KUALA LUMPUR: Almost all government agencies have adopted open-source software (OSS), resulting in a total cost savings of RM188mil on software licensing fees over the past six years, according to the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu).
Datuk Mohamad Zabidi Zainal, Mampu director-general, said 691 public sector agencies (97%) have embraced open-source technologies since the Public Sector Open Source Software Master Plan was implemented in 2004.
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