Originating from a cabinet decision of the Government of Malaysia, the Malaysian Public Sector OSS Master Plan was launched on 16 July 2004 to create and enhance value using OSS within the Public Sector ICT framework in providing efficient, secure and quality services. OSS awareness has been a success in Phase I and the OSS Master Plan officially entered into Phase II - Accelerated Adoption on 12 June 2007 with full endeavor to accelerate OSS usage throughout the whole Public Sector nation wide.

The objectives to implement this initiative are as the following:

• To reduce the total cost of ownership 
   
• To increase freedom of choice of software usage 
   
• To increase interoperability among systems 
   
• To increase growth of ICT industry 
   
• To increase growth of OSS industry 
   
• To increase growth of OSS user and developer community 
   
• To increase growth of knowledge-based society 
   
• To reduce digital divide

MAMPU was tasked to establish and operate the Open Source Competency Centre (OSCC), which is the single point of reference to guide, facilitate, coordinate and monitor implementation of OSS in the Public Sector. The aim of the OSCC, MAMPU is to guide, facilitate, coordinate and monitor implementation of OSS in the public sector.

Link : www.oscc.org.my; www.mampu.gov.my

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