Vietnam needs about $ 1 billion to remove software piracy

With about 2 million existing personal computers in Vietnam and the highest rate of software piracy in the world (over 90%), to eliminate this problem, we need about 1 billion USD. Above is information provided by the Institute of Post and Telecommunications Strategy and Information Technology, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.

By the time Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and expectations that the United States would pass PNTR regulations to Vietnam, the IT sector would be subject to copyright issues. According to experts, we cannot maintain the current situation, especially when joining the WTO.

Source: hbsr It can be said that software piracy currently exists in many places, many stages, from state agencies, to organizations and individuals. Recently, any inspection has detected mistakes, from record stores, to computer trading companies, computer equipment. Most recently, the inspection and detection of software piracy at Daewoo-Hanel Company, worth nearly 1 billion VND.

Commenting on this issue, in the opinion of an expert, we are now seeing very good initial signals by signing the use of copyrighted software of Vietcombank and FPT with Microsoft. Accordingly, Vietcombank bought 4,000 MS Office licenses, FPT bought the rights to use the software for 4,500 PCs of the company for a period of 3 years (10 / 2006-10 / 2009). FPT employees with laptops also have full rights to use Microsoft desktop software. During this time, FPT also used all of Microsoft server software and software development tools.

It can be said that the two companies of Vietnam buying the rights to use the software have great significance for the IT market. These are specific actions of Vietnam in order for the international community, international investors to see Vietnam's determination in resolving copyright violations. And this is the need for organizations, corporations and companies in Vietnam to study and implement, so as not to be put into a "extreme" situation when domestic and foreign companies issue software copyright issues.

L.Quang