Regulations on the Priority Purchase and Use of Open Source Software in State Agencies

Regulations on Priority Procurement and Use of Open Source Software in State Agencies (illustrative image)

Circular 20/2014/TT-BTTTT stipulates the priority in procurement and use of open source software in state agencies and organizations. The open source software products prioritized for procurement and use in state agencies and organizations include:

- Open source software products listed in the Appendix attached to the Circular;- Open source software products that meet the criteria set forth in the Criteria for selecting open source software products prioritized for procurement and use in state agencies and organizations, especially products developed, perfected, exploited, and provided by domestic organizations and enterprises.

State agencies and organizations, when they need to use state capital to invest in construction, procurement, or rent of software listed in the Appendix of this Circular, or software for which there is already a corresponding open source software product in the market that meets the criteria for selecting open source software products prioritized for procurement and use in state agencies and organizations, must prioritize the selection of corresponding open source software products according to the above regulations and must clearly demonstrate this priority in documents such as preliminary designs, construction designs, bidding plans, investment plans, bidding documents, quotation requests, price inquiry requests, or other procurement requirements.

State agencies and organizations must not include requirements, conditions, or technical specifications in documents such as preliminary designs, construction designs, bidding plans, investment plans, bidding documents, quotation requests, price inquiry requests, or other procurement requirements that may lead to the exclusion of open source software products.

Details can be found in Circular 20/2014/TT-BTTTT, effective from January 20, 2015.

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