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3.4 Infrastructure to Nurture ICT Entrepreneurs
and SMEs—MSC Central Incubator
In order to enhance the numbers of technology-based SMEs in the MSC region—a
central incubator was identified to be the nucleus for the National Incubator Network
that would link eight other centers which are already in operation. These centers
include Technology Park Malaysia, UPM-MTDC Incubator, and Kulim Hi-tech
Park. The establishment of this incubator network was considered crucial to help
generate the much needed pool of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to meet the
demands of the MSC cluster project when it rolls out nationwide. The incubator is
located within the Multimedia University (which is in the MSC Cluster) with 62,500
square feet of space. The incubator is one of the six major ingredients critical to the
creation of sufficient technopreneurs. The other five elements being venture capital
and financing, research and development, incentives, human resource development,
and market access. The MSC Central Incubator is one incubator in the cluster that
has been set up to help enhance the capabilities of SMEs by allowing its tenants to
have access to the MSC's communication infrastructure, research facilities, net-
working opportunities and venture capital funding. MSC Central Incubator will also
support the tenants by providing seminars, training, and other advance services such
as business plan development, accounting, and marketing. The MSC Incubator is
now part of a larger nationwide incubator program that is spearheaded by the
Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).
3.5 The MSC Flagships—Institutional and Network
Dynamics for Enhancing Technological Capabilities
of Firms in the MSC
Another support element in the MSC Cluster is the ''MSC Flagships''. The gov-
ernment of Malaysia provided major government ICT projects to consortiums/
network of companies to help kick start the MSC project. This network of firms
would also help to develop technological capabilities among the local firms in the
networks and the projects themselves were for social development, On one hand
this provides 'demand'-oriented incentives to attract the foreign firms to come into
the MSC and partner with local firms while facilitate ''learning'' and some sort of
transfer of capabilities to the local companies while providing market to the for-
eign technology providing companies.
3.5.1 Multimedia Development Flagships Clusters
This comprises of firm networks that develop applications to facilitate the devel-
opment of society and government while they offer concrete business opportunities
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