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AABI Newsletter

The 7th Issuance of

Asian Association of Business Incubation June, 2008

AABI Secretariat (Shanghai)

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AABI Highlight AABI 12th General Assembly Closed up Successfully in Kuala Lumpur ……………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Congratulations to 2007 Dr. Horiba Entrepreneur Award Winner by Dr. Horiba ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2

Information from InfoDev

InfoDev Global Network of Business Incubators Member Selected as Finalist for the Development Marketplace 2008 Awards ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3 UKBI Organizing 1st Global Business Incubation Day in December 2008 ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4

Member’s Development

High level support available to New Zealand companies in China ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5 2008 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Technological Achievement ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6 European & Malaysia Set To Expand Cooperation In ICT Field ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7 China - UK Entrepreneurship Educators Network Launched ……………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Grand Opening Ecolab South East Asia Technical Center ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Marine and Offshore SMEs Scout For Business Opportunities In Houston

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AABI 12th General Assembly Closed up Successfully in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

AABI 12th General Assembly was held in Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia during June 9-12th, 2008. This

General Assembly was organized in conjunction with

the InfoDev Incubation Asia 1st Coordination

Meeting and Asia-Pacific Conference on Business

Incubation and Entrepreneurship. There are about

180 participants to attend this International

Conference and 27 experts in the filed of Business Incubation and Entrepreneurship gave the

participants wonderful presentations during the conference.

During the Opening Ceremony of this International

Conference, President Annuar Mohd Saffar on behalf of

AABI, and Mrs Naowarat Ayawongs, on behalf of InfoDev

Incubation Asia exchanged the MOU between the two

international organizations. The MOU is a milestone for

AABI and formally start up the cooperation between

AABI and InfoDev Incubation Asia.

The Organizing Committee of this conference also arranged some field visits for the

participants to learn more about the development of S&T in Malaysia, such as Malaysia

Technology Park and Multimedia Development Corporation. This great International

Conference closed up successfully on June 12th with great achievements. You can download

the presentation slides through AABI Website.

1

Congratulations to 2007 Dr. Horiba Entrepreneur Award Winner by Dr. Masao Horiba

I am very delighted to see that AABI Entrepreneur Award reached

the third time, and then every time we received active nominations

from a number of excellent entrepreneurs from the Asia and the

Pacific region. Dr. Kim Hong, the head of the committee and

judging members must have had a hard time judging and deciding.

At the first place, I would like to give my sincere thanks to all the

judging members concerned. Winner: Mr. Kenji MiyoshinoPresident&CEO of DDS, Inc.

I heartily congratulate Mr. Kenji Miyoshino, President and CEO of DDS, Inc. on winning the

AABI Entrepreneur Award 2007. Dr. Kim Hong reported to me the result of the judging, and

then I was very impressed about Mr. Miyoshino’s long-term commitment and

entrepreneurial activities. Since inception of 1995, Mr. Miyoshino has put enormous effort to

develop technologies and grow the company up to the present state as a leading company of

biometrics authentication system based in Japan.

By utilizing the incubation program of Nagoya Business Incubator, Mr. Miyoshino and DDS

have committed the technological development and commercialization with speed, and

which led to expansion of the company to the international market. These are common in

other past award winners, and will be very instructive to current and expecting

entrepreneurs. In addition, Mr. Miyoshino and DDS develop the core technology through

collaboration with universities and research institutions. This is a model of collaboration

between industry and academia and will be useful information for business incubation

centers how the managers support their client entrepreneurs through the collaboration with

outer resources.

I hope this will be a leap of Mr. Miyoshino and growth and expansion of the company, and at

the same time, I also expect Mr. Miyoshino and DDS more hard work as a model of

entrepreneurial companies which all the AABI members and incubators are supporting.

Congratulations once again.

At last, I would like to insist importance of our AABI activities. The entrepreneurs are the

engine of future economic growth and it is our task to support them. I hope and request the

AABI that our activities will lead to further development of economy and prosperity of

people in the Asia and the Pacific region.

2

InfoDev Global Network of Business Incubators Member Selected as Finalist for the Development Marketplace 2008 Awards

Tiruchirappalli Regional Engineering College -

Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park

(TREC-STEP) from India has been selected as a

finalist among 100 candidates for the DM2008

awards. 1,768 proposals were submitted for this

year's competition. TREC-STEP has been a member

of infoDev's Global Network of Business Incubators since 2004.

