Thanks KK-LUG for the link. http://opensource.com/government/10/12/role-open-source-emerging-economies-malaysian-success-story
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ed <> Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:03 PM Subject: The role of open source in emerging economies: Malaysian success story To: KK-LUG <[email protected]> Originally from http://bit.ly/h1hPxY ----snip---- There are three main reasons why governments are interested in adopting open source technology: 1. They find that open source software helps improve national sovereignty, which is a very important goal for helping the government to do its job. 2. Open source improves economic development. 3. Open source helps to grow global knowledge. In relation to this, I have been following for a number of years the extraordinary goal of achieving 100% participation from governmental agencies adopting open source. In Asia, Malaysia stands out with a success rate of well over 90%. I strongly feel that this should be a point of pride for Malaysia. In fact, it is being talked about by Brazil, India, and the US governments as a remarkable success story. ----snip---- Congrats to gov of Msia, although we still have a long way to go, we must start somewhere kan? Don't let this feel good factor diminish over timer, now we need to have essence in OSS. -Ed- Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone -- Anda menerima mesej ini kerana anda melanggan kumpulan "KK LUG" Google Kumpulan. Untuk mengirim kepada kumpulan ini, hantarkan e-mel kepada [email protected]. Untuk menghentikan langganan kumpulan ini, hantarkan e-mel kepada [email protected]. Untuk mendapatkan lebih banyak pilihan, lawati kumpulan ini di http://groups.google.com/group/kk-lug?hl=ms. -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en
