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In the recent ICT for All Symposium 2011 held in Bangkok, Thailand, representatives from different nations in the Asia-Pacific region share their experiences in migrating to open source applications particularly the adoption of OpenOffice.org. Many expressed that their key success factor for migration was that OpenOffice.org was free and easy to use, giving enterprises in these nations a better global competitiveness without resorting to expensive enterprise software.

On top of that, the use of open source applications help combat software piracy, an issue that is prevalent in these nations. In Thailand, software piracy can go as high as 75%, and reducing this piracy rate can help the nation’s economy grow stronger and more competitive in the world market. Several countries in the ASEAN including Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia already have a 21.5% penetration for OpenOffice.org while data shows varying degrees of adoption in other countries in Asia and other parts of the world.

During the Symposium, a roadmap to develop open source software in Thailand was developed and the community was urging the government of Thailand as well as other Asian countries like Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia to introduce open source to both individuals and enterprises. It was also indicated that exposure to open source should be done as early as possible from childhood level to make adoption for open source as easy as possible in these countries – which organizers believe will lead to the overall success of these nations.

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