Leveraging the Open Source Software Movement for Development of China’s Software Industry

The software industries in developing countries face enormous challenges in

order to grow amid ªerce competition of imports from software

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manufacturers in developed countries. In this paper, using China as an

example, we identify the issues that must be addressed for the software

industry, as well as the special characteristics of software products that must

be dealt with carefully. We propose promoting Open Source Software as a

strategy the government should adopt to foster the software industry and we

then recommend a course of actions.

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