Date: 4 November 2016
To: EXCO Members of Young Entrepreneurs of KLSCCCI
Re: Key Take Aways From the Meeting with SITEC
KLSCCCI ICT Group had a networking meeting with Selangor Information Technology & E-commerce Council (http://www.sitec.com.my/) this morning.
- KLSCCCI wants to see a fruitful result/outcome in collaborating with SITEC in these areas:-
- tailor made clases for KLSCCI members on e-commerce
- trade missions
- SITEC has closed working relationship with MDEC, MAGIC, MITI & MATRADE
- SITEC is well funded by Selangor government
My opinion:-
- Malaysia government is moving towards digital economy in budget 2017 and had appointed Jack Ma as Malaysia’s digital economy adviser (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/jack-ma-appointed-as-malaysia-s-digital-economy-adviser/3261856.html)
- I propose that Young Entrepreneurs Group (with ICT Group) to collaborate with SITEC in coaching/training young entrepreneurs to embrace digital economy and to transform Chinese SME into digital economy
Other points:-
- Perhaps can tap onto SITEC (or any organisation that has money) as they are well funded by Selangor govt and is very actively helping business owners to go digital (e-commerce)
- the coaching scope can focus on helping entreprenuers to move into digital economy/e-commerce as most of our Youth members are business owners in non-ICT sector rather as ICT start-ups
- instead of mentoring, we can look into consultation, the consultants are KLSCCCI ICT members, giving advice on technical issues of ICT/e-commerce (e.g. how to advertise in google)
- another advantage of SITEC is the training/coaching is conducted in Mandarin (in addition to English and Malay)
- since most of our youth members are not start-ups therefore, the accelerator/incubation programme may not be helpful to them
- but, if we change the target of INNOVATIVE YOUTH 2017 from university students to start-ups, then the accelerator/incubation/coach and grow programme is very helpful for them.