feeds from innovate malaysia (http://innovatemalaysia.groups.my)

This site is setup for the purpose of civil discussions and idea sharing on how we can contribute towards an Innovative Malaysia - on how we can create the right conditions for an innovative society in Malaysia.

This is not however, a political / governmental / opposition site. Our goal is to make our voices heard: we are more than willing to work with either government or opposition to do this - but we must remain neutral and objective all the while.

The subject of innovation is a very wide topic - however, we believe that education and empowerment are the true keys to having an innovative society. The goal is to create the right conditions to achieve an innovative and productive society.

The hypothesis is that innovation comes from the right approach to education coupled with significant empowerment to the people that have great ideas. A large aspect of achieving this can be aided by technology - currently the web 2.0 technology and mindsets have shown great results in creating value through empowering people and communities. Furthermore, the governance model to achieve this must allow greater freedom and minimal intervention from leaders. To achieve balance - information transparency will be vital so that no one has anywhere to hide in terms of accountability - only then can we rely on fewer bureaucratic controls.