Terms of reference: Data and Digital Standards Community of Practice [PDF 348 KB]
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Purpose of the Terms of Reference
Vision
Purpose
Principles of the Data and Digital Standards Community of…
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Phone and fax numbersWe:
use freephone (rather than…
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