June, 2012 – As a branding exercise and a corporate systems check-up, we put ourselves under scrutiny by SMECorp Malaysia. We were audited and interviewed under an innovation programme called 1-InnoCert which was adopted from the South Korean model for innovation.
1-InnoCERT (1-Innovation Certification for Enterprise Rating & Transformation) Innovation Certification for Enterprise Rating and Transformation (1-InnoCERT) is a certification programme used to recognise and certify innovative enterprises & SMEs and to encourage entrepreneurs to venture into high technology and innovation-driven industries.
We were one of three shortlisted companies among 50 participating companies for the category of Green Technology. Our main goal was to achieve the triple A rating (AAA) and we were Successful. The award and result ceremony was held during the SMEDEX 2012 on the 20th – 22nd June 2012 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
The mechanism for 1-InnoCERT is based on 2 levels of assessment;
- ·On-line assessment; and;
- ·On-site visit evaluation/ audit by experts.
The on-line assessment could be access through, http://www.1-innocert.my
Certification process: Parameters evaluated in the 1-InnoCERT are:
