Saudi government departments to use only licensed software

  • Saudi Arabia: Thursday, February 07 - 2013 at 07:09

The Saudi culture and information ministry has said all government departments have been instructed to install licensed software as part of government's commitment to protect and respect local and international intellectual property rights (IPR), Arab News has reported. "Since the government was removed from the 301 watch list in 2010, a royal decree has been issued that all government ministries and other affiliated organizations should use properly-licensed software," said the deputy minister, Dr Abdullah bin Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Jasser. Every year the US issues its "Special 301" watch list to name countries that do not protect intellectual property rights.

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