public procurement data and sanctio...

1 week ago

That project was hampered by only 26% of contracts listing Companies House identifiers www.openownership.org/en/blog/spot...

#procurement #beneficialownership #openstandards #opendata #GODIN

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Inautilo

@inautilo.bsky.social

1 week ago

Software interoperability Issue 287: Your moat is now a bridge

#Business #Analyses
Software interoperability · Why open standards surpass walled gardens now ilo.im/16b18x by David Hoang

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#BusinessModel #Software #Interoperability #OpenStandards #AI #Design #ProductDesign #Development #Frontend #Backend

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Sovereign Tech Agency

@sovereign.tech

1 week ago

➡️ Read our blog post: www.sovereign.tech/news/open-st...

➡️ Participate in the survey (runs until March, 9th): survey.sovereigntechfund.de/999999

#OpenStandards #OpenSource #TechStandards #Interoperability #FOSS

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Strypey

@strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz

As @pluralistic's has pointed out over and over, there is no longer even the pretense of a reason to keep enforcing the DMCA's enshittogenic "anti-circumvention" rules. Imposed on the world by US corporate interests through "trade agreements" they are now openly breaking. We must convince our […]

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How Botswana is using the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard to power its public beneficial… Botswana has launched a new public beneficial ownership register, powered by the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard, the world’s leading…

2 weeks ago

Last year, Botswana launched a fully public beneficial ownership register, built by Foster Moore and powered by the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

stephenabbottpugh.medium.com/how-botswana...

#beneficialownership #openstandards

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SAOSS

@ossugsa.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents “Why OOXML has never been, is not, and will never be a standard format unless Microsoft decides to completely redesign its office applications.”

Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents

See gadgeteer.co.za/why-ooxml-is...

#opensource #openstandards #technology

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Danie

@gadgeteer.co.za

2 weeks ago

Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents “Why OOXML has never been, is not, and will never be a standard format unless Microsoft decides to completely redesign its office applications.”

Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents

See gadgeteer.co.za/why-ooxml-is...

#opensource #openstandards #technology

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Danie van der Merwe

@danie10.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

Original post on mastodon.social

Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents

“Why OOXML has never been, is not, and will never be a standard format unless Microsoft decides to completely redesign its office applications.”

TL;DR — If Microsoft had been sincere about making this a true open standard, OOXML could […]

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Apollo GraphQL

@apollographql.com

2 weeks ago

Apollo GraphQL is joining the @aaif.io as a Silver member.

The infrastructure for agentic AI should be open. We’re in. https://apollographql.pulse.ly/y5tbwajp9h

#MCP #AgenticAI #AAIF #GraphQL #OpenStandards

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2 weeks ago

On production readiness: W3C VCDM credentials are already protected in production following ETSI TS 119 182-1 signature profiles with qualified e-seals under eIDAS.

Not a future proposition. Operational reality.

#W3C #eIDAS2 #OpenStandards

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Original post on interledger.social

2 weeks ago

Production readiness: W3C VCDM credentials are already protected following ETSI TS 119 182-1 profiles with qualified e-seals under eIDAS.

Not theoretical. Operational across education and professional qualifications today.

#W3C #OpenStandards #VerifiableCredentials

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Interledger Foundation

@interledger.org

2 weeks ago

Open standards power innovation, collaboration, and accessibility.

As steward of the Interledger Protocol (ILP), we work with financial providers, the W3C, and global partners to build interoperable payment infrastructure.

Open standards. Open opportunity.
Learn more […]

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3 weeks ago

mdoc presentation = Apple/Google OS APIs. SD-JWT VC = OpenID Foundation protocols.

W3C-VC with Data Integrity = any conformant software, no proprietary APIs.

Draft regs give full support to the platform-dependent formats. None to the most SME-accessible.

#EdTech #OpenStandards

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3 weeks ago

Recommendation: standardisation request to ETSI ESI for a European HAIP covering all three formats, incl. JSON-LD W3C-VC with embedded proofs.
European institutional ownership of the identity presentation layer.
#EUDIWallet #eIDAS2 #OpenStandards

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3 weeks ago

The draft regulations reference W3C-VC via ETSI TS 119 472-1 clause 7. But no encoding tables, no Commission adaptations, no presentation profile for embedded proofs, no issuance protocol.
A format formally included but practically excluded.
#EUDIWallet #W3C #OpenStandards

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Insights from the United Kingdom’s People with Significant Control register In this research report, Maria Jofre (Data Analyst at Open Ownership) and Andres Knobel (Beneficial Ownership Lead Researcher at the Tax Justice Network) present the findings from their collaboration ...

3 weeks ago

These presentations by Andres/Maria share about a joint @openownership.bsky.social + @taxjustice.net research project unveiled in 2025 using UK data published in line with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard www.openownership.org/en/publicati...

#beneficialownership #UBO #openstandards #opendata

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FRODE HEGLAND

@hegland.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Explored foldable "origami text," debated HTML vs JSON for spatial documents, saw demos of Author — all circling the question of how to make knowledge truly spatial before big tech locks it down.
#FutureOfText #SpatialComputing #XR #OpenStandards #Hypertext
futuretextlab.info/2026/02/15/1...

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ProvaDiVita

@provadivita.com

1 month ago

Why Modular & Open Source is the Future of DPI 🏗️💻 MOSIP is leading the charge by fostering an ecosystem that is: ✅ Modular: Adaptable to unique country needs. ✅ Vendor-Neutral: Giving governments control over their own destiny. ✅ Secure by Design: Utilizing zero-knowledge architecture and robust encryption. 🔗 https://provadivita.com/mosip-pursues-democratization-of-digital-identity/ #Cybersecurity #DPI #OpenStandards #TechTrends #MOSIP

Why Modular & Open Source is the Future of DPI 🏗️💻

MOSIP is leading the charge by fostering an ecosystem that is:
✅ Secure by Design: Utilizing zero-knowledge architecture and robust encryption.

🔗 provadivita.com/mosip-pursue...

#Cybersecurity #DPI #OpenStandards #TechTrends #MOSIP

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E-procurement system: Automated transfer of data of beneficial owners (AM0058) | Commitment from Armenia | Open Government Partnership

1 month ago

Great to see Armenia's @opengovpartnership.org commitment to reuse its beneficial ownership data as part of procurement reforms www.opengovpartnership.org/members/arme...

Armenia was one of the first countries to adopt the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

#beneficialownership #openstandards

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Strypey

@strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz

MS/MMS is slated to be replaced with “Rich Communications System” (RCS), a new standard for sending electronic text-based messages between phones.

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You have to basically be a phone company and pay the GSMA tens of thousands of dollars per year to be a member in order to have the privilege […]

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Strypey

@strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz

Things I'm too polite to say out loud;

"You may think everybody uses Whatsapp. Someone else may think everybody uses iMessage. Someone else may think everyone uses Instagram DMs. Saying that everyone does or should use a specific centralized messaging app is discrimination against those who […]

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