Job & Technopreneurship Opportunities in ICT Technopreneur Development Division (TeDD)

1. Job & Technopreneurship Opportunities in ICT Technopreneur Development Division (TeDD)

2. MSC Malaysia : In a Glance……. Explaining the MSC What is the MSC Malaysia? • Federal Government initiative to re-create Silicon Valley in Malaysia • Started out as a greenfield site built within a corridor close to the heart of the capital in 1996. • Has now spreading its wings throughout the country • MSC has attracted 1,510 MSC-status companies, of which 71 are MNCs and 367 are foreign-owned • Malaysia is the only country where the Federal Government provides a comprehensive Bill of Guarantees to investors in the MSC

3. Malaysia’s Phases of Economic Growth Knowledge-based Knowledge-driven High-tech Manufacturing & Services Productivity-driven Medium-tech Manufacturing & Services Investment-driven Assembly-type Manufacturing Labour-driven Primary Commodities Labour-driven 1960 1970 1980 1995 2000 & Beyond Source : NEAC

4. Strategy of the MSC • Increase Foreign Direct Investment • Develop a strong dynamic and thriving Technopreneurship Landscape • Bridge Digital Divide Go Global Create the ideal multimedia environment to attract world-class companies to use MSC as a hub Enhance domestic productivity Success in the Information Age Create value from Information Age businesses Lead Regional Catalyze a highly competitive cluster of Malaysian multimedia / ICT companies that become world-class over time ICT SME DEVELOPMENT

5. Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies A  Able to recruit the talent B  Unable to recruit the talent Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

6. Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies A  Able to recruit the talent B  Unable to recruit the talent Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

7. Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies A  Able to recruit the talent B  Unable to recruit the talent Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

8. Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies A  Able to recruit the talent B  Unable to recruit the talent Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

9. Summary on Skills Sets Requirements • Generally, skills sets in Software Engineering category appear to be the most difficult to recruit. • In Programming category, MSC-status companies find it hard to recruit people with Java and J2EE skills. • There is a demand in Network and Web Security professionals. • In Server Administration category, professionals in Linux and Unix are greatly needed. • There is a shortage of XML developers. Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

10. RATINGS ON THE SKILLS OF MALAYSIAN ICT K-WORKERS Learning Ability 36 356 198 8 Analytical Skill 5 204 311 75 Excellent 4 Communi-cation Skill Good 128 Average 330 136 Poor 1 Writing Skill 101 308 187 17 Technical Skill 277 264 42 • Many companies rated Malaysian ICT graduates as average employees except for Learning Ability ? • Writing and communication skills seem to be the major skills that Malaysia graduates are lacking of ? Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

11. RATINGS ON THE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF MALAYSIAN ICT K- Loyalty/ Dedication 36 240 243 75 13 Confidence 164 353 67 Excellent 52 Good Teamwork 344 Average 187 13 Poor 21 Indepen-dence 171 322 80 18 206 Resourceful- ness 304 67 • ICT graduates in Malaysia are generally able to work in a team ? • Many companies consider Malaysian ICT graduates as loyal but many others also indicate staff pinching as one of the main HR problems faced ? Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

12. MDeC K-Workers Development Institute (KDI) KDI Mission • To accelerate the creation of a critical mass of industry relevant, quality KWorkers to meet the urgent requirements of the ICT industry Key Concepts 1. KDI to comprise of programmes to leverage on available infrastructure provided by others; stop gap measures 2. MDeC to drive Key KDI programmes. In addition other programmes will driven by Partners with MDeC support KDI Objectives Create and facilitate programs to: 1. Meet industry demand for K-Workers 2. Increase availability of talent pool for the industry 3. Enhance employability of K-Workers

13. KDI Programmes • Undergraduate Skill Programmes (USP) • Graduate Trainee Programmes (GTP) • Job Camp (JC) • Professional Enhancement programmes (PEP) • Knowledge Workers Investor Impact Programme • (eKWIIP)

14. Undergraduate Skills Programme Objective Increase Talent Pool Selection Criteria Undergraduates (Final Year) Structure 3 ~ 8 weeks training followed by company industrial attachment • (arranged by IHL). Training on Industry Tools plus on-the-job project implementation. Full training sponsorship by MDeC. Outcome Knowledge in specific skills: J2EE, MS.Net, C++, SAP, VLSI Design/DSP, Macromedia Director, MAYA, Windows Server 2003, Linux, PHP/MySQL, SQL Server, etc. How to Apply? Register on-line at http://kdi.msc.com.my

15. Graduate Trainee Programme Objective Assist companies with costs of on-the-job-training and offers real-life working experience to fresh graduates Selection Criteria Malaysian fresh graduates with minimum qualification of Diploma with less than 6 months after graduation. Minimum CGPA of 2.50 from all fields of studies. Structure Attachment at MSC Malaysia Status Company. Salary paid by Company. Outcome Experience and exposure in IT industry. How to Apply? Register on-line at http://kdi.msc.com.my

