Minggu 8

Soalan : Cari Maklumat berkenaan fungsi badan-badan keusahawanan IT yang berikut :

* National IT Agenda(NITA)
- Syarat CUKUP untuk mencapai WAWASAN 2020
- Agenda untuk bersaing dalam ere maklumat
- Suatu kerangka untuk pembangunan program TM di semua peringkat kerajaan Persekutuan, Negeri dan Tempatan.
- Ada 3 unsur yang akan menggerakkan masyarakat malaysia kepada masyarakat madani:
> manusia
pendidikan:
- Sekolah Berinternet
- Sekolah Bistari
- asas literasi komputer untuk semua
- pendidikan jarak jauh berelektronik untuk semua
Pembangunan kemahiran:
- sokongan prestari cerdas
- sistem sokongan keputusan
- pengetahuan dan alat kejuteraan semula bisnes
Pembudayaan:
- pembudayaan melalui sistem pendidikan komprehensif
- maklumat atas talian
- masyarakat berangkaian elektronik
- apresiasi TM melalui media

> infostruktur
Rangkaian:
- rumah/bangunan baru berangkain
- teknologi berkomputer bergerak
- liputan luas(global)
- teknologi rangkaian jalur lebar
Peralatan termampu:
- peralatan bestari/cerdas dan rendah kos
- produk dab perkhimatan berjenama malaysia
- antara muka pengguna serasi budaya
Undang-undang & peraturan:
- undang-undang siber
- institut undang-undang siber ASEAN
- mahkamah siber antarabangsa

> aplikasi
pembangunan kandungan asli:
- kandungan serasi budaya
interaktif
- komuniti eletronik
- telebelibelah
- perpustakaan eletronik
- suratkhabar/kandungan eletronik
infohiburab(infotainment), didikhiburan(edutainment), infokomunikasi(infocomunication):
- telepersidangan multimedia
- mel eletronik multimedia
- perkhimatan pendidikan atas-permintaan

* Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad(MAVCAP)
MAVCAP was incorporated in 2001 by the Malaysian Government and is the nation’s largest venture capital (VC) firm which focuses on investments in the local information, communications and technology sector (ICT).

MAVCAP was established to realize the Government’s vision to develop the VC industry and encourage entrepreneurship in the technology sector. In order to deliver on the mandate given, the Company on its part has made the following its mission:
* serve as an ideal training ground to groom venture capitalists,
* empower entrepreneurs to create wealth and
* generate attractive returns for its investments.

Wholly owned by the Minister of Finance Incorporated, the Company was allocated RM970 million under it's management

The firm provides an alternative source of high-risk financing for start-ups, seed capital and early stage ventures in the ICT sector and high-growth industries.

The Company commonly invests for a period of 5 – 8 years in seed, start-ups and early stage companies, during which it holds a Board position and drives key management decisions. Initial investments of RM1 million – RM3 million are complemented with Mezzanine allocations valued at RM5 million – RM10 million to fund companies through to the pre-IPO stage.

In later stage investments, MAVCAP typically invests between 3 - 5 years.

MAVCAP is the most active investor in the ICT and high tech industry, through its direct and seed ventures and has invested in close to 90 companies. Its core focus is:
- 70% direct investments in Malaysian incorporated companies.
- 30% investments in foreign companies with business interests in Malaysia.

To date MAVCAP has seen the listing of six portfolio companies in exchanges in Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Since 2001, the Company has funded more than 258 entrepreneurs and created more than 1,200 jobs in the high tech sector in Malaysia.

As of December 31, 2007, MAVCAP through its investee companies has produced more than 100 high tech products and services that have penetrated markets in China, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia and the United States.

* Malaysia Exchange of Securities Application Grant Scheme(DAGS)
- DAGS bertujuan mempromosikan penggunaan ICT dan multimedia untuk pembangunan sosioekonomi melalui pembangunan komuniti yang disokong oleh rangkaian elektronik. Dalam tempoh Rancangan, sebanyak 37 projek komuniti telah dilaksanakan yang melibatkan perbelanjaan sebanyak RM48 juta. E-Thalassaemia, NutriWeb, CyberCare dan Masjid sebagai Pusat Kejiranan adalah contoh sebahagian projek DAGS.