This year’s global competition, organized in coordination with the Agricultural and Rural

Development (ARD) department of the World Bank and supported by the Global

Environment Facility (GEF) and other partners, focuses on sustainable agriculture. It has

drawn 1,768 proposals from around the world addressing three issues: linking small-scale

farmers to markets, improving land access and tenure for the poor, and addressing the

challenges of climate change and biodiversity.

The Development Marketplace is a grant program that that identifies and funds innovative,

early-stage projects with high potential for development impact at the local level. Using DM

funding as a launching pad, projects often go on to scale up or replicate elsewhere, winning

prestigious awards within the sphere of social entrepreneurship. Since 1998, the

Development Marketplace has awarded more than $46 million in grants to over 1,000

initiatives.

At the marketplace event, the finalists will be given the opportunity to present and explain

their proposals to a top level jury. About one third of the contestants will receive grants of

up to USD 200,000 to further develop their innovative ideas.

3

UKBI Organizing 1st Global Business Incubation Day in December 2008

UKBI is the UK's authority on the development and support of incubation

environments. The 1st Global Business Incubation Day will celebrate the global

impact of business incubation and highlight the role that business incubation has in

growing innovation and entrepreneurship. Over 40 nations are already getting ready

- UKBI welcomes ideas for celebrating and participating in this day!

The program will consist of:

• Official launches of new business incubation environments

• Exhibitions of successful client companies, their products and services

• Open days for the local community to go into the business incubators to see

first hand how business incubation supports the development and growth of

businesses

• Local, national and international press campaigns

• Groundbreaking research into the impact of business incubation on

socioeconomic factors; and

• Parties to celebrate the success of the past and to look forward to the bright

future.

On the day itself, the UKBI site will feature webcasts from around the globe as

celebrations take place in countries such as New Zealand, America, Romania, India,

Chile, the UK, Japan, Korea and others across all 5 continents.

4

High Level Support Available to New Zealand Companies in China

New Zealand companies will have access to more high level

advice on growing their business in China with the

appointment of four advisors to join chair David Mahon on the

recently established China Beachheads advisory board.

In a region where developing relationships is particularly important, the advisory

board will help New Zealand companies

slot into critical local business networks.

These additional a have experience,

extensive networks and considerable intellectual

capital to share with companies seeking their

advice. This will have long-term benefits for New Zealand companies as they

establish and expand in the market.

dvisors

The China Beachheads advisory board is the seventh to be established by New

Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) as part of its global Beachheads programme

designed to speed up the entry and growth of New Zealand companies in key

markets.

To meet the anticipated demand from New Zealand companies

in light of the recent Free Trade Agreement with China, the

establishment of the advisory board is part of NZTE’s wider

programme of expansion in Asia.

5

2008 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Technological Achievement

Organized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), the

2008 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Technological Achievement is one of the

most highly regarded honors of Hong Kong for technology-based enterprises. The

Award is established with aims:

．to recognise excellence in technology and intellectual property as well as its

contribution to Hong Kong;

．to promote a broader appreciation of technology adoption and development in the

industry;

．to enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong industries.

Winners of the Award will gain public recognition for their excellence in

management, business strategy, technology development and implementation.

Winners will also enjoy other benefits such as be entitled to carry the Award logo in

their corporate marketing collaterals. The prestigious Award will be presented at the

Awards Presentation Ceremony to be held in early 2009.

6

European & Malaysia Set To Expand Cooperation in ICT Field

The European Union and Malaysia are set to deepen their

cooperation in the field of information communication

technology with the official visit of its Commissioner for

Information Society and Media, Vivian Reding, to Kuala

Lumpur here this week.

Reding is scheduled to meet the Minister of Energy, Water and

Communications Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor, Director of the

Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission Datuk

Dr Halim Shafie and Multimedia Development Corporation

(MDec) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Halim Shafie, a statement issued

by the European Commission said here Monday.

Reding is responsible for the negotiation and enforcement of the

EU's ICT policy and in her meeting with the Malaysian officials; she

is expected to discuss various issues including the liberalisation of

telecommunication services, ICT research cooperation, information

society policies and regulations, 3G and mobile TV.

