job & technopreneurship opportunities in ict technopreneur development division (tedd)

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Job & Technopreneurship Opportunities in ICT

Technopreneur Development Division

(TeDD)

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MSC Malaysia : In a Glance…….Explaining the MSC

What is the MSC Malaysia?

Federal Government initiative to re-create Silicon Valley Federal Government initiative to re-create Silicon Valley in Malaysiain 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 1,510 MSC-status companies, of which 71

are MNCs and 367 are fare 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

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Malaysia’s Malaysia’s Phases of Economic GrowthPhases of Economic Growth

Source : NEAC

Labour-driven

Labour-driven

Investment-driven

Productivity-driven

Knowledge-driven

1960 19951970 1980 2000 & Beyond

Primary Commodities

Assembly-type Manufacturing

Medium-tech Manufacturing & Services

High-tech Manufacturing & Services

Knowledge-based

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Strategy of the MSCStrategy of the MSC

Create the ideal multimedia environment to attract world-class companies to use MSC

as a hub

Catalyze a highly competitive cluster of Malaysian multimedia / ICT companies that

become world-class over time

Success in the Information Age

Go Global

Lead Regional

Create value from Information Age

businesses

Enhance domestic productivity

1)Increase Foreign Direct Investment2)Develop a strong dynamic and thriving Technopreneurship Landscape3)Bridge Digital Divide

ICT SME DEVELOPMENT

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A Able to recruit the talent B Unable to recruit the talent

Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies

Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

RESPONSES

 SECURITY

RESPONSES

A B A B

OOA & Design using UML

141 87Network security

180 55

Business Process Re-engineering

107 68Web security

141 53

SAD 240 71 PKI 73 44

Software Quality Assurance

148 91VPN

114 35

Project management240 85

Intrusion Detection System

77 45

Software Configuration Management

126 60Internet & Intranet Firewalls 169 45

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A Able to recruit the talent B Unable to recruit the talent

Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies

Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

PROGRAMMING

RESPONSES

  SERVER ADMINISTRATION

RESPONSES

A BA B

C++ 247 59 Novell 52 18

Visual Basic 330 7  Windows 2000 286 8

Perl 91 36 Windows 2003 223 24

PHP 115 44 Linux 197 79

Java/J2EE 233 102 Unix 146 51

Active Server Pages 217 21

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A Able to recruit the talent B Unable to recruit the talent

Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies

Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

 INTERNET TECHNOLOGY & E-COMMERCE

RESPONSES CREATIVE

MULTIMEDIA

RESPONSES

A B A B

WebSphere 71 51 Maya 36 16

MS .Net web development122 58

Macromedia Director

98 15

Cold Fusion 57 31 3Dstudio Max 50 21

XML development 164 65 Scriptwriting 47 23

Visual InterDev 97 22 Storyboarding 52 22

Notes & Domino 54 27 Production Design 54 21

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A Able to recruit the talent B Unable to recruit the talent

Skills Sets Requirements of MSC Companies

Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

DATABASE

RESPONSESNETWORKING &

TELECOMMUNICATION

RESPONSES

A B A B

Oracle 9i 154 64 LAN 279 10

SQL Server 2000 301 29 TCP/IP 281 19

MySQL 224 34  Cisco Routers/ Networks 169 34

Sybase 56 29 VoIP 81 34

DB2 77 31 Mobile Communications 80 58

Informix 60 26 3G Technologies 31 74

MS Access 187 7

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Summary on Skills Sets Requirements

Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

1. Generally, skills sets in Software Engineering category appear to be the most difficult to recruit.

2. In Programming category, MSC-status companies find it hard to recruit people with Java and J2EE skills.

3. There is a demand in Network and Web Security professionals.

4. In Server Administration category, professionals in Linux and Unix are greatly needed.

5. There is a shortage of XML developers.

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RATINGS ON THE SKILLS OF MALAYSIAN ICT K-WORKERS

•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 ?

PoorAverageGoodExcellent

36356198

8

5204311

75

4128330136

1101308187

17277264

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Learning Ability

Analytical Skill

Communi-cation Skill

Writing Skill

Technical Skill

Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

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RATINGS ON THE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF MALAYSIAN ICT K-

• 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 ?

