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specially designed outfit equipped to offer technopreneurs and ICT companies with
potential for rapid prototyping development of best-of-breed.NET-based applica-
tions and solutions. Utilizing the complete scale of software and hardware, the
MIC will focus on developing companies in the strategic focus areas of embedded
systems, intelligent systems, wireless and mobility, and advanced development
tools.
Open Source Lab (Basis Bay)
Open Source Lab is collaboration between Basis Bay Sdn. Bhd. and MDEC. Basis
Bay provides the hardware and consulting while MDEC provides space and net-
working infrastructure for those entrepreneurs or SMEs interested in developing
business using open source software technologies.

5.1.6 Summary of TDPs Technoprenuer Support Programs

While the above are the specific programs for the creation of support system for
entrepreneurs and SMEs in the ICT sectors—some key services are identified and
provided to cover all the stages of the Enterprise Life Cycle, by the Technoprenuer
Development Program, like Identifying Industry Demands and Client Needs, E-
Services, SYOB, Pre-Seed Funding and Incubation, Business Plan Development
services, Market Development Access to Markets, Technology Laps for Prototype
Development,

and Technoprenuer Competency Development (Workshop and

Coaching).
Figure 6 shows how all the above-mentioned services and TDP's five catego-
ries of programs fit into the Technoprenuer Value Chain or Enterprise Life Cycle
and thus attempt to create a Technoprenuer Eco-System to support the develop-
ment and growth of small and medium enterprises in the ICT sector in the MSC
cluster and Malaysia as a whole.

5.2 The TDP Described as Sub-National System
of Innovation for SMEs in Malaysia

In a recent project involving UNDP and UNESCAP, the support systems that exisit
in addition to that of the national system of innovation was termed as sub-national
system of innovation specific to SMEs. In this section the TDP flagship of the
Multimedia Super Corridor project is presented as a sub-system of the larger
innovation system or as a sub-national system of innovation for SMEs in
Malaysia's ICT sector. The key actors in this ''sub-national system of innovation
to support the Entrepreneurs and SMEs are identified as:
• Government and Government agencies
• The specific regional development Authority
• Universities or Institutes of Higher Learning