The SWOT analysis report on the Computing Professionals Bill 2011 assesses its impact on the implementation of Malaysia's public sector Open Source Software (OSS) Master Plan. While the bill aims to raise professional standards in ICT services and support OSS development, it faces challenges such as increased bureaucracy, potential stifling of innovation, and vague definitions that could hinder OSS objectives. Recommendations include revising the bill to better align with technological advancements and involving stakeholders from the OSS community in the revision process.

1. SWOT Analysis Report of
Computing Professionals Bill 2011
OSS Community Forum
6th January 2012
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2. 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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3. Background
Public Sector OSS Master Plan
Overview
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4. What is OSS?
Cake Analogy
Open Source (OSS) Non OSS (Proprietary)
Resepi Simple Cheese Cake
1. Spong Cake Mix 500 gram
Telur(B) 9 biji
Susu UHT 100 ml
2. Cream Cheese 500 gram
3. Minyak Masak 100 ml
Proses Kerja:
1. Adunkan (1) hingga menjadi
kembang - High speed
2. Cairkan Cream Cheese(double Boiller)
3. Masukkan Cream Cheese kedalam (1)-
Low Speed.Adun hingga sebati
4. 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.
Cake Recipe Cake only (No Recipe)
(Software) (Source Code)
Recipe enables learning, customisation Without the recipe, it becomes a “black box”
and transparency with locked-in environment
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5. OSS Development & Distribution Model
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6. OSS Benefits
Strategic Technology Economy Social
Increase
Learning & Increase Information
Marketplace
Innovating Interoperability Access
Competition
National Global License Fee
Digital Divide
Capability Technology Savings / Forex
Reduction
Building Support Reduction
Worldwide
Lower Barrier to
Customisation & Vendor Collaboration /
Market Entry /
Localisation Independence Networking
Exit
Partnership
Enhance Security Enhance Spur New
& Sovereignty Technology Service Industry
Sovereignty
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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. OSS Master Plan: From Vision to Reality
OPEN SOURCE
● Free licensing
REALITY
● Free distribution
● More cost effective,
and Objectives
connected and improved
ODM
OSS VISION
OSCC OSS Public Service
● User engagement
Products Proliferation ● Larger and more
● Share and reuse
and in Public competitive ICT industry
● Agility and flexibility
Services Service ● Improved competence
● Meritocracy
of human capital
● Transparency
● Self governance
● Lessening digital divide
Laying the Foundation Accelerated Adoption Self Reliance
2004 Phase I 2006 2007 Phase II 2010 2011 Phase III
Early Adoption Moving Forward
We are here
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12. OSS Adoption: 2004 - 2011
Over 97% of
(Malaysian OSS
Master Plan)
agencies are
using OSS
800
691 705 707
700
600
~ 14-fold
No. of Agencies
500
increase in OSS
400 adoption since
345 the launch of
300
Master Plan
131 163
200
51 92
100
25
0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
More than RM 205
Year Million saved
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13. Phase I Achievements
● 60% public sector IT personnel trained in OSS
51% Web servers in public sector agencies using OSS
Foundation & Early Adoption
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● 42% Web operating systems in public sector agencies
using OSS
● 5 pilot projects implemented with the following
Phase I:
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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14. Phase II Achievements
● 80% public sector IT personnel trained in OSS (5%
are certified and achieved recognition on
certification by international body)
Accelerated Adoption
● 97% public sector agencies using OSS
80% of agencies using OSS back-end infrastructure
Phase II:
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● 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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15. Media Highlights
“Malaysia is demonstrating outstanding leadership & accomplishment
in 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 than
95 per cent of the government agencies had adopted the Public Sector
Open 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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16. Phase III – Self Reliance
STRATEGIC THEMES & OBJECTIVES
SUSTAINMENT - ensures continuous
adoption, implementation and
enhancement of OSS as laid out in Sustainment
the Master Plan.
Self
ENABLEMENT - provides for capacity Reliance
building in terms of policies and
guidelines, technology infrastructure Enablement Empowerment
and human capital.
Human Capital
Improvement
EMPOWERMENT - brings agencies
Infrastructure
Governance
Technology
Continuous
to the next level towards self
reliance and excellence in innovating
OSS technologies and solutions.
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17. Phase III – Self Reliance Roadmap
Short Term Medium Term Long Term
By 2012 2013 - 2015 2016 - 2020
 Transfer of ownership of  Establishment of agencies’  Agencies become subject
OSS initiatives Smart Partnership matter champions for OSS-
collaboration platform based systems and able to
 Establishment of
and ecosystem to export OSS expertise to
respective agencies’ OSS accelerate OSS innovation other regions
standards, procedures &
processes  Production of agency-  Malaysia to become one of
specific enhanced OSS key global OSS contributors
 Establishment of application solutions and
agencies’ OSS trained and  Malaysia as a technology
new OSS products for
certified IT teams exporter rather than a
domestic and global
consumer
 Deployment of operation- utilisation
ready OSS technology
platform at respective
agencies to support OSS
operations
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18. SWOT Analysis of
Computing Professionals Bill 2011
from the perspective of
Malaysian Public Sector OSS Master Plan
Implementation
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19. SWOT Analysis Report
➔ Strengths
➔ Weaknesses
➔ Opportunities
➔ Threats
➔ Recommendations
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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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
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