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Vietnam to widely use open source software
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| The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an instruction on
| using open source software products at state agencies.
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| Accordingly, by June 30, 2009, 100% of servers of IT divisions of government
| agencies must be installed with open source software; 100% of staffs at these
| IT divisions must be trained in the use of these software products and at
| least 50% use them proficiently.
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| IT divisions at government agencies comprise the IT departments of ministries
| and government agencies, provincial and municipal Departments of Information
| and Communications.
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| [...]
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| The instruction also said that by December 31, 2009, 70% of servers of
| ministries’ agencies and local state agencies must be installed with the
| above open source software products and 70% of IT staff trained in using this
| software; and at least 40% able to use the software in their work.
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http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/822425/
Recent:
Vietnam Continues Online Censorship; Outlaws 'Subversive' Blogs; Puts Liability
On ISPs
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| Vietnam has a long history of online censorship and suppression of dissent.
| Back in 2002, a law was put in place requiring registration with the
| government before creating a website, and soon after that there were reports
| of arrests of people for putting "questionable" material online.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20081224/0022473216.shtml
Vietnam tightens rules on blogs
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| Vietnam has tightened restrictions on internet blogs, banning bloggers from
| raising subjects the government deems inappropriate.
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| Blogs should follow Vietnamese law, and be written in "clean and wholesome"
| language, according to a government document seen by local media.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7798681.stm
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