The phrase "a commitment to open" is not complete and lacks clarity in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing transparency, accessibility, or openness in policies or practices, but it needs additional context to be fully understood.
Example: "Our organization has made a commitment to open communication with all stakeholders."
Alternatives: "a pledge to transparency" or "a dedication to openness".
To ease specific fears that they would repeat the mistakes of the 1930s when protectionism prolonged the Great Depression, they needed to assert a commitment to open trade.
The question for those who think there is no place for discussion of creationism or intelligent design is: doesn't a commitment to open debate mean we should be prepared to discuss ideas, including bad ones, wherever and whenever they come up?
Cisco has made the move to OpenStack and through that has shown a commitment to open source efforts.
Speaking on a panel he referred to as a "blind date" with Dorsey, Richard MacManus of ReadWriteWeb, and Emily Parker of the Asia Society -- Ai Weiwei pressed Dorsey for a commitment to open Twitter to Chinese language translators, saying: "I need a clear answer, yes or no".
Congress's approval of the trade promotion agreement would establish a commitment to open markets that would increase growth and investment.
"We really made a commitment to open access, and we want to live up to that commitment by articulating the terms," Mr. Case said in a telephone interview.
It is incumbent on their leaders to also step forward and show a commitment to opening their societies to more freedom of the press, more minority religious input, and greater representational government.
The practitioners' legitimation strategies are underpinned by a commitment to opening up dialogue within the assurance process which is evident in their engagement with potential users of assurance and their efforts to expand assurance statement content and encourage user influence over what is assured.
Last year my colleagues and I did a study for the Federal Communications Commission showing that a significant reason that other countries had managed to both expand access and lower rates over the last decade was a commitment to open-access policies, requiring companies that build networks to sell access to rivals that then invest in, and compete on, the network.
This focus on predicting, mitigating, and responding to newly pressing threats to human health remains at the core of the Journal's mission, while a commitment to open-access publication remains the cornerstone of our production philosophy.
UNICEF: Innovation for all The work and ideas discussed reinforce the principles behind UNICEF's innovation work: A commitment to open-source engagements, determination to learn from failure and realization that local talent must be front and centre in creating successful local solutions have positioned UNICEF as a global leader in innovation for development.
