Microsoft's State Owned Entity Criteria
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The government owns 30% or more of the entity; -
The government has voting control or the ability to appoint officers or directors; -
The government has formally identified the entity as a government agency or SOE; -
The entity is financed through government appropriations, tax revenue, licenses, fees, or royalties; -
The entity’s profits are paid or go directly to the government; -
The government subsidizes the entity’s costs of providing services; or -
The entity is funded by the government in the event it fails to “break even.”
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The government designates the entity as performing a governmental function or otherwise clearly indicates that the entity is performing a function expressed in the government’s policies; -
The public generally perceives the entity to be performing a governmental function; -
The entity has a monopoly over the function it carries out, or exclusive power to administer the function it carries out; -
Employees of the entity are considered to be public officials or civil servants; or -
The entity provides services, which the government treats as its own, to the public at large. For example: -
Public medical/healthcare or life-science services -
National defense / aerospace -
Public educational services -
Public transportation -
National banking or financial services -
National utility or infrastructure services (e.g., telecommunications, gas, electric, water, sewage) -
State media (e.g., broadcast, print) -
Energy exploration, extraction, and development (including oil and gas)
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