A presentation I gave in officiating the first rural innovation centre in Malaysia attended by the M.P of Kemaman, Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, MCMC's Chairman, Datuk Seri Dr Halim Shafie and Asean country delegates in conjunction with KL Converge 2015, on the 28th August 2015

1. Kemaman
Innovation Centre
(KIC)
‘Driving innovation within rural areas of Malaysia
and beyond via internet services’

2. Kemaman,Terengganu
Kemaman’s economy: Oil and Gas, Steel Industries
Started to be known as ‘Kole’, based on Ptolemy’s map
Population: 166,750 (2010)
*Source: http://mpk.terengganu.gov.my/
Tourism as one of the key drivers for local economic growth

3. Challenges
Three of the most commonly cited obstacles in driving internet
adoption and innovation in rural areas are:
inadequate & unreliable
telecommunications
infrastructure
the cost involved with
adopting & using the
technology
the lack of relevant
knowledge & skills
Source: (Kuwayama, 2001; Purcell et al., 2004; Rizk, 2006).

4. KeyBenefits
Overcoming internet adoption barriers are imperative in driving
innovation and tourism in developing countries:
reduced cost of
advertising
exposure to a
global market
more effective
& cheaper
communication
more efficient
access to
information
possibility of
attracting
multinational
organizations
Source: (Purcell et al., 2004)

5. Fullsteamahead…

6. RegionalPlatforms Telekom Malaysia
aims to build a
platform which
supports nation
building and
innovation
initiatives

7. Telephony Exchange Information Exchange
2011 -
2015
Innovation
Exchange
TMsTransformationJourney

8. Innovation
Ecosystem
Startups
VCs / Grant
Houses
Angel
Investors
AcceleratorsIncubators
Govt.
Agencies
Corporate
entities
Positioning A partnership
between TM and
MCMC ensures
shared resources in
driving the
innovation agenda

9. Co-Working Space Innovation LeadsDeveloper access
Strategic
Alliances
- KIC A team providing
1st Level
guidance to
startups and local
entrepreneurs
TM’s Open API
management
platform
Path to Market
channels
KIC Accelerator program
Concept

10. KIC aims to promote ‘Tech Tourism’ through development of
three main focus areas:
FocusAreas
E-Commerce Tourism Social Entrepreneurship

11. Marketing Platform Technical Platform Partnership Platform
• Marketing support
• Product
development
• TM’s API Access
• Free Software and
support
• Business and technical
Mentorship
• Potential access to TM’s
path to market channels
We assist startups and local entrepreneurs to scale
faster…
ValuePropositions

12. Partners

13. Highlight A family team won
the Appster Boss
hackathon with
zero coding
experience built an
online wet-market
in 48 hours

14. Thank you!
Contact : re@tm.com.my