[ossig] ICT Industry To Get A Boost With Perks

[Dr Molly Cheah]

> Microsoft Malaysia said the Budget 2007 underscored the government's 
> continued commitment towards the growth of the ICT sector as witnessed 
> in the various incentives.
>
> Its director of public sector, Abdul Rahman Abu Haniffa, said the 
> government should re-evaluate the open source software procurement 
> preference because the current preference disadvantages local 
> companies developing software on their respective commercial platform, 
> more so if the Malaysian public sector is their intended market.
>
> He said the current policy may also discourage foreign investment and 
> talents from flowing into Malaysia and encourage local talents to 
> leave for other countries which (in their view) would be providing 
> greater financial incentives and protection for software creation as 
> well as innovation.
>
> -- BERNAMA