The document provides background information on MSC Cyberport Johor, which was established to expand Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) initiative to the state of Johor. MSC Cyberport Johor operates centers located in Bandar MSC Cyberport and Menara MSC Cyberport, and has helped incubate over 70 technology companies. It works closely with local universities to generate knowledge workers and commercialize research, and has partnered with groups like British Telecom and Teleperformance to support the growth of the tech sector in Johor.
2. Background of MSC Cyberport Johor The 17th MSC Implementation Council Meeting on the 21 st of June 2004 outlined the national rollout of MSC Malaysia to other states within Malaysia under the MSC Cybercity/Cybercenter project. The State Of Johor headed by the Chief Minister has been driving the expansion of MSC Malaysia to Johor and has appointed a public-private partnership MSC Cyberport Sdn. Bhd., to drive the expansion of MSC Malaysia to Johor. The MSC Malaysia areas in Johor covers Bandar MSC Cyberport in Kulai and Menara MSC Cyberport in Johor Bahru. The Multimedia Development Corporation has designated both locations as MSC Malaysia areas. The Prime Minister Of Malaysia had on the 28 th of June 2006 approved MSC Malaysia Cybercentre Status for Menara MSC Cyberport and launched it on the 14 th of August 2006.
3. MSC Bill of Guarantees and Incentives MSC Malaysia Incentives Summary Freedom to Move Key Factors People, Ideas, Capital, Equipment Zero Corporate Tax Regime World-Class Infrastructure at 3rd World Cost One Stop Quality Service Agency Customised Incentives
4. Johor Through Holistic Development To Be A Global ICT Business Hub With A World-Class Living Environment And Become A Knowledge State By 2015 Governance Strategic Enabler 1 Investment Infrastructure Human Resource Strategic Enabler 2 Strategic Enabler 3 Strategic Enabler 4 Promote Private Sector Participation Strategic Direction 1 Strategic Direction 2 Strategic Direction 3 Promote Lifelong Learning & Research Promote An Active & Participative Society Provide Customer Centric Marketing & Communication Promote Implementation of New & Cost-Effective Technology Promote Transparent Communication And Efficiency Stimulate R&D and Commercialisation Activities Provide Ubiquitous Access To Worldwide Networks Increase Number & Quality Of Knowledge Workers Educate The Importance Of Streamlined ICT Implementation Encourage Investment Friendly Community Create Awareness On ICT Through Effective Utilisation Of Infrastructure. Create An ICT Friendly Workforce Attract Talent & Prevent Brain Drain Through Entrepreneurship Promote Usage Of E-Public Services Johor State ICT Blueprint Strategic Framework
5. K-Government K-Society Johor Venture Capital Center MSC Malaysia Cybercity/ Cybercentre Johor One-Stop Center Wireless City E-Desa, Kedai.Com Johor.Gov.My Johor E-PBT Johor E-Logistics Complementary projects Johor Islamic REIT Johor State ICT Blueprint Programs K-Economy Johor Electronic Government E-Learning 100% Broadband In Homes K-Infrastructure Johor GIS
6. Menara MSC Cyberport Greenfield (150-acre) MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Menara MSC Cyberport Brownfield (340,000 sq ft) Designated MSC Malaysia Cybercity @ Bandar MSC Cyberport (Conferred MSC Malaysia Cybercentre status in 28 th June 2006) K-Economy Program: Cybercity / Cybercentre
7. Conferred MSC Malaysia Cybercentre status by the Prime Minister of Malaysia on the 28th of June 2006 & was launched by the Prime Minister on the 14 th of August 2006. 30-storey building which is strategically located right next to the new CIQ complex & n ext to the causeway to Singapore Surrounded by many amenities in its vicinity including hotels like The ZON Regency Hotel & Grand Bluewave Hotel, Duty Free Zone at The ZON, transportation hubs , shopping malls, private colleges and universities. A host of facilities including :- MSC Business Innovation Centre MSC One Stop Shop MSC Incubator Centre Technology Lab Multiple Broadband Access Rooftop Garden & Roof-top helipad ISO 9001:2000 Certified for Quality Management System (QMS) in Provision of Cybercentre Management Services on the 13 th of January 2008 by Lloyd¡¯s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Menara MSC Cyberport
