Ministry of Information and Communications held Workshop on promotion of open source software applications and development in order that state agencies, associations, businesses and communities could discuss measures to promote the applicationsand development of open source software in Vietnam.VINADES.,JSC had delegated representatives of Nukeviet open source community to participate this workshop.

 The leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications, members of Steering Committee of implementingthe development program and the software industry of Vietnam's digital content, representatives of ministries, local associations, businesses, institutions and reputable experts in the field of open source software attended this workshop.

Time: 8 a: m, December 14, 2010 (half a day)

Place: Plaza 3, N0.1 Sofitel Hotel, Youth street, Hanoi.

PROGRAM OF WORKSHOP ON PROMOTION OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

8:00  Registration of participants

8:30 Opening

Opening remarks - Deputy Minister of Information and Communications

8:40 Policymechanisms to support deployment and development of open source software - Dr.Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, Vice Director ofInformation Technology Department-Ministry of Information and Communications

             9:00 Experience in deployment and development of open source softwareat local areas- Ninh Thuận – Mr.Duong Ngoc Hung-Director of Ninh Thuan Department of Information and  Communications

9:20 Open source solutions to the Ubuntu workstation - OpenOffice - Truong Anh Tuan, director of iWay.

9:50 Solution to pen source softwaredeployment by a virtual cloud iDragon – Dr. Hoang Le Minh - Director of Institute of Vietnam Software Technology &10:10 Break - time10:30 Solution to electronic information gateway using Liferay open source – Mr. Ta Quang Thai- Executive Director of Vietsoft Company

10:50  Discuss:“Measures to promote the applications and development of open source software” - The leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications sponsore.

             11:30 Workshop closing remarks The leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications