Use of Approved Software
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the utility of State owned computers is
not diminished by the installation of unauthorised software. Usage of State owned
computers may be diminished as a result of the configuration being modified by the
installation of personally owned software, by the introduction of a computer virus, by
filling up the hard disk with personally owned software, by decreasing the compatibility
of documents with those of other employees due to the business use of personally owned
software, or detracting from efficiency by spending business time learning and using non
standard software. This policy also attempts to reduce the State's potential liability
resulting from an employee's use of software which has not been properly licensed.
Therefore, only approved and licensed software acquired or systems
developed by the State Computer Services Department for official use may be loaded onto,
or used on State Government owned computers.
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