4 TH TECHNOPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION (TISE) 2012 Creating a Bright Future through Science, Technology & Creativity 21-22 Oct 2012, Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.1. Background & Rationale Malaysia is at the crossroad of national economic and industrial development. To build the hi-tech industrial base of Malaysia as envisaged in the New Economic Model and high income economy under the Economic Transformation Programme, it is essential that it be built upon the educated and intellectual of the nation, that is, the undergraduates and postgraduates as well as the professionals. Such an initiative will not only reduce graduate unemployment but create job and business development opportunities for Malaysians as well as foreign MNCs based in Malaysia. A tripartite team of technology parks, Science and Technology learned academia/societies and chambers of commerce has been formed to establish an ecosystem for the nurturing of Malaysian technopreneurs and to set the impetus to new economic development using Science & Technology. It endeavours to ensure that no great ideas remain unexploited and no talents remain untapped. To achieve this, a 100 Best Technopreneurs Competition is designed to create excitement among the young intellectuals to explore, identify and develop the best Malaysian young business intellectuals/talents in Science and Technology and to channel them into the main stream of national and international development. The EU has been at the forth front of technology development including in emerging fields such as Green Technology and Renewable Energy. The involvement of various EU national business councils and national education agencies serves to forge strategic alliance to add value to Malaysian technopreneur development to ensure its competitiveness in the global market. It also paves the way for win-win and sustainable business partnership between Malaysia & EU in Science & Technology fields. 1.2. Objectives (i) (ii) To encourage and develop technopreneurship among professionals especially scientists and engineers including graduates and final year students; To explore university-business collaboration in technopreneurship in Malaysia in line with global development trends and Malaysian government s Economic Transformation Programme; 1
(iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) To provide information & guidance to would-be-technopreneurs/technopreneurs on developing an idea into a product; setting up & running a business; marketing the products; access to funding (government/private); and other support services for technopreneurs; To introduce to the public in general and technopreneurs in particular Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) s Technopreneur Incubator and other support services for technopreneurs in TPM and in its surrounding areas; To provide career guidance to would-be-graduates and graduates; To inculcate interest towards Science & Technology and Innovation among the professionals, technopreneurs, youth and public; To provide a platform for technopreneurship networking and knowledge sharing. To form a Malaysian talent pool of technopreneurs. 1.3 Organisers Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA) WENCOM Career Consultancy (WENCOM) Co-organizers Technology Park Malaysia Corporation (TPM) IEM Training Centre ( wholly owned by The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ) Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM) MCA Innovation Resources Centre (MIRC) Scientific Malaysian (SciMy) INTI Foundation Supporters Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EUMCCI) Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MGCC) 1.4 Targets Graduates, postgraduate and final year students, engineers, scientists, professionals, SMEs, CEO s, industrialists, aspiring entrepreneurs/technopreneurs, academicians and university faculty, leaders in education, government leaders, public policy and program managers for emerging companies and innovation development. 1.5 Official Publications JURUTERA, IEM Periodical WENCOM Higher Education Guide 2
1.6 Language Medium The entry to competition can be written in English, Malay or Chinese. The Symposium will be in English with some Malay/Chinese translation where necessary. 1.7 Dates Competition: 20 July-25 Sept. 2012; Symposium & Exhibition: 21-22 Oct 2012 (Sunday & Monday) 2 100 BEST TECHNOPRENEURS COMPETITION 2.1 Participation in Competition On Prescribed Form furnished by Organisers, to be divided into Student Category and Young intellectual/professionals Category: * Malaysian tertiary education students studying locally or overseas including at universities, colleges, polytechnics and other post secondary institutions. (excluding postgraduate and Form 6, A-Level and Matriculation students) * Young Intellectuals and Professionals including postgraduate students aged 21-35 years old as at 1 Jan 2012. 2.2 Proposed Selection Criteria Business Acumen & Drive 30% Leadership Qualities/Soft Skills/Team Work 30% Technical Expertise/Availability of Local Resources 15% Alignment with National Policies & Priority Areas & international trends 15% Creativity 10% 2.3 Proposed Awards Participation at Technopreneurship & Innovation Symposium: free of charge 3 month Career Guidance & Match-Making Service for Internship/Traineeship at EU/ German companies in Malaysia.and on technopreneurship development Incubator space at Technology Park Malaysia for top 3 winners 3
