# Adoption

The success of an open data standard rests on its adoption. A standard with no users is hardly a standard at all. However, depending on the nature of a standard, there may be different approaches to successful adoption.

This section considers **the adoption curve**, different **kinds of adopters**, and different strategies to support adoption.

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