OSS Community Forum Regarding Proposed BCPM2011 SWOT Slide

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OSS Community Forum

6th January 2012

SWOT Analysis Report ofComputing Professionals Bill 2011

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Objectives

To provide feedback to MOSTI on the impact of the proposed Bill to the implementation of the Malaysian Public Sector OSS Master Plan and Open Source Software development in Malaysia

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Public Sector OSS Master Plan

Overview

Background

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What is OSS?

Open Source (OSS) Non OSS (Proprietary)

Resepi Simple Cheese Cake

1. Spong Cake Mix 500 gramTelur(B) 9 bijiSusu UHT 100 ml2. Cream Cheese 500 gram3. Minyak Masak 100 ml

Proses Kerja:

1. Adunkan (1) hingga menjadi kembang - High speed2. Cairkan Cream Cheese(double Boiller)3. Masukkan Cream Cheese kedalam (1)- Low Speed.Adun hingga sebati4. Masukkan minyak hingga sebati - Low speed.adun jangan lama sangat,nanti kualiti kekak akan terjejas.5. Masukkan ke dalam acuan, isikan acuan di didalam takungan yang berisi air,bakar pada suhu 150 C selama 45 minit pertama.

Recipe(Source Code)

Cake(Software)

Cake only (No Recipe)

Recipe enables learning, customisationand transparency

Without the recipe, it becomes a “black box” with locked-in environment

Cake Analogy

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OSS Development & Distribution Model

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OSS Benefits

Strategic Technology Economy Social

Learning &Innovating

Increase Interoperability

Increase Marketplace Competition

Information Access

National Capability Building

Global Technology

Support

License Fee Savings / Forex

Reduction

Digital Divide Reduction

Lower Barrier to Market Entry /

Exit

Customisation & Localisation

Vendor Independence

Worldwide Collaboration /

Networking Partnership

Enhance Security & Sovereignty

Enhance Technology Sovereignty

Spur NewService Industry

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Public Sector OSS Master Plan

● Open Source Software (OSS) Program instructed and approved by Cabinet

● Approved by the GITIC on 19th February 2004

● Announcement of OSS Master Plan on 16th July 2004

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Public Sector OSS Master Plan Objectives

Master Plan Objectives➔ Reduce total cost of ownership➔ Increase freedom of choice of

software usage➔ Increase interoperability among

systems➔ Increase growth of ICT industry➔ Increase growth of OSS industry➔ Increase growth of OSS user and

developer community➔ Increase growth of knowledge-based

society➔ Reduce digital divide

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Public Sector OSS Master Plan Overview

OSS MASTER PLAN PHASES

2004 – 2006 Phase I:Laying Foundation and Early Adoption

2007 – 2010 Phase 2:Accelerated Adoption

2011 – onwards Phase 3:Self Reliance

We are here

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OSS Smart Partnership Eco-System

OSS Ecosystem Sustainability Model

● Leverage existing resources

● Delivery of OSS solutions and services achieved through active engagement via OSCC as the bridge

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Laying the Foundation Accelerated Adoption

Early Adoption

Self Reliance

OSS Master Plan: From Vision to Reality

2004 Phase I 2006 2007 Phase II 2010 2011 Phase III

We are here

OPEN SOURCE● Free licensing● Free distributionODM● User engagement● Share and reuse● Agility and flexibility● Meritocracy● Transparency● Self governance

OSCC ProductsandServices

OSS Proliferation in Public Service

REALITY● More cost effective,

connected and improved Public Service

● Larger and more competitive ICT industry

● Improved competence of human capital

● Lessening digital divide

Moving Forward

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OSS Adoption: 2004 - 2011

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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~ 14-fold increase in OSSadoption sincethe launch ofMaster Plan

More than RM 205 Million saved

Over 97% ofagencies areusing OSS

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Phase I Achievements

● 60% public sector IT personnel trained in OSS

● 51% Web servers in public sector agencies using OSS

● 42% Web operating systems in public sector agencies using OSS

● 5 pilot projects implemented with the following savings:

● 80% savings in overall licensing cost

● 58% reduction in development and consultancy efforts

● 7% savings in software support services

● 30.5% savings in overall cost

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Phase II Achievements

● 80% public sector IT personnel trained in OSS (5% are certified and achieved recognition on certification by international body)

● 97% public sector agencies using OSS

● 80% of agencies using OSS back-end infrastructure

● 30% of agencies using OSS desktop solutions

● 30% of Institutes of Higher Learning participated in Certified Training Provider Program

● 50% of local IT vendors are providing OSS services

● Over RM205 Million in savings through OSS implementations

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Media Highlights

“Malaysia is demonstrating outstanding leadership & accomplishmentin Public Sector OSS implementation with a 97% adoption rate to date”Malaysian Business Magazine, Issue Aug 1-15, 2010

“Now the Government of Malaysia proudly reports an astonishing 97% adoption rate for OSS .... and the world should congratulate Malaysia on its

outstanding leadership and accomplishments in the past five years of effort..” Michael Tiemann, President of Open Source Initiative (OSI), 9 July 2010

“The government has saved up to RM200 million in costs after more than95 per cent of the government agencies had adopted the Public SectorOpen Source software (OSS) programme launched in 2004.”New Straits Times, 23 August 2010

“Malaysian government touts 95 percent OSS adoption … Some 95 percent of Malaysia's government agencies have adopted open source software (OSS)”

ZDNetAsia, www.zdnetasia.com, 28 January 2010

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Phase III – Self Reliance

SelfReliance

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SUSTAINMENT - ensures continuous adoption, implementation and enhancement of OSS as laid out in the Master Plan.

