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Singapore

Singapore

Supported World Bank’s ICT agenda in e-Government and Smart Nations initiatives through strategy design for Government cloud, mobile service channel, Government-to-Citizen and Government-to-Business services, and conducted e-Government/Smart Nation masterclasses, workshop presentations, and knowledge sharing with senior Government officials in Myanmar, Vietnam, Mongolia, Rwanda and Russia. Developed Nation-wide e-Government programs for economic and social transformations in Myanmar… Show more Supported World Bank’s ICT agenda in e-Government and Smart Nations initiatives through strategy design for Government cloud, mobile service channel, Government-to-Citizen and Government-to-Business services, and conducted e-Government/Smart Nation masterclasses, workshop presentations, and knowledge sharing with senior Government officials in Myanmar, Vietnam, Mongolia, Rwanda and Russia. Developed Nation-wide e-Government programs for economic and social transformations in Myanmar, Solomon Islands and Uganda.Conducted e-Government assessment studies to jump start social-economic efforts for countries in the Asia region e.g. Myanmar, Mongolia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh, Africa region e.g. Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda, and Pacific Ocean region e.g. Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga. Strategized on the Public-Private Partnership models for e-Government service delivery for Indonesia and Vietnam.Served as a reviewer and advisor on National Electronic Identity strategy for Bangladesh and Vietnam.Performed the advisory role to mentor e-Government/ICT specialists in Myanmar, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Uganda and Solomon Islands.Served as the National Business Portal advisor with the Tanzania’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, to develop the business strategy and technical architecture for the National Business Portal, and to oversee its successful implementation.ACHIEVEMENTS:Successfully guided e-Government programs in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Tanzania and Uganda from preparatory to implementation phase. Show less

Singapore

Served as the Business Development Lead in developing ICT strategies and enhancing bilateral relationships with Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries, to create social well-being and economic growth.Frequent presenter on ICT topics to Government leaders such as Russian’s previous President Dmitry Medvedev, Botswana’s President Ian Khama and Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmonov.Conducted ICT eTransformation workshops and advisory sessions on economic… Show more Served as the Business Development Lead in developing ICT strategies and enhancing bilateral relationships with Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries, to create social well-being and economic growth.Frequent presenter on ICT topics to Government leaders such as Russian’s previous President Dmitry Medvedev, Botswana’s President Ian Khama and Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmonov.Conducted ICT eTransformation workshops and advisory sessions on economic transformation using ICT, eGovernment service development, Public Private Partnerships, Government Cloud and eProcurement for Government officials and private sector representatives from Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Brunei, Philippines, Moldova, Belarus, Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Poland, and Bahrain. Served as a guest presenter on eGovernment topics to foreign delegations attending Civil Service College courses, and conducts eGovernment sharing sessions for delegations from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IDA, and IE Singapore.ACHIEVEMENTS: Co-architected the value proposition and obtained a US$7M contract from Trinidad and Tobago.Architected the value proposition, lead and won the bid for Bahrain’s eLicensing Project worth US$1.6M.Formulated the value proposition, lead and won the contract for Kenya’s ICT Transformation project worth US$300,000.Organised the first Russia-Singapore ICT MoU signing to advance ICT-driven economic coordination between both countries.Facilitated and delivered a preliminary study on Moldova’s eTransformation roadmap. Show less

Singapore

Heading the Government Chief Information Office (GCIO) Innovations Department. This Innovation Department is chartered to explore Infocomm technologies (ICT) from a whole-of-government perspective for:(1) Innovations on electronic services and service delivery channels for our citizens; and(2) Innovations on collaborations amongst our public sector officers. Centre Director for IDA's Innovation Centre, an immersive and hands-on walkthrough centre showcasing the… Show more Heading the Government Chief Information Office (GCIO) Innovations Department. This Innovation Department is chartered to explore Infocomm technologies (ICT) from a whole-of-government perspective for:(1) Innovations on electronic services and service delivery channels for our citizens; and(2) Innovations on collaborations amongst our public sector officers. Centre Director for IDA's Innovation Centre, an immersive and hands-on walkthrough centre showcasing the emerging technologies for the public sector workplace. ACHIEVEMENT:The 'Snap and Go'​ service, a 2D barcode mobile application was highlighted on the Straits Times cover page as an innovative e-Government mobile service set to transform citizen's interactions with the government. Specialties:Creative thinking, conceptualisation of ideas, and identifying implementable opportunities from wide spectrum of technologies. Show less

Singapore

Headed the Government-to-Business (G2B), Government-to-Citizen (G2C) and Government-to-Employee (G2E) departments to develop G2B/G2C/G2E strategies with key Ministries and program manage flagship ICT projects.ACHIEVEMENTS: Co-drove the eGovernment efforts which resulted in Singapore achieving its number one ranking in an Accenture 2007 study on “Leadership in Customer Service”.Designed and program managed ICT initiatives with key economic agencies, which were instrumental in… Show more Headed the Government-to-Business (G2B), Government-to-Citizen (G2C) and Government-to-Employee (G2E) departments to develop G2B/G2C/G2E strategies with key Ministries and program manage flagship ICT projects.ACHIEVEMENTS: Co-drove the eGovernment efforts which resulted in Singapore achieving its number one ranking in an Accenture 2007 study on “Leadership in Customer Service”.Designed and program managed ICT initiatives with key economic agencies, which were instrumental in Singapore’s number one ranking by World Bank for the Ease of Doing Business survey, for five consecutive years.Conceptualized the Online Business Licensing Service, a whole-of-government electronic licensing system to facilitate the ease of starting up and operating for businesses. The Online Business Licensing Service is a winner of multiple awards, most notably the UN Public Service award, Computerworld Honors.Conceptualized, and program managed whole-of-government projects, one of which is Government Electronic Business (GeBIZ), Singapore Government’s one-stop e-procurement portal. GeBIZ launched on 26 June 2000 was one of the first national e-procurement portal in the world, providing suppliers with the capability of accessing ITQ (Invitation to Quotation), ITT (Invitation to Tender) and RFI (Request for Information) opportunities. Conceptualised and programme managed EnterpriseOne Portal, the nation’s Government-to-Business gateway, a single point of access at anytime and anywhere to a whole range of comprehensive information on government assistance programs, regulations and e-services for businesses from 52 partners. Pioneered the concept of Social Media networking across the Public Sector to facilitate cross agency collaborations.Received the IDA model employee award which is given to 1% of the corporate employees, who exemplifies the corporate values of professionalism, integrity and innovativeness. Show less

B.Sc, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Chairman for planning committee for a 5 days orientation programme catering to 150+ first year students.

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