[ossig] Vietnam gives priority to open source software

[Ditesh Kumar]

>From http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2007/04/686282/

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Vietnam gives priority to open source software
16:21' 18/04/2007 (GMT+7) 

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has approved the software industry
development programme to 2010, in which priority will be given to the
use of open source software in state-funded IT projects.

The state will encourage and assist organisations and businesses in
providing services supporting the use of open source software.

According to this plan, the country aims to become one of the top 15
countries providing software outsourcing services in the world by 2010.
Development of human resources in terms of quality and quantity is the
key to the success of the software industry.

Curbing the rate of intellectual property violations of software to the
average of the region and developing some major software products to
replace imported ones are other major aims of the plan.

According to IT experts, Vietnam’s software industry will achieve a
growth rate of 35-40% in 2010. Total revenue from software and software
services will be over $800/year. Human resources for the software
industry will reach 55,000 to 60,000 people by that year.

(Source: Dan tri)

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