Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

165 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES ADDRESS Level 5, SME 1, Block B, Platinum Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CONTACT PERSON Call Centre CONTACTS T: 1 300 30 6000 F: +603 2775 6001 E: info@smecorp.gov.my WEBSITE www.smecorp.gov.my YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT 1996 NO. OF STAFF 300 GEO-COORDINATES 3.136118, 101.688129 AREA OF EXPERTISE Central Coordinating Agency (CCA) responsible for overseeing the overall development of SMEs in Malaysia. STRENGTHS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Monitors and coordinates 17 Ministries and more than 60 Agencies. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION/ SUCCESS STORIES Collaboration with Africa, Japan, Korea as well as other ASEAN countries. techniques and solutions to propel their growth and development, well into the future, in an increasingly competitive market environment. 2. SME Week is held nationwide to promote awareness and showcase products and services from the diverse industries. Recognition and Awards 1. Sahabat Negara SME Award, SME Awards (SMERA), SME Association of Malaysia, 2014. 2. 3G Best Public Sector Initiative/ Programme Award, Global Good Governance Awards, Cambridge International Financial Advisory (IFA), 2018. 3. BrandLaureate Bumiputera Strategic Business Partner Award, The BrandLaureate, 2018. 4. Contribution to SMEs Award, SME100 SAMENTA (Small & Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia), SME Magazine, 2018. International Cooperation Programmes 1. The ASEAN SME Policy Index (ASPI), 2018. 2. The ASEAN-Japan Women Entrepreneurs’ Linkage Program (AJWELP). 3. Workshop on SME Access to Alternative Sources of Finance in ASEAN. 4. APEC Online-to-Offline Forum: Unleash the Potential of SMEs through Digital Transformation for a Shared Future & Digital Resilience Workshop. 5. Malaysia - Korea Brokerage Event. 6. Third Country Training Programme (TCTP): SME Development for African Countries. Strengths and Achievements Among the initiatives undertaken to enhance SME development include the following: 1. SME Masterplan (2012 – 2020), 2. SME Competitiveness Rating for Enhancement (SCORE), 3. Business Accelerator Programme (BAP), 4. SME Business Advisory and Mentoring, 5. Business Linkage (BLing) Programme, 6. National Mark of Malaysian Brand Certification Programme, 7. Technology Need Pitching (TNP), 8. Innovation Certification for Enterprise Rating and Transformation (1-InnoCERT) Programme, 9. E-Commerce Programme, 10. Women Entpreneur Programme, 11. SME Hub, and 12. Recognition Awards Programme. Projects Undertaken (Domestic) 1. The Future SME Conference 2019 which aims to provide Malaysian SMEs and emerging businesses with pertinent information, knowledge, SME CORPORATION MALAYSIA (SME CORP)