Many countries are now saving lots of money and improving balance of trade by adopting Open Source software.. Brazil, Malaysia, South Africa. With the infrastructure/connectivity getting more under control and hardware prices going down tremendously, software will be the next frontier.<br>
<br>What is the ICT Board strategy around software issues? I believe this would be a good time for us to begin working out clear strategies around software sub sector.<br><br>I am curious to know how for example the ICT board will guide a ministry such as the Ministry of Education which apparently has an MOU with Microsoft, the Digital Villages project, Software Development Industry with relation to the outsourcing business opportunities..<br>
<br>Muthoni<br><br><br>FYI, <br><br clear="all">URL:<br> <a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=189&amp;Itemid=128" target="_blank">http://www.oscc.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=189&amp;Itemid=128</a><br>

 <br> <br> Putrajaya, 19th March 2008 - The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation<br> and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), today officially adopts a policy<br> to migrate to the OpenOffice.org open source productivity suite. This is<br>

 in line with the Malaysian Public Sector Open Source Master Plan, which<br> calls for government agencies to reduce costs, increase freedom of<br> choice and interoperability.<br> <br> From April 1st, MAMPU will start adopting the OpenDocument Format (ODF),<br>

 standard for all new documents created. ODF the ISO open standard for<br> electronic documents is also the default format for OpenOffice.org. The<br> agency will also uninstall all copies of Microsoft Office by end of 2008.<br>

 <br> To ensure a smooth migration, presently over 80 agency staff have been<br> trained by the Open Source Competency Centre (OSCC). Additional staff<br> will then be trained internally by the IT department, which will also<br>

 provide support for OpenOffice.org.<br> <br> Related Documents:<br> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* Polisi Penggunaan OpenOffice.org MAMPU (in Malay)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* Mengapa Bertukar Kepada OpenOffice.org (in Malay)<br> <br>-- <br>Muthoni<br><br>
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