Poor

ExcellentGoodAverage

36240243

75

13164353

67

52344187

13

21171322

80

18206304

67

Loyalty/ Dedication

Confidence

Teamwork

Indepen-dence

Resourceful- ness

Source : MSC Impact Survey, 2004

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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 Concepts1. KDI to comprise of programmes to leverage on available

infrastructure provided by others; stop gap measures2. MDeC to drive Key KDI programmes. In addition other programmes

will driven by Partners with MDeC support

KDI ObjectivesCreate and facilitate programs to:1. Meet industry demand for K-Workers2. Increase availability of talent pool for the industry3. Enhance employability of K-Workers

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KDI Programmes

• Undergraduate Skill Programmes (USP)• Graduate Trainee Programmes (GTP)• Job Camp (JC)• Professional Enhancement programmes

(PEP)• Knowledge Workers Investor Impact

Programme• (eKWIIP)

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Undergraduate Skills Programme

ObjectiveIncrease Talent Pool

Selection CriteriaUndergraduates (Final Year)

Structure3 ~ 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.

OutcomeKnowledge 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

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Graduate Trainee Programme

ObjectiveAssist companies with costs of on-the-job-training and offers real-life working experience

to fresh graduates

Selection CriteriaMalaysian fresh graduates with minimum qualification of Diploma with less than 6 months

after graduation.Minimum CGPA of 2.50 from all fields of studies.

StructureAttachment at MSC Malaysia Status Company.Salary paid by Company.

OutcomeExperience and exposure in IT industry.

How to Apply?Register on-line at http://kdi.msc.com.my

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Job Camp

ObjectiveIncrease Talent pool to meet industry need

Selection CriteriaAvailable K-Workers

StructureTrain for core skills required to win vacancies1 month ~ 6 months trainingSponsored by MDeC

OutcomeEquipped 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

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Professional Enhancement Programme

ObjectiveEnhance competitiveness of K-Workers of MSC Malaysia companies

Selection CriteriaEmployees of MSC Malaysia status companies / K-Workers StructureIndustry recognised courses / certification. Min: 2 days coursesMDeC 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

OutcomeIndustry recognised K-Workers

How to Apply?Register on-line at http://kdi.msc.com.my

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Visithttp://kdi.msc.com.my

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The World is Flat

“more people today than ever before have access to a technology platform for innovation, entrepreneurship, education”

Thomas Friedman

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Technopreneurship as a viable alternative

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Technology as a Catalyst for Growth

• Knowledge is Power

• Enhance productivity, revitalize industries

• Focus on customer (Commerce & government)

• Global in nature

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“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

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Technopreneur Development Division (TeDD)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

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TeDD’s Objectives

To create high value To create high value employmentemployment

To expand markets for To expand markets for Malaysian ICT products & Malaysian ICT products &

servicesservices

To increase net value add to To increase net value add to the economy through ICT the economy through ICT

enablementenablement

To catalyse the To catalyse the development of development of

ICT SMEICT SME

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PRODUCT / SERVICE DEVBuilding the Product / Service

MSC Technology Commercialisation Centre

ENTERPRISE DEVBuilding the Business Proposition & Entity

Growth Global

TECHNOPRENEUR COMPETENCY DEV

Building Technopreneur Soft skills

TeDD CORE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES:DEVELOPING THE ICT SME

Idea Pre-Seed Seed Start-up Growth Expansion

MSCMALAYSIA STATUS

PROCESSING

TeDD CLIENTMGT

TeDD SUPPORT PROGRAMMES

BITEPartnership Biz Devt.

OUTREACHLead Generation

FUNDING DEVT Pre-Seed Channels Devt

TeDD LEAD GEN

MSCMALAYSIA STATUS

COMPANIES

M&B

Clusters

Leads &Qualified Leads

Leads + Qualified Leads(no TeDD dev’t)

Qualified Leads ForTeDD Development

TeDD Development Programmes & MSC processing

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Technopreneur Pre-Seed Fund Programme

Model Developmental funding model to improve success

rate & quality (Not just a pure grant)o Up to max RM150k conditional funding

PLUS ++o Development services (Project & Technopreneur

Competencies) & development managemento Access to shared Tech labs facilities & support

Targets: Fund & Develop 400 Commercially Viable ICT Projects in RMK9 Period (2006-2010)

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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

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Nationwide Rollout of TeDD Programmes

KEDAH

PENANG

KLANG VALLEY

JOHOR

PAHANG

SABAH

MSC ZONE

PERAK MELAKA

KTM

MSC Tech ComBT MultimediaN2N Ventures

YTL E-Solution

BioEnterprise

Sirim Technology Inc.

Skali E-Ventures

ISpring Capital

MIRC

Sohosuite

E-Swift Incubator

MRCB Technologies (KL Sentral)

UTM/BIPMSC Cyberport

USAINS

MICTH

20 MSC Status

Incubators nationwide

SARAWAK

Eastern MSC

Creative Cluster

PTTC

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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

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THANK YOU

Suren Haris AnwarMSC Technology Commercialization

Centersuren@mdec.com.my