Department

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Department of Information Prime Ministers
Office
29 September 09
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Our profile
iCentre is a project under BEDB and managed
by KR Consulting, a Business Unit of NUS
Enterprise in Singapore
First ICT incubator that aims to nurture and
develop the next generation of ICT companies
and entrepreneurs in Brunei
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Our Assistance

• iCentre provides common office facilities,
  linkages to government, industries, investors and
  mentors that add values towards the success of
  the local incubating companies
• iCentre provides relevant
• entrepreneurship workshops,
• networking events, local and
• overseas companies that can
• assist in nurturing and
• develops the entrepreneurs

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Our Values

• iCentre ONE
• Individual Dream Creation Network
  Integrity

• With our Commitment towards a Can-Do attitude,
  we encourage Professionalism and Fun, while
  Respecting an Individual
• Through Ambition and Inspiration, ONE can realise
  their Dreams, Achieve Success and reach ONEs
  Full Potential with Excellence
• Creating Capabilities, Opportunities and
  Solutions by turning bright Ideas into Innovation
• Growing a Global Community of Networks, Linkages
  and Collaborations
• Integrity inspires Trust by being Responsible,
  performing Ethically in Teamwork and exercising
  Leadership in all situations

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Our Organization

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Official launch
We were officially launched by HRH Prince
Mohammad on 26th March 08

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Our incubatees
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Technology Start-up Life Cycle
iCentre
Early Stage Investors
Basic Research
Development Scale-up
Commercial Operation
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Developing the Incubation Value-Chain
Discover
Nurture
Develop
Pipeline
Pipeline
Pipeline
Success
iCentre
Identify Harness (Edu Institutions, Private
Sectors, Overseas Bruneians)
Grants, Funding Investments
..IPO, MA
Commercialisation
RD with Incubatees
Business Development
Networking
Internships
Business Plan Competition Technology Forums
Workshops
Mentorships (Local Overseas)
Linkages
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Key Feature of Incubation Program
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Incubation Process
Admission
Incubation
Exit/Graduation
On a case by case basis, iCentre may extend stay
for another 6 months
Interested applicant approaches iCentre for a
preliminary discussion to find out more about the
program
Business Fitness Assessment (5th Quarter)
2nd / Final Review by Review Committee
Business Fitness Assessment (6th Quarter)
Business Fitness Assessment (4th Quarter)
Interested applicant submits Application Form and
Business Plan
Business Fitness Assessment (3rd Quarter)
Final Review
Extends stay for another 6 months if review is
satisfactory
1 week
1st Review by Review Committee
Incubatee graduates and move out of iCentre
iCentre will help incubatee to look for a new
office
iCentre reviews Business Plan and Shortlist
Business Fitness Assessment (2nd Quarter)
1 week
Business Fitness Assessment (1st Quarter)
Applicant makes a presentation to give iCentre a
better understanding of the plan
Review is unsatisfactory
Incubatee exits and leaves iCentre
NUS Overseas Business Centre will help company to
expand overseas
Meet criteria
3 week
Do not meet criteria

• iCentre will tailor incubation program according
  to the needs of the company. A typical program
  includes
• Enterprise Development Assistance
• Business Skills Training Workshop
• Mentorship
• Fund Raising Assistance

Approval by Review Committee
Feedback is given to applicant
Decline
Accept
iCentre will conduct yearly Business Fitness
Assessment with Company to track its performance
and continue to assist the Company in anyway it
can
Company settles all paper work and move into
iCentre
Other forms of help rendered
iCentre works with Incubatee to develop
milestones to achieve during the incubation
period.
1 week
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Selection Criteria

• Innovative ICT Technology
• International Market Potential/Scalability of
  Business Model
• Bruneian Market Potential
• Brunei Company
• Team Qualities

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CIO Workshop (Chief Information Officer)
Ministry of Industry Primary Resources


Ministry of Defence
TelBru Bhd
HSBC
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Our Activities
CAEXPO Nanning Trip 22nd October 08

• Highlights
• Visit by HRH Princess Hajah Masna
• Alif Launch Made-in-Brunei Geo Dispatcher
• by the Minister of Communications

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Our Activities
Silicon Valley Trip May 08


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12th November 08 Empire Hotel Country Club
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12th November 08 Empire Hotel Country Club
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Launched on 27th August 08 Guest of Honour Yang
Mulia Awang Haji Alaihuddin Permanent Secretary
of Ministry of Communication
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Launched on 28th August 08 Guest of Honour Yang
Mulia Awang Haji Alaihuddin Permanent Secretary
of Ministry of Communication
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Participants
Participants were majority from private sectors,
students and incubatees
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11th February 09 at The Empire Hotel Country
Club Guest of Honour Her Royal Highness
Princess Hajah Masna
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11th February 09 Empire Hotel Country Club
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• The Launching Ceremony of
• THiNK BIG Business Plan Competition 2009/10
• 11th June 2009
• Guest of Honour
• Yang Mulia Tuan Haji Mohd Daud bin Haji Mahmud
• Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education

• 3 Categories
• ICT Business Plan
• 1st prize will be awarded BND20,000
• 2nd prize will be awarded BND10,000
• 3rd prize will be awarded BND5,000
• Special Award for ICT Islamic Application
• Special award will be awarded up to BND5,000
• Special Award for College and University
  Students
• Special award will be awarded up to BND2,000

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Participants
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Innovation Transforming Enterprise
15th October 2009 Indera Kayangan Ballroom,
Empire Hotel, Brunei Darussalam
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Our Event

• BRID EX
• 12th 15th August 2009
• Guest of Honour
• His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
  Muizzaddien Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang
  Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam

• 6 of iCentres Incubatees joined in the
  Exhibition
• Alif Technologies
• John Harith Computer
• Infindo Technogy
• MEXT-G
• Mimit e-Technology
• Rafiqun WDSI

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Our Guests
Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Masna 11th
October 08


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Our Guests
Dr Hj Zulkarnain Hj Hanafi UBD Vice-Chancellor
18th February 08


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Our Guests
Her Royal Highness Princess Azemah Ni'matul
Bolkiah Her Royal Highness Princess Fadzilah
Lubabul Bulqiah 3rd March 09


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Our Incubatees

• The Launching Ceremony of V-Trak for Mimit
  e-Technology G4S
• 26th February 2009
• Guest of Honour
• Yang Mulia Dato Paduka Awang Haji Yusof bin Haji
  Abdul Hamid
• Deputy Minister of Communications

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Our Incubatees
The Launching Ceremony of the Joint Venture
for RAFIQUN WDSI and product launch of
BRUMESH 10th March 2009 Guest of Honour Her
Royal Highness Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah
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Potential Collaboration
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Thank you
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