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The Case - The Knowledge Era The Knowledge Era has reached; most of countries in the world have tried to work towards a Knowledge Based Society. Malaysia on the other hands, do not lose out in the race for globalization. As a major step in building up a Knowledge Based Society, Malaysia has established a major information technology ( IT) project called Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) in 1996 to prepare its people for the knowledge revolution in the new century. Under the MSC Project, the develooment of entrepreneurship is hiven a high priority. A MSC technopreneurship development flagship was established in 2001. The core objectives of the flagships are to facilitate the development of technopreneurs,stars-up and existing information communication and technology( ICT) companies and to assist ans facilitate the growth of ICT and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into world class companies.

At University level the work of promoting entrepreneurship has been quite aggressive, Multimedia University, a university which has neen given the role of producing entrepreneurs in Malaysia has established the Centre for Commercialization and Technopreneur Development (CCTD) for both the commercialization of Multimedia University's research and also the development of technopreneurs among the university community. Multimedia University latest startup will be Roommart. Roommart was founded by an undergraduate of Multimedia University. Roommart is Malaysia' s 1st online roommate finder. It is a portal, which helps students from higher learning institution to find rooms, roommates and houses. Roommart define a new way of finding accommodation through Internet as most of the students today are avid Internet users.

For the developing country like Malaysia, it is very important for the nation to have its own successful entrepreneur who can became a fine example for the youth to follow. In Malaysia, the success story of Marl Chang, CEO of Jobstreet.com and Tony Fernandez, CEO of AirAsia has boost the confidence of many young Malaysian and encourage them to start their owm business and became an entrepreneur

1. Why the subject of entrepreneurship is important to be studied and how this would benefit?

2. Do you think is there a specific age and education is required to became and entrepreneur?

3. In what way for those aspiring to become an entrepreneur in Malaysia can get their support from entrepreneurial skills and funding?