“Germany has made the ODF format mandatory as the standard format for documents within its sovereign digital infrastructure. This decision is integrated into the Deutschland-Stack, the framework governing the development, procurement, and management of digital systems for public administration at all levels. This is neither a pilot project nor a recommendation from a working group, but a mandate backed by the federal government and the coalition agreement.”

“The official document has been published by the IT-Planungsrat, the central political governing body composed of the federal government and state governments, which promotes and develops common and user-oriented IT solutions for efficient and secure digital administration in Germany.”