Microsoft lobbying for their ISO stamp in Tanzania http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-16969/microsoft-lobbying-for-their-iso-stamp-in-tanzania Posts in the discussion thread "Microsoft lobbying for their ISO stamp in Tanzania" - The Tanzanian Bureau of Standards (TBS) discussed the DIS29500 proposal, under the presence of Nicol Woodard, an american and not tanzanian Microsoft salesman. http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-16969#post-42516 Microsoft lobbying for their ISO stamp in Tanzania http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-16969/microsoft-lobbying-for-their-iso-stamp-in-tanzania#post-42516 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:02:36 +0000 213.193.162.190 The TBS is reporting on their frontpage that they had a meeting to discuss OOXML last Tuesday 14th August at the Kilimanjaro Kempinski Hotel.

The deadline for participants and other stakeholders to submit comments by email (comments-at-tbstz.org) to TBS is the 28th August 2007.

The meeting had also the visit of an american lobbyist for the vendor:

Following a detailed introduction of the document ISO/IEC DIS 29500 to the members of the Technical Committee by the Microsoft Expert, Mr. Nicol Woodard regarding its interoperability, openness, multiplicity and legal safety, the members discussed in-depth the document.
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More questions, if there are going to be any, should be forwarded to the Presenter, Mr. Nicol Woodard, through his official e-mail
address: moc.tfosorcim|dradoow.locin#moc.tfosorcim|dradoow.locin

Here is a list of people present:

  • Dr. Mercy Mbise of the University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Computer Science
  • Ministry of Infrastructure
  • SMS Consultancy
  • Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
  • Institute of Finance Management
  • University Computing Centre
  • Africa Practice
  • Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
  • College of Business Education
  • Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology
  • Tanzania Bureau of Standards
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