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LAUNCHING OF MTDC ACADEMY
Tuesday 25/04/2017
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the Launching of MTDC Academy.
Details of the event are as follows:
Day/Date : Wednesday 26 April 2017
Time : 10.00 am - 1.00 pm
Venue : Clarke Ballroom, Level 6, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur
Launching by : YBhg Dato' Norhalim Yunus, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC)
Program
10.00 am : Arrival of Guests and Media
11.00 am : Speech by YBhg. Dato’ Norhalim Yunus, Chief Executive Officer MTDC
11.15 am : Launching Ceremony
11.30 am : Press Conference and Showcase tour
12.00 pm : Lunch
You are cordially invited to send your reporter and photographer/cameraman to cover the event.
About MTDC Academy
The objective of the event is to introduce a new MTDC brand, MTDC Academy and its products and services. MTDC Advisory and Value Added Services Division (AVAS) has been conducting Capacity & Capability Development programmes for Symbiosis companies, other MTDC fund recipient companies, Ministries such as MOHE and MoFA, agencies, universities and polytechnics, community colleges and other organisations locally and internationally.
To further enhance these activities, MTDC wishes to establish a dedicated and structured capacity development hub for technopreneurs and its eco-system partners.
About MTDC
MTDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and has been the key player in commercialisation and management of government funding since the 7th Malaysia Plan.
The company was set-up in 1992 to promote the adoption of technologies by local companies via commercialisation of local R&D or acquisition of foreign technologies. Since then, MTDC has been a key player in commercialisation and management of Government funds. Currently, MTDC manages six funds amounting to RM 1.8 billion, specifically the Commercialisation of R&D Fund (CRDF), Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF), Hala Fund,Business Start-Up Fund (BSF), Business Growth Fund (BGF) and Business Expansion Fund (BEF).
Besides fund management, MTDC also provides an integrated support services for technopreneurs which includes advisory services such as mentoring, soft-landing, branding, fund raising, international collaboration and networking. MTDC’s commercialisation ecosystem has provided funding and assistance to over 500 technology-based companies that are involved in a wide range of activities ranging from the agricultural sector to ICT.
In the 9th Malaysia Plan (9MP) and 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) alone, companies that were recipients of MTDC’s Commercialisation of Research and Development Fund (CRDF) and Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF) generated a total of RM1.974 billion in sales and contributed towards the creation of 5,261 new jobs and a total of 465 Intellectual Property Rights were filed.
SOURCE : Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (MTDC)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Alvirah Mohd Natt
Vice President, Communications Department
Tel : 017 212 2802
Email : alvirah@mtdc.com.my
Name : Abdul Hafiz Mohamed
Assistant Vice President, Communications Department
Tel : 019 266 7149
Email : abdul.hafiz@mtdc.com.my
-BERNAMA
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