Egypt to review open source policies
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By BiztechAfrica - Jan. 3, 2013, 1:57 p.m.
Egypt is formulating a new open source software strategy, the ICT Minister has told the country’s open source community.
In a meeting in Cairo, Minister Hany Mahmoud noted that a committee had been formed in November to formulate a new strategy on open source software usage in the state administration.
He set a 3 months limit to finalize this strategy, to be implemented in parallel with a Microsoft Corporation partnership agreement, to achieve a gradual shift towards open source software use.
The Minister met with Egypt Open Source Association representatives to review a number of current issues, including a renewal of an Egyptian Government partnership agreement with Microsoft.
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