MIDA has established a web-based facility, Enterprise Connect or E-Connect, to assist and facilitate business matching services. Serving as an online business matching service, E-Connect provides an opportunity for investors seeking joint-venture partners in Malaysia or undertaking contract manufacturing. This web-based facility will help investors to connect with international business partners.

E-Connect is open for registration to foreign investors as well as to Malaysians. Registered members will be able to conduct customised searches for business partners based on the specific requirements that match their interests.

As at 1 September 2006, a total of 508 companies have registered with E-Connect which include 264 Malaysian companies and 244 foreign companies. The main areas of interest of these companies are joint ventures (351), contract manufacturing (104) and technical collaboration (12) in the electrical & electronic industries, food manufacturing, chemicals and chemical products, plastic products and machinery manufacturing.

Companies from India, South Korea, United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States of America are among the major foreign companies that have registered with E-Connect.

Registration is free of charge. To be a member of E-Connect, the applicant is required to submit the application online via the E-connect section of the MIDA website at www.mida.gov.my. Please contact the following officers if you have any enquiries:

After the application has been approved, the company’s details and project proposal will be posted in the E-connect Directory and newsletter. Members of E-connect will have access to other members’ details such as business activities and project proposals. They will also have the opportunity to interact and exchange information with other members. However, MIDA would appreciate it if the members could inform the officer in-charge on the outcome of the correspondence with other members to enable MIDA to monitor and assist, whenever necessary.

MIDA will update and inform all E-Connect members on the activities and opportunities arising from the various initiatives and project proposals registered with E-connect.