KOTA KINABALU: An innovative entrepreneurship competition - Oozes's Pitchbah! -is expected to produce more young talents in Sabah and improve the employment rate among locals.
The programme, where the Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre (Scenic) is one of the strategic partners, aims to encourage teenagers to pitch their entrepreneurial ideas and cultivate their creative thinking.
Being a government initiative, Scenic Assistant Strategic Partnership and Brand Builder Norsida Ajhari said the centre plays a vital role in encouraging youngsters to venture into entrepreneurship that can further enhance their technological capabilities and creativity.
"Sabah has the highest unemployment rate in Malaysia. We are confident that the Pitchbah! initiative will be able to produce more globally competent young talents who will eventually be employed.
"Through this pitching competition, participants will get the opportunity to exchange innovative ideas and solutions and get feedback from industry players that can help them move forward," she said in a statement.
The application for the competition is open until Nov 15, after which successful participants will be notified on Nov 21 for further training before the final competition.
Norsida added Scenic would help promote the programme via its social media platform and media coverage as well as nurture the talents produced by Pitchbah! to the next level via various initiatives under Scenic.
Meanwhile, Ooze founder Precilla Fong said the event would help churn out innovative ideas and solutions through a pitching session.
"It will involve mentors who will be guiding the teenage entrepreneurs throughout the online training sessions.
"During the training session, teenagers will gain exposure to know how different industries work, how to network and receive constructive feedback from the industry experts. "
For participating teams to advance into finals, Fong said judges would evaluate pitches based on an equal weighting of perceived feasibility and growth potential, as well as the "wow factor".
Anyone interested in participating in the competition can apply via https://www.oozeclub.com/competition.