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Driving Innovation Enabling Transformation

• 5 January 2010
• Malaysia
• The Star

Driving innovation

"The rise of innovation to the top of the agenda of many countries today has resulted in a profound shift in the nature of global competition. Economic advantage no longer depends on natural resources, raw materials, trade of goods and services, giant factories, or even growing consumer markets. Instead creativity is now driving the new economy and regenerating the old economy. At the cutting edge of this shift is the creative sector of the economy – science and technology, software engineering, web publishing, digital media and design innovation, culture and entertainment, and the knowledge-based professions. Because these industries rely primarily on talent, countries around the world have stepped up their efforts to attract the brightest scientists and most innovative thinkers. Countries with the right conditions stand a better chance of moving ahead through innovation than those countries that still hold on to traditional and obsolete methods of governance."

The Innovation • Terengganu’s leatherback turtle provided the inspiration for the crafting of this computer-generated image of a submarine, created by Limkokwing alumnus Tan Jin Ho, 10 years ago. In the minds of our young citizens the future is being designed. Here there are no limits.

The Inspiration
The famous Leatherback turtle known as Penyu Belimbing is considered the largest of all marine turtles. One of the largest living reptiles the Leatherback turtle swims great distances and only comes on land to nest. It has made Terengganu one of its few nesting sites in the world.The Leatherback has become a state symbol and a tourist attraction.

Enabling transformation

"To succeed in the long term, we must be equipped to compete with the most advanced countries in the world. That simply means we must transform this country to become one of the most creative nations on earth. We must build the social and institutional eco-system that produces innovative leaders at all levels. The organisational and environmental culture for innovation must be developed and put in place so as to build a strong desire for change. Families and communities must be educated to accept that creativity and innovation are essential drivers of economic prosperity and contributors to social and individual well-being. We must now build for this nation a big passion for innovation. This I see as our most urgent mission. Our goal must be to make development of the creative mind a national agenda."

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Limkokwing
Speaking at District Education Officers' National Management Conference,14 July 2009

• 30,000 students from 150 countries • Off-shore campuses in United Kingdom, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Botswana and Lesotho • Limkokwing degree/diploma programmes delivered in 20 countries • Global network of 282 university partners from 77 countries • 100 million hits from 190 countries every year accessing the University website • Cited by World Bank and UNESCO for innovation in global education • Recognised by QS APPLE as "University of the Future"