9. Launch of MSC Malaysia Cybercentre@Menara MSC Cyberport by the Prime Minister Of Malaysia
10. Innovation Ventures MSC Cyberport Public Private Partnership Talent / Universities Business Environment Products Business Market Global CAPITAL! OPPORTUNITIES! PRIVATE SECTOR Funding IDEAS! State Government Facilitation (UTM, KUITHHO, UiTM, OUM) Menara & Bandar MSC Cyberport (Venture Capitalist, Angels, Khazanah) MSC Cyberport Johor Innovation Convection Model
11. IHL Partnerships with MSC Cyberport Johor MSC Cyberport Sdn. Bhd. has entered into collaborations through MoUs and formal partnerships with the Institutes Of Higher Learning(IHL) below to generate and equip knowledge workers as well as to commercialize ideas from these institutions at MSC Cyberport Johor. Institute of Higher Learning Avg. No. of Graduates Per Year (est) University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 10,000 Open University Malaysia (OUM) 4,000 Multimedia University (MMU) 2,500 Kolej University Teknologi Tun Hussien Onn (KUiTTHO) 2,000 Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) 1,500 SAL Group of Collegens 1,500 Cosmopoint 1,000 Southern College 200 Total Graduates per Year 22,700 Total Over 10 Years (est.) 227,000
13. MSC Cyberport Johor 2009 Achievements Home to over 70 MSC Malaysia and ICT Companies Achieved over 90% Occupancy For Menara MSC Cybeport (from 40% before MSC Cyberport moved in) Successfully incubated 13 companies to receive MDeC¡¯s Pre-seed Business Grant Of RM150,000; the State with the highest number of Pre-Seed Grant Recipients Successfully incubated 5 companies to receive British Telecom¡¯s Intellectual Property Research to be commercialized; 1/3rd of all BT¡¯s recipients are from Johor Signed with Sunil Mantri Realty during WCIT 2008 to co-develop Bandar MSC Cyberport Signed with Teleperformance , a leading French-listed call centre which will employ 5,000 people within a 5 year period in Bandar MSC Cyberport, effectively becoming an anchor tenant for the MSC Cybercity
14. MSC Cyberport Johor 2009 Achievements Formed Joint Venture with Juniasia, a local call center specialist to develop a Call Center Incubator within Menara MSC Cyberport; will become first outsourced call centre serving 3 rd parties in Johor and the only Call Centre Incubator within a MSC Malaysia Cybercentre/Cybercity Achieved ISO 9001:2000 Status For MSC Cyberport¡¯s One Stop Centre Appointed by MDeC to implement Johor¡¯s One Stop Shop System to all MSC Malaysia Cybercities/Cybercentres nationwide MSC Cyberport¡¯s E-PBT selected by MAMPU for Federal Level Pilot Implementation Approved to receive a RM600,000 grant from MATRADE to execute a Feasibility Study to implement the E-PBT initiative in Suifenhe City, China. Organized First Web 2.0 ¡° Un- Conference¡± in Johor ¨C BarCamp JB ¨C 2 nd in Malaysia attracting 150 participants from 7 countries
15. MoU Exchange with Sunil Mantri Realty @ WCIT2008 (19 May 2008) Collaboration with a leading Special Economic Zones Developer from India to develop Bandar MSC Cyberport
16. MoU Exchange with Teleperformance @ WCIT2008 (21 May 2008) Collaboration with Teleperformance to develop Contact Centre Industry in Johor
20. 2008 Events @ MSC Cyberport 2008 Events Held/Participated Jan Certification of ISO 9001:2000 Standard from Lloyd Idea Development Workshop - Business Plan Pitching Session May MoU Signing Ceremony: IRDA-TM, IRDA-Cyberport World Congress of ICT (WCIT2008) Jun CommunicAsia 2008 @ Singapore July Pre-Seed Fund Awareness Seminar MATRADE Branding & Marketing Seminar Aug Joint Venture Partnership with JuniAsia Sdn Bhd on Call Centre setup Idea Development Workshop - Module 1 Sep Idea Development Workshop - Module 2 Oct Idea Development Workshop -Module 3 H-factor Youth Creative Workshop Idea Development Workshop -Module 4 Nov Idea Development Workshop - Module 5 & 6 Idea Development Workshop - Pitching Session Outsourcing Malaysia Conference 2008 IRDA Info Day Dec MSC-British Telecom Digital Lifestyle Programme Barcamp JB