3 TECHNOPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM 3.1 Participation in Symposium Individual registration RM560.00 per pax, two day event, seminar materials, lunches and coffee breaks, individual participation or sponsored by universities, corporations Platinum/Gold/Silver/Bronze Sponsorship; discounted rate for members of organizers/co-organisers/ supporters Winners of 100 best technopreneurs Free of charge. Total expected no. of Participants: 200, 100 sponsored by universities/ colleges/ corporations, 100 winners of competition 3.2 Tentative Programmes ( Subject to change ) Day 1 Building your Technopreneurship Career - Technology Park Malaysia s Role in Supporting Technopreneurship Encik Azra I Bin Shui b, General Manager, Incubation & Technopreneurs Development, Technology Park Malaysia - Protecting your Ideas Mr Ong Chui Koon, Senior General Manager and a Senior Principal Consultant, Intellectual Property Centre, Standard & Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia - Setting up a Business, the do s & don t s Mr Kenneth Foo Poh Khean, FCIS, LLB., CLP, TAR College Lecturer - Funds for Technopreneurs Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd/Malaysian Venture Capital Management Berhad Successful Technopreneurs Experience Sharing - Dato Er Kok Leong, Corporate Advisor, Intercontinental Specialty fats Sdn Bhd; Vice Chairman, the Palm Oil Refineries Association of Malaysia Board Member, Malaysian Palm Oil Board - Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia / equivalent Technopreneurship Education Programme Experience Sharing - Presentation on Manage&More Programme Center for Innovation & Business Creation, Technical University of Munich, Germany; - Presentation from Taiwan 4
Day 2 Official Opening & Prize Giving Forum: University-Business Collaboration Malaysia s Challenges & the Way Forward - Dr Geoffrey Williams, Deputy Chairman, EU-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EUMCCI) - Government Business Relationship: German Practice and Experience in Higher Education Mr Alexander Stedtfeld, Executive Director, Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MGCC) - University-Business Collaboration Malaysia s Challenges & the Way Forward Prof Dr Wilson Tay, Dean, Faculty of Business, Communication & Law, INTI International University Incentives & Support for Local Investors & Technopreneurs By Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) - Representative from MIDA The Wealth from Emerging Science & Technology Fields - The Wealth from Renewable Energy/Green Technology Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA Malaysia) - The Wealth from the Ocean Prof. Dr. Nor Aieni Bt Hj Mokthtar, Under Secretary/Director, National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) - The Wealth from Palm Oil Director-General, Malaysian Palm Oil Board - The Wealth from Biotechnology Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman, Undersecretary/Director, National Biotechnology Division Ministry of Science Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) Day 1& 2 Science & Technology Career Days Career Information Counters by MNC s; R & D institutes, Science & Technology institutions on career; technopreneurship, R & D and internship opportunities; postgraduate schools/continuing education opportunities. Business Registration Mobile Counter A Mobile Counter by the Companies Commission of Malaysia will be available for guidance and information on business registration as well as on the spot business registration 4. POST-EVENT SERVICES A weekly clinic session/counseling session over a period of 3 months will be made available after the event to provide match-matching service and guidance to budding technopreneurs and corporations. A blueprint will be drafted and submitted to relevant authority and for further implementation 5
5. SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FEES Symposium: RM560.00, two day event, seminar materials, lunch & coffee breaks. SPECIAL PACKAGES FOR UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES (a) Gold Sponsorship - RM 7,000.00 includes: Two exhibition desks with 6 chairs Eighteen (18) complimentary seminar registrations. VIP seating at Symposium. One page advertisement/write-up in Seminar Material 5 minute corporate video show at Symposium; Database of students/young intellectuals to Competitors with relevant details Inclusion of sponsor s name and logo on the event advertisements & publicity materials. (priority listing) Mention of sponsor s name on all correspondence and communication materials of the event (b) Silver Sponsorship - RM 4,000.00 includes: Two exhibition desk with 6 chairs; Ten (10) complimentary seminar registrations; Database of students/young intellectuals to Competitors with relevant details; Inclusion of sponsor s name and logo on the event advertisements & publicity materials. Mention of sponsor s name on all correspondence and communication materials of the event (c) Bronze Sponsorship - RM 2,000 includes: An exhibition desk with 4 chairs. Five (5) seminar registrations Note: Entry fees for Competition cannot be converted into registration fees for the Symposium & Exhibition. All (academicians, students, etc) are welcome to register for the Symposium. 6
APPENDIX BACKGROUND OF MALAYSIAN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION The Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA) is the premier science and technology organisation in Malaysia. Established in 1955, it is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of Science and Technology in Malaysia and has been active in the organization of public understanding of Science & Technology Symposiums. In recent years, MSA has taken the initiative to be involved in the commercialization of R & D and to work with the private sector in the areas of Science & Technology and has formed a consultancy and commercial arm, known as the MSA Consult. BACKGROUND OF TECHNOLOGY PARK MALAYSIA Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) was established by the Ministry of Science, Technology & innovation to facilitate private sector R&D and innovation and to participate in the commercialisation of research results by providing marketing, management and technical services to companies involved in the areas of Science and Technology. BACKGROUND OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS MALAYSIA The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) is the premier professional organization in Malaysia established since 1959 with 11 branches throughout East and West Malaysia and a membership of over 16,000. It represents a pool of technological intellects which can be tapped for the national industrial development. BACKGROUND OF INSTITUT KIMIA MALAYSIA Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) or Malaysian Institute of Chemistry is a professional scientific association incorporated under the Chemists Act 1975 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation, with the main aims of regulating the practice of chemistry in Malaysia, representing the profession of chemistry and to promote the public awareness, appreciation and the advancement of chemistry in Malaysia. Established in 1967, IKM today has a membership of 2,849 as at 1 st Jan 2011 with 6 branches throughout the nation. Membership of IKM comes from both the manufacturing and service sectors, universities and other institutions of higher learning, research and development institutions, and, government and education sectors. Since the inception, IKM has been active in providing training, organizing conferences both at national and international levels as well as student and public activities in chemistry. 7
