[nzlug] Government Communication Formats

[Andrew Bruce]

There doesn't seem to be one.

We used to frequently receive press releases from an MP in Word format.  
We also requested that they be sent in different format, at least PDF, 
but they told us that we were the only people having trouble opening 
them, and it wasn't their problem.

Nice.



Simon Bridge wrote:
> What is the current policy about formats used for government
> communication in NZ? i.e. e-mail attachments.
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> I have just received a press release copy in MS Word format... <sigh>
> It concerns fire-safety regulations, labelling, and childrens nightwear.
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> Well, I just sent it back with a request for an open format version.
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> Actually OOo can display it fine. I just don't think the government
> should be doing this.
>
> Anyway, all I could find was this stuff:
> http://www.e.govt.nz/archive/standards/e-gif/e-gif-v-1-1/chapter7.html
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