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Khairil Yusof Inigo Consulting Malaysia Nurhizam Safie Mohd Satar Asia e University Malaysia Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan Open Source Community Malaysia Tan King Ing MAMPU Malaysia On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Harisfazillah Jamel < linuxmalay...@gmail.com> wrote: > Report on the International Status of Open Source Software 2010 > > http://bit.ly/dUkonx > > > http://observatorio.cenatic.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=666:report-on-the-international-status-of-open-source-software-2010&catid=13:empresas&Itemid=23 > > > ------------ > > The CENATIC Foundation, in keeping with its objective of raising > awareness about open source technologies, regularly releases research > reports that study the different aspects of open source software. > > The ultimate aim of these reports is to boost the competitiveness of > the Spanish business sector by providing information about the > business opportunities offered by these technologies and identifying > international projects that can be implemented and applied to Spanish > society.The report we present here analyses the International Status > of Open Source Software, enabling us to put the current situation in > Spain in context based on the knowledge of technology trends around > the world, the promotion and use of open technologies in the Spanish > Private and Public sectors, and the contribution of Spanish > Communities of Developers and Universities to important initiatives on > an international scale. > > > It is, in conclusion, a thorough overview of the international context > of open source software, creating a starting point for the > identification of new business opportunities for Spanish companies, > and new fields of study for CENATIC to continue promoting the use and > development of open source software in Spain. > > For further information, please contact with: pop.ramsamy @cenatic.es > > http://observatorio.cenatic.es/ > > ------------------- > > Some extraction thats related to Malaysia > > Page 21 > > Quadrant C includes countries with weaker or developing economies, > mainly African countries and most Latin American countries, as well as > the latest additions to the EU (Latvia, Bulgaria and Cyprus) and Asian > countries such as Cambodia and Vietnam. Except for a few notable > exceptions, such as South Africa, Vietnam, Malaysia and Venezuela, > most of the governments of the countries in quadrant C make no > significant efforts to promote the IS, or to develop OSS. > > Diagram in Page 24 > > Page 86 > > The incipient incorporation of the developing countries into the IS has not > only stimulated growth in the region, it has also made it one of the main > sources of ICT goods and services for the rest of the world's markets. > The hardware and telecommunications equipment markets reach their > highest figures in the Asian-Pacific region. Examples are China, as the > main source of hardware, and India, as one of the leading sources of > software production. The revenue of other countries, such as Malaysia > and Vietnam, for ICT product exports is also increasing. This trend is > expected to continue and to accelerate over the next decade. > > Page 86 AOSSC (Asian OSS Centre) alliance > > Another noteworthy example > is the recently-created AOSSC (Asian OSS Centre) alliance, signed by > 10 Asian countries/regions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, > Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The aim of > this alliance is to promote OSS adoption and development in Asia. > > -- > To unsubscribe from and detail about this group > http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > -- Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan -- To unsubscribe from and detail about this group http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