BACKGROUND OF MCA INNOVATION RESOURCE CENTRE The MCA Innovation Resource Centre (MIRC, formerly known as MCA ICT Resource Centre) was formed on January 1, 2005 with a mission to drive innovation and deliver business values to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by optimizing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage to achieve innovation, transformation and growth. MIRC plays an important role for SME and Technopreneur development and operates a one-stop SME and ICT Service Centre where it assists both SMEs and Technopreneurs in various areas, such as access to financing, ICT adoption, market access, training, etc. In 2008, MIRC launched its SME Development Blueprint with focus on 7 Strategic Thrusts Infrastructure, Driving Innovation, Capacity and Capability Development, e-enablement, Market Access, Access to Financing and Promotion of New Growth Sectors BACKGROUND OF SCIENTIFIC MALAYSIAN Scientific Malaysian (SciMy) is a platform created by overseas Malaysians to connect Malaysian scientific researchers across the world to discuss research issues in Malaysia, to promote collaboration and to establish network. There are currently 382 members consisting of professors, lecturers, postdoctoral researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students residing/studying locally and abroad. Scientific Malaysian aspires to provide valuable collective ideas for the improvement of scientific research and development in Malaysia. BACKGROUND OF WENCOM CAREER CONSULTANCY WENCOM Career Consultancy, a veteran in career guidance and PR consultancy in higher education and Science & Technology with extensive experience in promotional activities in both sectors, has initiated the first Technopreneur Development Seminar in 2005 and has been engaged by the Ministry of Education s Technical & Vocational Education Division to run entrepreneur development under their teacher training programs. WENCOM has been publishing Malaysia's leading bilingual (English & Chinese language) higher education, training and career directory WENCOM Higher Education Guide which is entering into its 13th Edition. The Directory is endorsed by both the Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Human Resources, as well as the Malaysian Scientific Association. WENCOM has also been actively involved in the promotion of education, training and careers through organisation of seminars and exhibitions, running education columns in the press and over national radio stations, having played a pioneering role in many of these activities. Some of the projects pioneered by Ms Wee Hui Bieh, the founder of WENCOM Career Consultancy prior to and after the establishment of WENCOM Career Consultancy include: 1985 Initiated the first education fair in Malaysia and probably in the world, which was quickly followed by the British Council in Malaysia and other organisations 1985-95 Initiated and ran the first career guidance column in a local daily in Malaysia. 1987-89 Initiated the first career guidance programme over Radio Television Malaysia. 8
1988 Initiated the first bus guide in Malaysia 1988 Initiated the first higher education guidebook in Malaysia 1989-1992 Pioneered the first invention fair in Malaysia with Malaysian Invention and Design Society and SIRIM Berhad- serving as the PR & marketing office for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd 'Malaysian Invention & Design Competition & Exhibition', in conjunction with Ministry of Science, Technology & Environment's annual National Science Week. 1991 Invited by UNESCO and Malaysian Chemical Society to publish the 'Technical & Vocational Education in Malaysia' in Malay language in conjunction with the 2nd International Symposium on Technician Education for Research and Development held in Kuala Lumpur. 1992-94 Initiated and ran an English Language Learning Column in a local daily in Malaysia. 1993-95 Initiated and ran an English Language Learning Programme over Radio Television Malaysia. 1995 Pioneered the first and largest nationwide series of education and career seminars in IT, held in 23 towns in East and West Malaysia. 2005 Initiated the first Technopreneur Development Programme targeting at university students and young intellectuals in Malaysia. It is currently organised in collaboration with local universities, scientific and technology based associations, Technology Park Malaysia and EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry. 2007 Recognised for innovation in designing a Motivation & Career Guidance Camp for the non-academically-inclined youth in rural areas and awarded a fund to organise it by the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation. WENCOM is also active in the promotion of Science and Technology and has a good working knowledge of invention and entrepreneurship activities covering patents and commercialisation of R&D, having close rapport with scientific organisations as well as professional bodies and personalities. Since 2005, WENCOM has been active with EU related activities, including promoting the Erasmus Mundus (EM) Scholarship and participating in ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting which is a biennial heads of governments meeting) activities. The latest being invitation to participate in ASEM education activities including Technical & Vocational Education Symposium at Qingdao, China in January 2011, organized by the People s Republic of China Ministry of Education and German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the ASEM Education Secretariat as well as ASEM University-Business Forum at Bonn, Germany in November 2011, organized by DAAD and the ASEM Education Secretariat. WENCOM is currently the contributor/writer to the ASEM Education Newsletter published by the ASEM Education Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany. 9