The Case $$ The Knowledge Era

The Knowledge Era has reached; most of countries in the world have tried

to work towards a Knowledge Based Society. Malaysia on the other hands,

do not lose out in the race for globalization. As a major step in building up

a Knowledge Based Society, Malaysia has established a major information

technology $($IT$)$ project called Multimedia Super Corridor $($MSC$)$ in $1996$ to

prepare its people for the knowledge revolution in the new century. Under

the MSC Project, the development of entrepreneurship is given a

high priority. A MSC technopreneurship development flagship was

established in $2001.$ The core objectives of the flagships are to facilitate

the development of technopreneurs, start $$ups and existing information

communication and technology $($ICT$)$ companies and to assist and facilitate

the growth of ICT and small and medium enterprises $($SMEs$)$ into world

class companies.

At university level the work of promoting entrepreneurship has been quite

aggressive, Multimedia University, a university which has been given the

role of producing entrepreneurs in Malaysia has established the Centre for

Commercialization and Technopreneur Development $($CCTD$)$ for both the

commercialization of Multimedia University$$s research and also the

development of technopreneurs among the university community.

Multimedia University latest startup will be Roommart. Roommart was

founded by an undergraduate of Multimedia University. Roommart is

Malaysia$$s $1$st online roommate finder. It is a portal, which helps students

from higher learning institutions to find rooms, roommates and houses.

Roommart define a new way of finding accommodation through Internet as

most of the students today are avid Internet users.

For a developing country like Malaysia, it is very important for the nation

to have its own successful entrepreneur who can become a fine example

for the youth to follow. In Malaysia, the success story of Mark Chang, CEO

of JobStreet.com and Tony Fernandez, CEO of AirAsia has boost the confidence of many young Malaysians and encourage them to start their

own business and become an entrepreneur.

QUESTION :

Why the subject of entrepreneurship is important to be studied and how this

would benefit?

Question $2(20\mathrm{.}00$ Point$)$

QUESTION :

Do you think is there a specific age and education is required to become

and entrepreneur?

Question $3(20\mathrm{.}00$ Point$)$

QUESTION :

In what way for those aspiring to become an entrepreneur in Malaysia can

get their support from entrepreneurial skills and funding?