Deputy Director of Hunan Provincial Bureau of Press and Publication Huang Zanjia noted in a press conference on software legalization held by his agency on the morning of August 21st, that Hunan is striving to promote software legalization in governmental agencies, which is in line with the national strategy on boosting structural adjustment and innovation protection.

As of now, a total of 53 government agencies at provincial level have purchased 8,140 sets of licensed software including office software and anti-virus software, comprehensively fulfilling the task of uninstalling pirated software. Local Party committees, the People's Congress, the CPPCC, courts, procuratorates, democratic parties and public organizations, as well as government agencies at municipal and county levels are making efforts in bolstering up the installation of authorized software.

In a bid to ensure the effective implementation of the mechanism on administrating authorized software, Huang proposed five basic measures.

First, enhance law dissemination and education to increase the public awareness that using licensed software is an issue concerning morality, industry and legislation.

Second, allocate financial funds to make sure that every unit has a financial guarantee to support the purchase of needed software.

Third, establish a software asset management mechanism to monitor the dynamic status such as the process of purchase, utilization, distribution, scrap and repair.

Fourth, combat the sources of illegal software in accordance with the provisions of the National Copyright Administration.

Fifth, strengthen the inter-departmental coordination to make a full play of their capabilities.

Currently, besides those 53 government agencies at provincial level which have already installed legal software, those at municipal and county levels are also working on the issue. According to the State Council, all the government agencies at municipal and county levels have to switch to legal copies by the end of 2013. Huang noted that software legalization needs a step-by-step process, and copyrighted software would firstly be installed in government agencies, then in enterprises and finally in households.

Since 2006, as many as 636 enterprises in Hunan have switched to copyrighted software and a total of 2,300 participants have received training courses. This year, seven targeted entities are striving to fulfill the task by this October.

(Source:IPR in China)