The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is Malaysia’s most comprehensive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and multimedia development project. Since 1996, one of the MSC’s key strategic plans has been the development of Malaysian ICT Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

In recognising the need to develop Malaysian SMEs in the ICT and other strategic high technology industries, the Government launched the MSC Technopreneur Development Flagship (TDF) in November 2001. The lead agency driving the Flagship is the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation with Multimedia Development Corporation acting as the implementing agency for the Flagship.

The core objectives of the Flagship are to:

• Facilitate the development of technopreneurs, start-ups and existing ICT companies
• Catalyse and nurture a cluster of ICT SMEs
• Assist and facilitate the growth of ICT SMEs into world-class companies

The Technopreneur Development Flagship is well poised to take the MSC to the next level in generating a critical mass of SMEs in strategic high technology sectors as well as facilitating the growth of these ICT companies to become world-class companies.

Aim of the MDP-TDF Collaboration

• To identify 10 new mobile application developers for further development through MDP and TDF support programmes.
• To provide guidance and awareness in areas of mobile application development and venture creation through knowledge sharing activities focusing on the technology and business, Go to Market Trends and Practices.
• To stimulate and spur the development of innovative mobile application suitable for commercialisation opportunity.
• To encourage and support the spirit of technopreneurship thereby affecting the commercialisation of innovative mobile application and content creation.
• To support the technopreneurs in both their business and mobile technology development growth cycle.