http://www.iosn.net/government/news/index_html FOSS Government Policy News en-us Plone 2.0 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/malaysia/news/malaysia-s-schools-get-openoffice.org The Malaysian government has unveiled plans to roll out OpenOffice.org in schools across the nation--a move that will affect some 300,000 PCs. kaeru Malaysia OpenOffice Education Government Policy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:20:49 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/malaysia/news/malaysian-state-of-kedah-moves-to-openoffice.org A case study submitted to the Open Source Competency Center by the Center of Information Technology, Office of the Chief Minister and State Secretary of Kedah, has indicated that OpenOffice.org has been installed in 70% of the computers in the Kedah state government agencies. There are currently 2,202 installed seats and by the looks of it, the numbers will just keep rising! kaeru Open Standards Malaysia OpenOffice Government Policy OpenDocument Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:09:20 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/malaysia/news/malaysian-state-of-pahang-moves-to-openoffice.org Its just been made official that the government of the State of Pahang is migrating all its productivity suites to OpenOffice.org. kaeru Malaysia OpenOffice Government Policy OpenDocument Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:52:58 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/Members/munirhasan/GoBFOSS Bangladesh Government officials start training on open source software munirhasan Training Government Policy Bangladesh Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:32:50 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/philippines/news/1st-open-technology-fair-opens-in-koronadal KORONADAL CITY, Sept 26 – At least 500 students, teachers and representatives from various sectors will gather here Thursday for the two-day Open Technology Fair 2007, the first-ever event in the area that will highlight the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as well as latest agricultural and industrial technologies. blackphoenix8 Philippines Education Government Policy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:02:59 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/government/news/south-africa-s-government-s-oss-plans-revealed South Africa's Government's OSS policy revealed and includes concrete plans for adoption and migration kaeru Government Policy Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:59:11 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/vietnam/news/vietnam-gives-priority-to-open-source-software 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. blackphoenix8 Vietnam Government Policy Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:43:18 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/indonesia/news/govt-told-to-drop-deal-with-microsoft The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has urged the government to annul its recent deal with U.S. giant software producer Microsoft for the use of the latter's software in state offices and institutions. blackphoenix8 Piracy Indonesia Government Policy Licensing Legal Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:24:50 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/government/news/indonesian-government-pledges-to-pursue-open-source-software In spite of a deal with the U.S.-based software giant Microsoft, the government pledged Wednesday that it would continue promoting the use of open-source software. kaeru Indonesia Government Policy Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:55:04 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/philippines/news/open-source-bill-hits-snag-in-congress Philippines FOSS bill not having much support in Congress rjian Philippines Government Policy Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:12:35 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/foss/news/south-african-government-adopts-open-source-policy South Africa announced Thursday its plan to use open source software on government-run computer systems. Officials said the strategy will lower costs an enhance local IT skills. The use of open source solutions has been on the rise within government, particularly within governments outside of the United States, said Gordon Haff, principal IT advisor and analyst for Illuminata. blackphoenix8 Policy Government Policy Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00:43 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/Members/rjian/cuba-embraces-open-source-software Cuban officials, ever focused on U.S. threats, see a move away from proprietary software as a matter of national security. Cuba's Communications Minister, Ramiro Valdes, called the world's information systems a "battlefield" where Cuba is fighting against imperialism. rjian Government Policy Cuba Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:17:19 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/government/news/s-africa-says-to-switch-to-open-source-software CAPE TOWN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - South Africa plans to switch all government departments over to open source computer software instead of using Microsoft systems, a cabinet spokesman said on Thursday. kaeru Government Policy Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:33:01 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/malaysia/news/technology-neutrality-and-what-it-means-to-us-malaysians An opinion column on clarifications as to what technology neutrality really means in the context of market choices and the current situation in Malaysia. The situation is actually not biased towards FOSS, but towards incumbent proprietary software vendors and standards. kaeru Open Standards Malaysia Government Policy OpenDocument Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:24:27 +0530 http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/malaysia/news/position-statement-on-software-neutrality-and-openness-from-mossa-malaysia-open-source-software-alliance Today (7 Dec 2006) a Round Table discussion was conducted by MOSSA (Malaysia Open Source Software Alliance) at the office of the New Straits Times newspaper in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. MOSSA consists of ICT solution developers and providers, associations, groups, users and individuals. The Round Table discussed a recent announcement by the Malaysian Government on software neutrality. kaeru Open Standards Red Hat Government Policy IBM IOSN Malaysia OpenDocument Novell Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:22:07 +0530