MTDC to open IR4.0 entrepreneur centre in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) will be opening an entrepreneur centre based on Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) in Sabah, bringing the total number of such centres nationwide to six by year-end.
Its chief executive officer Dato Norhalim Yunus said they had also identified Kinabalu Coders as their strategic partner.
“MTDC would like to work with this company to explore more opportunities in the 4.0 industry,” he said.
Kinabalu Coders consists of a group of programmers and the ICT Builders Association.
Kinabalu Coders provides a platform for its members to engage with each other, makes technology accessible, shares knowledge and collaborates on projects, and reaches out to like-minded individuals and organisations across Sabah.
“We at MTDC would like to provide advisory services to those who attend our programmes,” said Norhalim at the launch of the MTDC Road2Growth 2019 event held at the Le Meridien, yesterday.
He also explained that Kota Kinabalu is their first stop after Penang, Johor Bahru and Kuantan with regards to the roadshow.
“This annual tour conducted is a platform for technopreneurs and entrepreneurs in the Sabah region to gain valuable information on the funding for commercialisation of indigenous technology and innovation and services that are available from MTDC,” he said.
He also said the two-day event at the Le Meridien had attracted university students, researchers and entrepreneurs who are interested to know about MTDC’s funding, incubator facilities, business accelerator and training programmes conducted by Technopreneur Training Academy.
He added that this year’s roadshow includes a mini technology transfer and commercialisation workshop, mini business accelerator workshop, technology-based product pitching, I4.0 workshop.
Meanwhile, teams and companies that attend the oneday workshop will be eligible to enter the pitching competition the next day.
The juries will be identifying projects / products that are innovative, practical and have commercial potential.
The top team or company will win RM3,000 in cash at every region.
Winners from the regional MTDC Road2Growth programmes are eligible to enter the grand finale of the pitching competition which will be held in October 2019.
The grand prize winner of each category will receive RM15,000 worth of product development grant.