[§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 of
federal, state, and county software development and service opportunities;



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



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



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



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



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



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



(9)  Develop, publish, and maintain a list of
government software development contracts available to Hawaii software
development 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, and
implement actions, solutions, and programs that are necessary to support the
continued growth of the software industry;



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



(12)  Closely monitor the software industry to identify
infrastructure 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 state
agencies to enable the software industry to compete with established domestic
and international software providers;



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



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



 



Note



 



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referred to in text is repealed.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