ENABLEMENT - provides for capacity building in terms of policies and guidelines, technology infrastructure and human capital.

EMPOWERMENT - brings agencies to the next level towards self reliance and excellence in innovating OSS technologies and solutions.

STRATEGIC THEMES & OBJECTIVES

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Phase III – Self Reliance Roadmap

Transfer of ownership of OSS initiatives

Establishment of respective agencies’ OSS standards, procedures & processes

Establishment of agencies’ OSS trained and certified IT teams

Deployment of operation-ready OSS technology platform at respective agencies to support OSS operations

Short TermBy 2012

Short TermBy 2012

Medium Term2013 - 2015

Medium Term2013 - 2015

Long Term2016 - 2020Long Term2016 - 2020

Establishment of agencies’ Smart Partnership collaboration platform and ecosystem to accelerate OSS innovation

Production of agency-specific enhanced OSS application solutions and new OSS products for domestic and global utilisation

Agencies become subject matter champions for OSS-based systems and able to export OSS expertise to other regions

Malaysia to become one of key global OSS contributors

Malaysia as a technology exporter rather than a consumer

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SWOT Analysis of

Computing Professionals Bill 2011

from the perspective of

Malaysian Public Sector OSS Master Plan Implementation

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SWOT Analysis Report

➔ Strengths➔ Weaknesses➔ Opportunities➔ Threats➔ Recommendations

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Strengths

➔ Provide quality assurance of the ICT services provided by IT professionals

➔ Raise level of professional standard among IT practitioners

➔ Harness the growth of IT manpower and serve as repository for computing professionals

➔ Enhance the country's IT guideline and certifications towards world standards

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Weaknesses

➔ Adds new layer of bureaucracy which hampers national, industry and individual growth, and the implementation of the ETP

➔ Kills spontaneity and stifles creativity and innovation of the open source developer community

➔ Hinders individual contributions from OSS champions➔ Hinders the fulfilment of the OSS Master Plan objectives, namely:

● increase growth of OSS user and developer community● increase growth of knowledge-based society

➔ Reduce choice of IT vendors➔ Exemption of public sector IT professionals from the Bill defeats

the purpose of the Bill

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Weaknesses

➔ Many areas of the proposed Bill are vague, e.g.: ● Definition of CNII projects ● The disciplines and specialisations under the BCPM

registration/certification have not been defined● No definition for certifications authorities

➔ The implementation of the BCPM can be discretionary and subject to possible abuse

➔ The proposed Bill provides the Board with legal protection, and not giving the computing practitioners legal recourse in case of wrongful charges.

➔ Incurred cost of IT certifications will lead to the increased cost of end products, solutions and services.

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Opportunities

➔ Increased number of certified OSS professionals➔ Increased number of OSS training centres including at

university levels➔ Increased number of OSS products➔ OSCC as a contributor to university curriculum leading to

certification➔ OSCC as one of the recognised certification body➔ All of the above can lead to greater use of OSS, more cost

effective IT spending and increased human capital development

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Threats

➔ Contravening the philosophy of Open Source which recognizes meritocracy as the main driver for excellence and quality, the Bill promotes the opposite by bestowing absolute power on the Board.

➔ Can be detrimental to the growth of Open Source development and related products as the result of reduced contribution and hampered individual initiatives.

➔ Reduced skill opportunities for IT development within the Open Source community results in shortage of IT skills and hampered human resource development.

➔ Hampers the contribution of subject matter experts and input from business verticals to IT developments.

➔ All the above factors contribute to the reduction of ICT growth at national levels

➔ Increases the net import of ICT skills, reduces the self reliance, and hence leads to national vulnerability.

➔ Limited number of certification bodies for Open Source as compared to the proprietary software leading to the growth the proprietary software usage and hence, increase the national spending.

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Recommendations

The Bill should be revised, taking into consideration the speed of technology advancement, speed of government service delivery and globalisation.

A panel consisting of relevant representatives, including OSCC MAMPU and OSS community, is appointed to revise the Bill.

Conduct study of countries which implement similar Bills and approach taken.

Ensure the Bill addresses the weaknesses and threats to the implementation of the Malaysian Public Sector OSS Master Plan and the Economic Transformation Program