VIETNAM TO INVEST $ 19.87MLN IN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IN 2003-07

Subject: [vnnews-l] IT: VIETNAM TO INVEST $ 19.87MLN IN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IN 2003-07
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:16:41 -0800 (PST)
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Copyright 2004 Vietnam News Briefs
Vietnam News Briefs

March 9, 2004

LENGTH: 188 words

HEADLINE: INFRASTRUCTURE: VIETNAM TO INVEST $ 19.87MLN IN OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE IN 2003-07

BYLINE: 2007, all new computers of State agencies, education institutes
and large

BODY:

Vietnam will spend VND312 billion ($ 19.87 million) to develop and apply
open source software (OSS) in the period between 2003 and 2007, announced
the Ministry of Science & Technology at the third Asian Open Source
Software Forum in Hanoi yesterday.

The money will be invested in boosting OSS application, helping to protect
copyright, cut costs, form a capable work force, produce OSS-based
information technology products, and actively participate in the
international OSS community. databases will be equipped with OSS.
Recently, the Vietnamese Government has approved a master plan on applying
and developing OSS in the country in the 2004-08 period, in order to boost
the local information technology (IT) and software industry.

According to the plan, the Ministry of Posts & Telecoms will be
responsible for compiling OSS policies, the Ministry of Education for OSS
training activities in universities, colleges and high schools, and the
Ministry of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs for OSS training in
vocational schools.

(News Mar 9 p2, Youth Mar 9 p2, Young People Mar 9 p2, Pioneer Mar 9 p2)

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

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