29. Successful Technopreneur Pre-Seed Fund Recipients No Project Name Cluster Company 1 Research, development and commercialization of financial predictive analytics software known as EnvisageFX Pro and EnvisageFX Enterprise Internet Based Business Envisage Software Sdn Bhd 2 Cabling Project Management System Software Development SOR System Sdn Bhd 3 Provision of research, development and commercialization of web based Geographical Information System (GIS) and application programming interface (API) platform Software Development Geo Sense Sdn Bhd 4 Traditional Complementary System for Chinese Medicine & Acupuntur Software Development TCM International Sdn Bhd 5 Peer-to-peer Supply Chain Software Development I Merge Technology Sdn Bhd 6 Bridges System ( Local Market ) Software Development Inovaseer Sdn Bhd
30. Successful Technopreneur Pre-Seed Fund Recipients No Project Name Cluster Company 7 Airport System Software Development Wise Aviation Sdn. Bhd. 8 Lean Score Board for Manufacturing System Software Development Manufacturing Intelligence Sdn. Bhd. 9 SMS-JOB : Job Placement Solutions Internet Based Business Mobile Jobs Sdn. Bhd. 10 3D Structure Monitoring System Software Development S.E.A Engineering Solution Sdn. Bhd. 11 SME Business matching Software Development Ideal Evolution Resources Sdn. Bhd. 12 Advertisement Website Internet Based Business ? PuffingNew.com
31. Current Incubates for Technopreneur Pre-Seed Fund Application No Project Name Cluster Applicant 1 Ayun Ayuni and The Adventure of Quran Creative Multimedia Azam Raslan 2 E-Saver Socket Hardware Design C.H. Lim 3 Young Technopreneur Park Internet Based Business Terence Chung 4 Chemical Substance Traceability & Management System Software Development Wan Ali Wan Din 5 Healthy Internet Based Internet Based Business Bernard Wong 6 IT Workshop Online Solutions Software Development Henry Ong 7 Palm Oil Sales Aggregations & Management System Software Development Kamaruzzaman 8 Health Tourism Internet Based Business Kumar Doraisamy 9 POS System to link-up medical professionals e.g. doctors & pharmacists Software Development Kenny Go
32. MSC Malaysia-BT Digital Lifestyle: Successful Johor Programme Partners Total successful partners: 15 companies Johor successful partners: 5 companies (as at 9th December 2008) No Company Name 1 Brilliance Software Consultancy 2 IDD SolutionNet Sdn. Bhd. 3 Systegy Sdn. Bhd. 4 Revoltel Consulting Sdn. Bhd. 5 Infusion Information Technology
34. MSC Cyberport had recently signed a MOU with an Indian based Leading Special Economic Zones Developer, Sunil Mantri Realty Ltd , to bring in USD 100 Mil worth of investment to develop, construct and market Bandar MSC Cyberport in Kulai. The proposed Bandar MSC Cyberport will be developed in 3 phases , starting from 2009 over a 8-year period. MSC Cyberport is also partnering with Teleperformance, a leading contact centre , who will offer employment to 5,000 knowledge workers over a 5-year period. The development of Bandar MSC Cyberport will attract both local and foreign investors which target business clusters in the areas of shared services outsourcing, software development and creative multimedia industries . MSC Cyberport Johor¡¯s Flagship Project - Bandar MSC Cyberport
48. USD1.8Billion - Estimated Sales Of Virtual Goods Worldwide in 2009 Facebook is still losing money and burnt more than USD75Million in cash last year Zynga, a social network game company that develops and operates online games for social networks (mainly for Facebook ¨C Mafia Wars) and makes money from virtual goods is cashflow positive with more than USD50Million in Revenues last year The World¡¯s Most Profitable Social Network is Tencent (QQ) has a revenue of USD1.05Billion out of which 88% of its revenues are from virtual goods and online games Foopets members spend an average of USD25 a month on their Cyberpuppies and Kittens ¨C more than they spend on their actual pets Venture Capitalist invested USD408Million into 40 companies in 2008 that rely on virtual goods for their revenues. (Average of USD10Million/company) Social Network Virtual Goods Statistics
