[Fsf-friends] Fwd: Vietnam to widely use Free and open source software

[Mani A]

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From: sb <sobuze at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 2:54 AM
Subject: Vietnam to widely use Free and open source software
To: IOTA Public Members <iota-public at googlegroups.com>



The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an
instruction on using open source software products at state agencies.

Accordingly, by June 30, 2009, 100% of servers of IT divisions of
government agencies must be installed with open source software; 100%
of staffs at these IT divisions must be trained in the use of these
software products and at least 50% use them proficiently.


IT divisions at government agencies comprise the IT departments of
ministries and government agencies, provincial and municipal
Departments of Information and Communications.


Open source software products are OpenOffice, email software for
servers of Mozilla ThunderBird, Mozilla FireFox web browser and the
Vietnamese typing software Unikey.


The instruction also said that by December 31, 2009, 70% of servers of
ministries' agencies and local state agencies must be installed with
the above open source software products and 70% of IT staff trained in
using this software; and at least 40% able to use the software in
their work.


The above agencies are requested to increase the number of documents
and information exchanged among them processed by the above software.
By December 31, 2010, all staff at these agencies must be able to use
open source software in their jobs.


The instruction asks IT associations to assist state agencies in the
implementation of this plan.


The instruction also requests that computer traders not sell PCs
installed with cracked software, but open source ones.

 Source :  http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/
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Best

A. Mani


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