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MyGOSSCON 2009 – WOW!!!
Putrajaya 9 November 2009
. The recent Malaysian Government OSSConference (MyGOSSCON) 2009 was described by most as a roaringsuccess. MAMPU wowed the 805 participants with the most comprehensiveand interactive events and activities yet in this third successiveMyGOSSCON held on 4-6 November at Putrajaya International ConventionCentre (PICC), Putrajaya.
Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, Minister in the Prime Minister'sDepartment officiating MyGOSSCON 2009 on 5th November 2009
The full-fledged conference was officiated on 5 November by Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Theconference featured 8 sessions covering 45 papers from a large repertoire of local and international speakers; 41 OSS showcase exhibition booths frompublic and private sector organisations; and several new activities such asthe 24-hour OSS Web Development Contest, OpenOffice.org Competition,and Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) and Lightning Talks sessions.MyGOSSCON 2009 was attended by high profile officials from private andpublic sectors, including MAMPU's Director General, MultimediaDevelopment Corporation (MDeC), PIKOM, Business Chambers and adelegation from Nile Center for Technology Research (NCTR), Sudanaccompanied by His Excellency, Ambassador of Sudan in Malaysia.The interactive conference successfully created an environment which sawparticipants exchanging knowledge and ideas, as well as sharinginnovations in various exciting activities. The conference achievedunparalleled successes in capturing and embodying the inherent energy of OSS and its vibrant communities.The keynote sessions were on Global Trends and Opportunities,Transforming for the New Economic Order, Shaping a Dynamic PublicYou are welcome to submit your article for publication in the next Newsletter. For more information, pleasevisithttp://www.oscc.org.my/content/view/252/294/ or call 03-83191200. 1
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Competitive SpiritAbounds at Conference
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OSCC Newsletter covers the latest issues and updates related to OpenSource Software in Malaysia.OSCC Newsletter is developed by Open Source Competency Centre,MAMPU. MAMPU, is the central agency responsible for leading change and modernisation in the public service. MAMPU's OpenSource Competency Centre is first and single point of reference for support and guidance in theimplementation of Open SourceSoftware in the Public Sector. For more information visit http://www.oscc.org.my or contact@oscc.org.my
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Service through OSS and a closing keynote by the President of the OpenSource Initiative (OSI), Mr. Michael Tiemann, whose work led to world-leading open source technologies and formed the first open sourcebusiness model.Concurrent sessions were separated into Government, Business andTechnology tracks, drawing on key local and international speakers fromAustralia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, Singapore, Sudan andUSA, each of whom shared experiences in these sessions. Among thehighlights included keynote talks on OSS being used for Presidentialelections in Indonesia and the use of OSS for Geographical InformationSystem (GIS) in town and country planning in Malaysia.To-date there are a total of 546 agencies implementing OSS, whichrepresents a 10-fold increase since the inception of the OSS Programme in2004.MyGOSSCON 2009 was officially closed by the Chief Secretary to theGovernment of Malaysia, Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan at the start of the Awards Dinner on the evening of 6 November. This concluding eventwas yet another phenomenal success, distinguished by high profile officialsfrom private sector and Government, including MAMPU's Director General,MDeC, PIKOM, and Business Chambers who were present to participate inthe closing and awards presentation ceremonies.
Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia, Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan giving a closing speech during Appreciation dinner on 6
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Also in attendance were executives from local and internationalorganisations such as Novell, Red Hat, The MediaShoppe, Microsoft,McAfee, Abyres MSC, First Solution, Conatus, local and internationalspeakers.The awards ceremony kicked off with the presentation of Best Exhibitor Award going to Novell Corporation in recognition of its winning efforts for itsOSS showcase exhibition booth.You are welcome to submit your article for publication in the next Newsletter. For more information, pleasevisithttp://www.oscc.org.my/content/view/252/294/ or call 03-83191200. 2
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The presentation of awards continued with the Chief Secretary to theGovernment of Malaysia, Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan presentingtokens of appreciation to the ICT organisations in recognition of their continuing support for the OSS Programme and making MyGOSSCON2009 a resounding success. All finalists and winners of the OSS CaseStudy Awards and 24-HR OSS WebDev Contest were presented withawards and certificates acknowledging their innovative and effective OSSimplementation and web development.
Competitive Spirit Abounds at Conference
All the competition events held in conjunction with MyGOSSCON 2009achieved overwhelming success in bringing out the inherent energy of OSS.The first ever 24-hour OSS Web Development Contest was officiated byMAMPU Deputy Director General, ICT, Y. Brs Dr. Nor Aliah Binti Mohd Zahriat 11.00 a.m on 4 November and closed by Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr. KohTsu Koon.Five teams selected as finalists to receive certificates were Bitfluent (OSScommunity), KRIMnet, Ready To Go (Jabatan Peguam Negara), SUKTerengganu and WALTS6 (Universiti Sains Malaysia).Bitfluent won this event with WALTS6 and SUK Terengganu as 1
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runners-up respectively. In addition, the NuLogic from UiTM was awardedthe Best Student Team Award.
Y.B. Senator Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon visiting a contest team before closing the 24-HR OSS WebDev Contest on 5th November 2009
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