51. Friendster More than 100Million Registered Users 30Million Active Users A Month Top #2 Social Network In Asia ¨C Still #1 In The Philippines 90% of customers from South East Asia ¨C 12M in Malaysia, 30M in Indonesia and over 40M the Philippines 40% Of Online Gamers In Malaysia use Friendster as compared to 35% For Facebook MOL Handles over RM600Million in Payment Transactions Per year 500,000 physical payment channels across 75 countries worldwide Linked to over 50 online banks across 9 countries ARPU of RM150 per paying user MOL & Friendster Statistics
52. MOL ¨C Friendster Tie-Up Exclusive Global Payment Provider 1% Of Friendster Users = 1,000,000 10% Of MOL ARPU = RM15 Total Market Size =RM15,000,000 per month =RM180,000,000 per year 70% For Developers : RM126M/Year South East Asia¡¯s Largest Platform For 3 rd Party Content & Application Developers
57. Note* Production of local content is assumed as follows: 2.5 Weekly Program Hours x 18 months = 180 hours of programs at end of 2 years (Higher end quality) For Post production of localized foreign content, editing hours assumed are: 2 editors x 24 days/month x 8 hours per day = 384 editing hours per month For local productions, the assumptions for the number of hours is based on one to two filming crews, and five editors, with each editor being able to contribute ? hour edited program on a weekly basis. Project Details ¨C Iskandar Malaysia¡¯s Content Production
58. Flagship Projects Benefits to MSC @ Johor & Iskandar Malaysia Creation of an estimated 8,000 additional new high value added job opportunities within Johor with additional spillover effects within 3 years; Creation of new spin-off business economic opportunities and requirement for data infrastructure , e.g. world class data centers and international bandwidth connectivity Creation of a world-class living environment ; with seamless wireless connectivity, localized High Definition Television and constant security surveillance; Creation of a global e-local government showcase utilizing latest technologies and up-to-date devices; Creation of up-to-date key smart school technologies thereby improving the way people learn while building capability; In short: Improving and Transforming the way People Work, Live and Play in Iskandar Malaysia through ICT Enablement
59. Take Homes Opportunities The Opportunity Is Real ¨C There are already companies getting free RM150,000 of money to start their business The Opportunity Is Great ¨C Billion Dollar High Growth Global Industries The Opportunity Is Reachable ¨C Infrastructure & Platforms are being built for you to make money Potential Businesses To Start Social Network Applications Online Games Video Content Development Call Center Operations
These two locations are supported by the MSC Malaysia Bill of Guarantees which include 10-year tax free incentives, freedom to bring in capital, foreign workers as well as customized incentives to support ICT companies.
State Govt need to create a conducive social & economic conditions to develop the k-economy Enablers: Infra ¨C Need to further improve connectivity and upgrade infra to world-class standards across 4 development corridors ¨C North, South, Central & East West ¨C to facilitate cluster development ¨C Agro biotech/Food biotech, Herbal (Herbal Medicine, Cosmeceuticals, Nutraceuticals & Aromatics), Naval Engineering, Education, Ecotourism, Automotive, ICT Services Education & Skills ¨C Need to make educations & skills development accessible and agenda for every citizen. Leverage on existing strengths in education sectors (UPSI), linking up to industries (R&D & content development), promote a culture of life-long learning & enrichment, attract foreign IHLs & students R&D ¨C Need to bring together R&D community in Agro biotech/Food Biotech and Herbal Investment ¨C Need to be an investment attractive destination in targeted clusters. Need to work with MIDA, MOSTE, MOA, MOHE on this Directions: 1) Strategic Focus Areas: E-Public Services E-Business Infra Human Capital Digital Parity Themes/Goals: 1) Increasing accessibility, responsibility & relevancy of govt services thro effective use of ICT infra
As part of this Blueprint, two locations within Iskandar Malaysia have been identified to become MSC Malaysia locations, namely Menara MSC Cyberport within the Johor Bahru city centre and Bandar MSC Cyberport, a 150 acre location where the Second link and the North South Highway to Kuala Lumpur meet.
