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Fig. 3 The MSC flagships and co-ordination units

parks were very high including many other hidden costs (like infrastructure, dis-
tance to market, lack of business services in the region, etc.) and the SMEs appear
to lack an overall ecosystem to operate in.
As for the MSC Flagships, initially there was no specific focus on the SME
sector. The Flagship Programs with the 'partnering' or networking approach had
mixed results—once again this policy-driven system did attract foreign/MNC
firms with 'technology' and 'business' competencies—with the lure of a 'market'
to partner/network with local firms. Technology Transfer agreements were in place
and there was some learning from both the local and foreign players in some
flagships (Omar and Avvari 2008 ), the effect is still sporadic rather than rampant
and significant spin offs or spill over effects yet to be seen.
All this led to the revamping of the Flagships Clusters of Firms in the MSC
Cluster and more impetus for the development of the MSC Technopreneurship
Development Program Flagship, which is described in the next section.

5 The MSC Technopreneur Development Program
Flagship (TDP)

The MSC Technopreneur Development Flagship (TDP) is a specific flagship
cluster designed for the promotion of SMEs in the ICT Sector. In recognizing the
need to further enhance the MSC Malaysia's efforts to develop Malaysian SMEs in
the ICT and other strategic high technology industries; the Government launched