[Korean] Government to foster open-source software Industry

From http://www.koreapost.com/2003_02/it_04.htm

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MOIC) reported
Jan. 23 that it plans to enact a set of measures designed to
foster the nation's open-source software sector throughout
2003.

Open-source software programs are those provided with full
program information attached, requiring no royalties, the
ministry said. Relatively inexpensive and technically stable,
the software has the potential to account for half the global
software market by 2006, the ministry added.

The new measures aim to create the environment for fair
competition in the software industry, improve technology
development projects, modernize personnel training programs,
and develop open-source software standardization frameworks.

The new focus on the software industry is part of the
ministry's efforts to develop a new sector to lead the nation's
economy. The software sector currently represents $4.8 billion
in market value and 0.87 percent in global market share, the
ministry said.

To facilitate co-ordination regarding the introduction of OSS SW in Vietnam

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