[§206M-33]  Duties.  The center shall:

(1)  Provide access to market research services,including on-line and printed publications;

(2)  Develop, publish, and maintain a directory offederal, state, and county software development and service opportunities;

(3)  Develop, publish, and maintain a directory ofsoftware providers in the State according to their facilities and capabilities;

(4)  Develop, publish, and maintain a directory ofmainland companies that use software subcontractors, including but not belimited to, government prime contractors and private sector providers;

(5)  Publish and maintain a catalog of packagedsoftware products produced in the State;

(6)  Develop, publish, and maintain a list ofqualified mainland software product packaging providers;

(7)  Identify and maintain a listing of currentdomestic and international sales channels and distributors;

(8)  Develop, publish, and maintain a directory ofpackaged software applications available for import, including but not limitedto, distribution licenses, service support, and retail sales;

(9)  Develop, publish, and maintain a list ofgovernment software development contracts available to Hawaii softwaredevelopment businesses as provided in section 103-43.5;

(10)  Act as the coordinator between the public,private, and nonprofit sectors in the State to analyze, articulate, andimplement actions, solutions, and programs that are necessary to support thecontinued growth of the software industry;

(11)  Develop a marketing plan to promote the softwareindustry in domestic and international marketplaces;

(12)  Closely monitor the software industry to identifyinfrastructure and industry deficiencies;

(13)  In conjunction with appropriate state agencies,develop the plans and procedures to evaluate, copyright, license, trademark,and market software programs funded by and developed for use by the State;

(14)  Organize and implement strategic alliances,partnerships, and consortiums between the private sector, academia, and stateagencies to enable the software industry to compete with established domesticand international software providers;

(15)  Produce a plan for establishing a center forexcellence in software development in Hawaii; and

(16)  Do all things necessary and proper to carry out thepurposes of this part. [L 1990, c 106, pt of §4(2)]

 

Note

 

  Section 103-43.5referred to in text is repealed.  For present provision, see §103D-1006.