Menara MSC Cyberport was Conferred MSC Malaysia Cybercentre status by the Prime Minister of Malaysia on the 28th of June 2006. It is a30-storey building which is strategically located just right next to the new CIQ complex & n ext to the causeway to Singapore. It is home to a host of facilities including technology Labs and incubation centers.
These are some of the pictures of Menara MSC Cyberport.
While the present assets Iskandar Malaysia cater for present established activities such as residential, logistics, and research activities, the State Government is actively developing the knowledge economy through MSC Cyberport Johor, a public private partnership established to develop the knowledge economy in Johor. This new corridor will become the catalyst for the building of a new Information Technology based industry that will leverage on the present infrastructure and investments within Iskandar Malaysia. This location will target global IT-based companies as well as the IT-arms of Multinational Corporations. Act as a facilitator for the building of local technopreuners Become a Shared Services Outsourcing hub with a focus on Software & Call Outsourcing Centers, Logistic Outsourcing as well as Content & Media Creation. Function as a ¡°Gateway to East Asia¡± combining the key characteristics of other cybercities.
While the present assets Iskandar Malaysia cater for present established activities such as residential, logistics, and research activities, the State Government is actively developing the knowledge economy through MSC Cyberport Johor, a public private partnership established to develop the knowledge economy in Johor. This new corridor will become the catalyst for the building of a new Information Technology based industry that will leverage on the present infrastructure and investments within Iskandar Malaysia. This location will target global IT-based companies as well as the IT-arms of Multinational Corporations. Act as a facilitator for the building of local technopreuners Become a Shared Services Outsourcing hub with a focus on Software & Call Outsourcing Centers, Logistic Outsourcing as well as Content & Media Creation. Function as a ¡°Gateway to East Asia¡± combining the key characteristics of other cybercities.
I am also pleased to announce that MSC Cyberport Johor has signed a Memorandum of Undestanding with Sunil Mantri Realty of India to develop Bandar MSC Cyberport, a 150 acre location within Iskandar Malaysia. This Cybercity will be a comprehensive 24 hour global city that will compromise of residential, offices and recreational facilities with State of the art ICT infrastructure at much lower costs than neighbouring locations. This Cybercity is also strategically located 20 minutes away from the Second Link to Singapore which makes it a suitable for location for back-office outsourcing operations.
A place to work, live and play.
While the present assets Iskandar Malaysia cater for present established activities such as residential, logistics, and research activities, the State Government is actively developing the knowledge economy through MSC Cyberport Johor, a public private partnership established to develop the knowledge economy in Johor. This new corridor will become the catalyst for the building of a new Information Technology based industry that will leverage on the present infrastructure and investments within Iskandar Malaysia. This location will target global IT-based companies as well as the IT-arms of Multinational Corporations. Act as a facilitator for the building of local technopreuners Become a Shared Services Outsourcing hub with a focus on Software & Call Outsourcing Centers, Logistic Outsourcing as well as Content & Media Creation. Function as a ¡°Gateway to East Asia¡± combining the key characteristics of other cybercities.
While the present assets Iskandar Malaysia cater for present established activities such as residential, logistics, and research activities, the State Government is actively developing the knowledge economy through MSC Cyberport Johor, a public private partnership established to develop the knowledge economy in Johor. This new corridor will become the catalyst for the building of a new Information Technology based industry that will leverage on the present infrastructure and investments within Iskandar Malaysia. This location will target global IT-based companies as well as the IT-arms of Multinational Corporations. Act as a facilitator for the building of local technopreuners Become a Shared Services Outsourcing hub with a focus on Software & Call Outsourcing Centers, Logistic Outsourcing as well as Content & Media Creation. Function as a ¡°Gateway to East Asia¡± combining the key characteristics of other cybercities.