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MOU SIGNING CEREMONY AND SOFT LAUNCH OF MTDC I4.0 HUB
Monday 05/11/2018
You are cordially invited to the MoU Signing Ceremony with Industry 4.0 partners and Soft Launch of MTDC i4.0 Hub.
The details of the event are as follows:
Day/Date: Wednesday 7 November 2018
Time: 9.30 am – 11.30 am
Venue: Tower 1, UPM-MTDC Technology Center, Serdang, Selangor
Program Background
Center of 9 Plillars (Co9P) is a dedicated centre for i4.0, complete with Maker labs and co-working space. This centre will facilitate collaborative networks with other business professionals, researchers, academicians and industry experts. The primary use of the centre is to serve the startup companies in Malaysia and to encourage creation of i4.0 entrepreneurs.
MTDC will also sign 5 MoUs with MTDC's industry 4.0 partners. There are:
1. Malaysia Robotics & Automation Society (MyRAS)
2. Malaysia Internet-of-Things Association (MyIoTA)
3. RESPECT Business and Advanced Technology Solutions Sdn Bhd (RESPECT)
4. Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and
5. Human Life Advancement Foundation (HLAF)
The signing comes a week after the launch of the Industry 4.0 National Policy by Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad. Today's signing will pave the way for the industry to work together in its efforts to promote local talents and develop potentially new technopreneurs in the i4.0 space.
Program
9.30 am: Arrival of Guests
10.00 am: Doa Recital
10.05 am: Opening remarks by YBhg. Dato' Norhalim Yunus, Chief Executive Officer of MTDC
10.15 am: Official Launch of Centre of 9 Pillars Logo
10.20 am: MoU Signing Ceremony with MYRAS, MyIoTA, RTI, RESPECT (UTM) and HLAF
Group photo
11.00 am: Press Conference
11.30 am: End of program
You are cordially invited to send a reporter and photographer/cameraman to cover the event.
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 five funds amounting to RM 1.8 billion, specifically the Commercialisation of R&D Fund (CRDF), Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF), Halal 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 (MTDC)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Alvirah Mohd Natt
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Tel: 017 212 2802
Email: alvirah@mtdc.com.my
Name: Sharus Shavek Sharudin
Associate, Corporate Communications Department
Tel: 012 358 4181
Email: sharusshavek@mtdc.com.my
-BERNAMA
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