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Thailand Leads Progress in Legal Use of Software

Thailand Leads Progress in Legal Use of Software

The Software Alliance (BSA) reports that Thailand is leading the region in a recent campaign aiming to clean up corporate use of illegal software. 

Midway through the campaign, Thailand’s results for software legalisation were better than those of the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia – thanks in large part to support from the Thai government and good levels of cooperation among Thai business leaders.

BSA reports that nearly 400 corporations in 11 provinces cooperated in software legalisation. Provinces with the highest levels of software legalisation include Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Chon Buri. 

The campaign will end in February, and at this time BSA will issue performance reports for each participating Asean country. Most of the companies to legalise are manufacturing, engineering and industrial design firms.

“This campaign is working in Thailand because corporations understand the need to legalise, and that it’s much better to do it proactively today than to wait for a cyber crisis or legal issue,” said Tarun Sawney, senior director at BSA.

“The Thai police play an important role in holding corporations accountable. We also believe that CEOs in Thailand are highly aware of their responsibility to use legal software, and they are much more proactive than in some other countries.”

Tarun Sawney, senior director at BSA. Image: The Nation
Tarun Sawney, senior director at BSA. Image: The Nation

The BSA Legalise and Protect initiative was launched to educate CEOs about the variety of risks linked to use of illegal software, including cyber security risks. 

In September, BSA launched a Clean Up to the Countdown campaign to persuade CEOs to ensure their corporations are compliant by the 2020 New Year. The campaign was launched in four large Southeast Asian nations: Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Thus far, more than 1,000 corporations made software purchases with the goal of legalising their software assets and reducing their risk. 

ASEAN CEOs have approved purchases for software for approximately 6,000 PCs since September.

To protect themselves from future crises, companies can implement proven software asset management (SAM) best practices to get more out of their technology. 

Full software legalisation also helps corporations prevent debilitating cyber security damages, improve productivity, reduce downtime, centralize license management, and even reduces costs due the flexibility of the modern subscription model.

“We like the progress we are seeing this year, but some CEOs will only clean up their companies when they face very significant pressure from government enforcement officials, and so we will work with our partners in government to bring legal action against CEOs whose corporations refuse to comply,” Sawney said

 


Source : The Nation Thailand

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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