Monday, August 18, 2003
Aimed at breaking the dominance of Microsoft on desktop computers, a new policy from China's governing body states that all government ministries must buy only locally produced software at the next upgrade cycle, according to a news source.
The State Council's move will eliminate Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office productivity suite from hundreds of thousands of Chinese government computers over the next few years.
At a special congress held to encourage ministries to upgrade to WPS Office 2003, a China-made office productivity suite, a government spokesperson said that the government will purchase only hardware preinstalled with domestic operating systems and applications. Those seeking exceptions will need to submit a special request.
The new policy is expected to increase the number of government officials using domestic-made office software from one-third to 100 percent eventually starting year end. The spokesperson said the new policy is meant to support the local software industry and protect the state's information security.
By: DocMemory
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