The Linux Foundation has signed a collaboration agreement with the Information-technology Promotion Agency of the Japanese government. The agreement is targeted at increasing participation of Japanese developers in Linux and open source software. "This announcement comes during a time of heightened interest in open source use in Japan. Recent examples include the increasing use of Linux in consumer electronics devices manufactured in Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange's decision to use Linux for its next generation enterprise system. In July 2007, the Japanese government made open standards adoption a priority for all government IT procurements. The government has stated it has budgeted JPY1.25 trillion, or US $10.4 billion, on IT spending over the next year and will also develop a Linux-based system for its legal registration system."

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