16. Job Camp Objective Increase Talent pool to meet industry need Selection Criteria Available K-Workers Structure Train for core skills required to win vacancies 1 month ~ 6 months training Sponsored by MDeC Outcome Equipped with required skills to fill up vacancies: Global Support Executives, Software Engineers (J2EE), 2D/3D Animators, Server administrators (Linux / Windows 2003), Server Administrators (SQL), MCTS, MCSD, MCAD, etc. How to Apply? Register on-line at http://kdi.msc.com.my

17. Professional Enhancement Programme Objective Enhance competitiveness of K-Workers of MSC Malaysia companies Selection Criteria Employees of MSC Malaysia status companies / K-Workers Structure Industry recognised courses / certification. Min: 2 days courses MDeC sponsors 25% of course fee or RM1,250, whichever is lower and 100% of examination fee or RM500, whichever is lower upon passing the examination. CISSP, SAP, ORACLE, PRINCE 2, MICROSOFT, CISCO Outcome Industry recognised K-Workers How to Apply? Register on-line at http://kdi.msc.com.my

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19. The World is Flat “more people today than ever before have access to a technology platform for innovation, entrepreneurship, education” Thomas Friedman

20. Technopreneurship as a viable alternative

21. Technology as a Catalyst for Growth • Knowledge is Power • Enhance productivity, revitalize industries • Focus on customer (Commerce & government) • Global in nature

22. “if this flattening is going on… and more people are getting the tools to compete, connect, collaborate, innovate, then what really matters is what they imagine to do with them” Thomas Friedman

23. Technopreneur Development Division (TeDD) Vision • To establish MSC as a world class centre for the development of technopreneurs and SMEs Mission • To develop a world-class eco-system for technopreneur development towards the creation of competitive and sustainable ICT SMEs and MSC global companies

24. TeDD’s Objectives To catalyse the development of ICT SME To increase net value add to the economy through ICT enablement To expand markets for Malaysian ICT products & services To create high value employment

25. TeDD Development Programmes & MSC processing TeDD CLIENT MGT TeDD CORE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES: DEVELOPING THE ICT SME M&B Clusters Idea  Pre-Seed  Seed  Start-up  Growth  Expansion ENTERPRISE DEV Building the Business Proposition & Entity Growth Global MSC MALAYSIA STATUS PROCESSING Leads + Qualified Leads (no TeDD dev’t) PRODUCT / SERVICE DEV Building the Product / Service MSC Technology Commercialisation Centre Qualified Leads For TeDD Development MSC MALAYSIA STATUS COMPANIES TECHNOPRENEUR COMPETENCY DEV Building Technopreneur Soft skills TeDD LEAD GEN Leads & Qualified Leads FUNDING DEVT Pre-Seed Channels Devt BITE Partnership Biz Devt. OUTREACH Lead Generation TeDD SUPPORT PROGRAMMES

26. Technopreneur Pre-Seed Fund Programme Model • Developmental funding model to improve success rate & quality (Not just a pure grant) • Up to max RM150k conditional funding PLUS ++ • Development services (Project & Technopreneur Competencies) & development management • Access to shared Tech labs facilities & support Targets: Fund & Develop 400 Commercially Viable ICT Projects in RMK9 Period (2006-2010)

27. MSC Technology Commercialization Centre - Technology Labs • Collaboration with leading technology partners; Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, IBM, HP, Basis Bay • Provide critical resources for rapid prototype and proof of concept development within focus areas: • Software Development • Internet Based Businesses • Creative Multimedia & Content • Hardware Design • Duration of program • 3 months (Proof of concept development) • 4 months (Prototype development) • Lab Resources • Office space & technology infrastructure (development & test servers, tools) • Technical mentoring & consultancy • Jumpstart development training • Market access efforts by participating partners

28. Nationwide Rollout of TeDD Programmes PAHANG Eastern MSC KEDAH MSC ZONE KTM MSC Tech ComBT MultimediaN2N Ventures PENANG USAINS SABAH PERAK MELAKA PTTC MICTH KLANG VALLEY SARAWAK YTL E-Solution BioEnterprise Sirim Technology Inc. Skali E-Ventures ISpring Capital MIRC Sohosuite E-Swift Incubator MRCB Technologies (KL Sentral) Creative Cluster JOHOR UTM/BIP MSC Cyberport 20 MSC Status Incubators nationwide

29. Take Home Value • There are abundant opportunities out there • Help & guidance is available • Value is created by being different • Think outside the box • Talk to people outside your current circle

30. THANK YOUSuren Haris AnwarMSC Technology Commercialization Centersuren@mdec.com.my