7

China - UK Entrepreneurship Educators Network Launched

The China-UK Entrepreneurship

Educators Network was launched on

May 13th 2008 in Hangzhou, China to

coincide with the WUN Hangzhou

China Enterprise Conference and is

being supported by the British

Council.

The network is a collaborative venture with NCGE’s Chinese partners: Shanghai

Technology Entrepreneurship Foundation for Graduates (STEFG) and the Shanghai

Institute for Foreign Trade (SIFT).

The aim of the new Network is to impact on student and graduate entrepreneurship

by engaging in effective collaboration between Chinese and UK institutions through

exemplar education. The network members, entrepreneurship educators from

Chinese and UK institutions, will exchange good practice, exchange staff and

students, and develop joint programmes and materials for entrepreneurship

educators.

The network will also link with the winners of the UK PMI2 awards in

entrepreneurship and employability that are built around relationships between

Chinese and UK Universities.

Key Network activities will include:

• IEEP China Programme;

• ‘Train The Trainers’ For China;

• Graduate Entrepreneurship Fellows.

8

Grand Opening Ecolab South East Asia Technical Center

Ecolab South East Asia, Regional Technical and

Training Center has established at the Thailand

Science Park to be a knowledge-based research and

development center and a training center for Ecolab

associates. The establishment of the regional

technical and training center strengthens our commitment to deliver support and

services to satisfy the customers. President and CEO of Ecolab 2008 along with

President International Sector, VP Asia and several key executives of NSTDA, MTEC,

BIOTEC and Thailand Science Park officially marked the grand opening of the center

on May 6, 2008.

Ecolab is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection control

products and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to the

foodservice, food and beverage processing, healthcare,

and hospitality markets with global sales of $5 billion.

As the world leader in premium commercial cleaning

and sanitizing, Ecolab is listed in the Fortune 500

company, Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporation,

and Business Ethics- The 100 Best Corporate Citizens.

Following the Corporate Strategy “Circle the Customer, Circle the Globe”, Ecolab

Ltd. (Thailand) was established to expand coverage in the Thailand and Indochina

markets. The head office is based in Bangkok with the expansion of sales and services

offices in major cities. Nationwide distributors are appointed to provide our

products and services throughout Thailand. The representative offices in Ho Chi

Minh City and Hanoi were also set up to expand our services in Vietnam.

Ecolab Thailand has been trusted to support businesses in the South East Asia since

2004 and currently extended their support to India.

9

Marine and Offshore SMEs Scout for Business Opportunities in Houston

SPRING Singapore and IE Singapore bring 14 Singapore SMEs to Houston to explore

business collaborations and technology transfer with their US counterparts. Largest

ever Singapore delegation attend the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.

Singapore’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Marine and Offshore

industry will get the opportunity to explore business opportunities and technology

transfer with their counterparts in the United States. Twenty-one senior

management executives from fourteen SMEs left yesterday for a power-packed

overseas mission to Houston, Texas. This mission is jointly organized by SPRING

Singapore and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and is supported by the US

Commerce Service, Economic Development Board and Association of Singapore

Marine Industries (ASMI).

The mission provides a good platform for these SMEs who have not penetrated the

US market. Currently, SMEs would usually secure orders via the local bases which

are set up by Multi-National Companies (MNCs) in Singapore. Now, they have the

opportunity of meeting these MNCs and having direct one-to-one contact with the

respective US headquarters global procurement staff. This Singapore SME delegation

would also be meeting established trade associations such as Petroleum Equipment

Suppliers Association which is dedicated exclusively to the US oilfield service and

supply sector and with first & second tier offshore equipment suppliers, research

institutes and certification bodies.

In addition, the delegation will be attending the Offshore Technology Conference

(OTC) in Houston - the world’s foremost event for the development of oil and gas

industry. This will be the largest Singapore delegation attending the event, which

ranks amongst the 10 largest trade shows in US (in terms of attendance), with

participation from more than 110 countries. Spearheaded by ASMI, Singapore will

have its own 2,400-square feet pavilion booth at the OTC showcasing 12 companies

in the Marine and Offshore industries. The Pavilion is supported by IE Singapore. In

conjunction with the visit, SPRING Singapore and ASMI will also be organizing a

networking session at the booth on 5 May 2008. 10