Malaysia's standards body SIRIM voted to propose ODF as a country standard, following the recognition in May by ISO of ODF as an international standard. After a public comment period that ends in October, Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation is expected to formally endorse ODF by year's end, recommending the format for use by the public sector.

Open Malaysia - http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2006/07/odf_proposed_to.html

I have the pleasure to be in Malaysia this month and have met the core people that are behind the Malaysian Government's move towards ODF acceptation. More news is soon to follow on this part.

I was pleased to see the many activities a small group of people was able to do. Such as the FOSSCAR, Free and Open Source Carnaval at the International Islamic University, where students showcased their free software projects, their presence at fairs and events and now this important milestone on open standards. To name just a few. Some of the people behind this are organised in a group called Free and Open Source Foundation Malaysia .

We will discuss the SELF project with the Malaysian Free Software Community at their monthly meetup. http://foss.org.my/projects/meetups/2006-08/meetup