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Modern developments to consider in this area include [http://www.creativecommons.ca Creative Commons], a system where organizations may choose from a set of legally designed terms of use that include reuse-by-attribution, reuse-for-noncommercial-only, and so on. This document is released under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/ creative commons attribution, non commercial, share-alike license], meaning it can be re-used and redeveloped for any non-commercial purpose, as long as changes are shared. | Modern developments to consider in this area include [http://www.creativecommons.ca Creative Commons], a system where organizations may choose from a set of legally designed terms of use that include reuse-by-attribution, reuse-for-noncommercial-only, and so on. This document is released under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/ creative commons attribution, non commercial, share-alike license], meaning it can be re-used and redeveloped for any non-commercial purpose, as long as changes are shared. | ||
Another risk is content lock in. Over time, governments, large business and organizations have pushed for the need for standard formats for data. This prevents reliance on a vendor and permits information re-use. | |||
In general, the following guidelines can be followed: | |||
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|Personal, workgroup - information is not published online, is kept personally or exchanged via email | |||
|Word processor | |||
|Individuals and groups are used to using tools such as MS Word, and they provide easy faciltiies to create formatted data. | |||
|If the content is going to be re-used in other contexts, it may be more difficult to translate the content with full support for formatting and meaning | |||
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|Intranet | |||
|Portal, wiki, Google Documents and other web-based systems | |||
|With a little extra effort and occasional loss in particular features, individuals can more easily share information and edit it real time as a group | |||
|Information has to be carefully protected if it's not intended for the general public. | |||
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|Public | |||
|Web site, CMS, wiki supporting accessible HTML content. PDF for downloadable content not meant to be editable. | |||
|Information is easily shared with the public, fully including individuals with disabilities, and supporting a broad array of access methods, including mobile devices | |||
|Until standards catch up (particularly the forthcoming HTML 5), techniques such as Flash are used for highly interactive too.s | |||
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Many organizations rely on tools such as Microsoft Word. It's worth keeping in mind that this is expensive software with particular computer requirements, although compatible free alternatives such as [http://www.openoffice.org Open Office] exist, complete compatibility can't be assured as new versions emerge. | |||
=Using innovation successfully= | =Using innovation successfully= | ||