Departments told to use licensed computer products by end of 2013
BEIJING - All government departments at, and above, county level will use licensed software by the end of 2013 in the latest move to protect intellectual property rights (IPR).
Industry insiders predicted that the move will create a wave of business opportunities for software providers, especially for foreign brands.
A source from the Ministry of Commerce said all government departments in 600 cities and 2,900 counties will use licensed software by the end of 2013, while the 31 provincial-level governments will promote the use of licensed software by the end of next June.
The move came after 135 central government departments, including all ministries, completed installing licensed software at a cost of more than 140 million yuan ($22 million) in May.
Click here for the entire article: China Daily, Ding Qingfen and Chen Limin, 22 december 2011
