Intellectual Property Corp of Malaysia (MyIPO) and Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC) are taking firmer steps to promote intellectual property (IP)-based financing in Malaysia.

A tea talk, 'IP System and Valuation', was jointly organised by MyIPO, MDeC and the Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM), gathering bankers to share and exchange ideas in promoting IP-based financing.

The government has targeted a 90-percent online usage of its services among the public by 2015, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan.

Saying websites must be user friendly, he described government portals as mediums which could close the digital divide with society.

The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) is striving for Intellectual Property (IP) rights to be accepted as assets or collateral through the IP valuation model which is set to be introduced in the first quarter of next year.

Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) today launched the MSC Malaysia Cloud Initiative for SMEs, which is focused on stepping up development of the cloud ecosystem in Malaysia  Aimed at driving the adoption of Cloud based services, the programme will enable the MSC Malaysia Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to deploy cloud software and services as a utility, while catalyzing demand by local enterprises for Made in Malaysia cloud software and services.

MDeC and Global Entrepreneurship Sdn Bhd, the founders of StartupMalaysia.org, have announced the commencement of the Silicon Valley Comes to Malaysia (SVC2M) symposium, a two-day conference that will give opportunity to Malaysian entrepreneurs to learn critical skills from some of the best global minds in the business.

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Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) today announced the commencement of the 2nd MSC Malaysia Integrated Content Development Programme (ICON2), which aims to enable the Rakyat with the skills and means to create world-class local content.

Transactions of about RM25 million are expected to be done via the Malaysia Digital Enterprise Exchange (MDEX) by year-end, backed by an aggressive marketing, promotions and sales efforts of ManagePay Systems Bhd.

The Multimedia Development Corporation's (MDeC) MSC Malaysia Asia-Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) returns for the 12th year with a new category, "Best of Sustainability & Green Information Technology".

MDV plans to allocate 85% of the RM4.1 bil loan portfolio to ICT and 15% for biotech. In the long run, we hope to make it 60% for ICT, 20% for biotech and 20% for green tech.

Custodian of the MSC Malaysia initiative, the Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC) will create its own standards certification to help ensure products developed by MSC Malaysia-status companies maintain a high quality.

MDeC expects to sees further growth in the third phase of the development of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) that is set to run from this year to 2020.

The shared services and outsourcing (SSO) industry has been an important part of Malaysia’s ICT-led transformation into a high-income, knowledge-based economy.

The final quarter of 2008 saw the United States experience one of the worst economic crisis since the Wall Street crash in 1929. The downturn continued through 2009 and affected almost everyone in this increasingly inter-connected world.

Every year, more Malaysians are able to enjoy the benefits of high-speed access to the Internet. This single facility opens a world of opportunity and convenience for them through content and services available online from a growing host of providers.

2010 has been a good year for the creative content industry especially with new market activities and innovative development. Similar growth opportunities and more are expected for 2011.

At its beginning, outsourcing was a means for companies to reduce costs and address the lack of skilled workers in their own countries by off-shoring work to developing nations that were able to offer a talented workforce with extensive process expertise at competitive prices.

The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), the driver of the MSC Malaysia national ICT initiative, hosted the 4th MSC Malaysia Golf and Networking Event for fans for the game at the Kota Kemuning Golf and Country Resort on Saturday, 4th December 2010.

Innovation is the creation of new values for an organization and its customers by changing one or more dimensions of the business system.

The MSC Malaysia Industry Reporting provides insight of the health of various verticals within MSC Malaysia