I fully agree with Muthoni, we have focussed a lot on hardware and
Infrastructure whereas neglecting the software bit, there has been a
lot of talk on Local content, unless we have proper strategies in place
to govern Software issues then the issues of Local content might as
well be a pipe dream, we need to encourage developement of local
solutions and this might only when we embrace open standards, i beg to
be corrected if i am wrong<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/19/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dorcas Muthoni</b> <<a href="mailto:dmuthoni@gmail.com">dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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&task=view&id=189&Itemid=128" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.oscc.org.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&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> * Polisi Penggunaan OpenOffice.org MAMPU (in Malay)<br> * Mengapa Bertukar Kepada OpenOffice.org (in Malay)<br> <br>-- <br>Muthoni<br><br>
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