YIM continued its initiative to empower its innovators by participating in an International online course “Understanding Creativity, Innovation, Knowledge Networks, And Entrepreneurship”, organized by Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN). Led by the world’s grassroots innovation guru, Prof Anil Gupta, and Dr. Anamika Dey, the Chief Executive of GIAN, the objective is to exchange innovation knowledge and initiatives. The session was attended by innovators from the Philippines, Malaysia, and the Post Graduate Students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Gujarat.
Madam Sharmila Mohamed Salleh the CEO of YIM brought 8 innovators and 2 project managers with her. In the session, she explained the roles and functions of YIM that is responsible for mainstreaming the grassroots innovation of Malaysia. 2 innovators presented their innovations, and they are Mohd Firdaus Mohd Noh on Flexsilk under the HIP 6 project, meanwhile Robest Yong presented Efinity Ez Water filter system.