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Mr Khoong Chan Meng is CEO of NUS-ISS and a member of the NUS-ISS Management Board at the National University of Singapore (NUS). NUS-ISS is the leading institute for industry digital talent development in Singapore and the largest continuing education and training (CET) outfit in NUS. Since its establishment in 1981, NUS-ISS has trained more than 178,000 digital leaders and professionals from more than 8,400 organizations, and today delivers more than 200 education, applied research and consulting programmes in cutting-edge disciplines including artificial intelligence, data science, design thinking, product management, software systems, cyber security and digital leadership.
Chan Meng has led NUS-ISS through three cycles of strategic planning – ISS2020, ISS2025 and ISS2030 – firmly positioning the institute as the beacon of digital talent development and the CET sector in Singapore. Under his leadership, NUS-ISS has implemented a globally unique operating model of multiple learning pathways and is the first and only institute in Singapore to fully transform all graduate programmes into stackable graduate certificate programmes. He also played the pivotal role in the appointment of NUS-ISS as the Operations Partner of the GovTech Digital Academy – a first-of-its-kind initiative that serves the whole of government in Singapore.
Prior to joining NUS-ISS, Chan Meng was the Group Chief Information Officer of RGE, then a US$15 billion, 50,000+ employee strong multi-national conglomerate in the natural resources based manufacturing industry. Prior to that, he was the Government Chief Information Officer of the State of Qatar, where he drove national programmes in e-government, e-health, e-education, e-inclusion and ICT industry development. His earlier career stints included leadership roles in EDS Corporation, Atos Origin, Singapore Computer Systems, Information Technology Institute and the National Computer Board.
In recognition of his many contributions to the education sector, Chan Meng was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) by the President of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Computer Society and a member of the Association of Computing Machinery, USA. He also serves on the Advisory Panel of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Singapore.
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), Columbia University, USA
- Master of Science (Computer Science), National University of Singapore
- Association for Computing Machinery
- World Future Society
- Singapore Computer Society
- IT Management Association
- Advisory Panel of the Chartered Institute Logistics and Transport (CILT) Singapore
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