On 26 August 2008 in Hanoi, the Copyright Office of  (COV), the Inspectorate of Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism, the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) and the Business Software Alliance (BSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening their cooperation and coordination in the protection of software copyright in Vietnam. Mr. Tran Chien Thang, Vice Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism graced the signing ceremony.

In the Memorandum of Understanding, the parties agreed to promote education campaigns, enhance inspection and punishment of infringement on software copyright.

This Memorandum of Understanding expresses the landmark cooperation between Vietnam Government with domestic and International associations in the fight against software piracy in Vietnam.

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