Meet the Women in GovTech 2019

By Medha Basu

55 interviews with women changing the way tech is used in the public sector.

Welcome to the fifth edition of GovInsider’s Women in GovTech special report. This year we celebrate the stories of 55 inspiring people who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the public sector.

We asked each of them how they will challenge themselves in 2020. From Mars missions to 5G, these women are thinking about and shaping how governments use technology to improve lives. They are looking at how new frontiers like artificial intelligence will reshape societies, jobs and international relations.

This special report shows that there are brilliant women working on public sector innovation across the world, and there is more than enough room for them to have prominent roles at GovTech conferences.

But it’s clear that their achievements are not just about the tech. They are proud of the people they work with and citizens they serve. They want to build teams and support colleagues to take risks and try new things.

Meet the Women in GovTech 2019.

Australia
Jane Thomason, CEO, Fintech Worldwide
Lucy Poole, Head of Government Digital Experience, Digital Transformation Agency
Sarah Pearson, Chief Innovation Officer & Chief Scientist, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Cambodia
Vichekal Tema, Deputy Chief Administration Officer, Phnom Penh Capital Administration

Canada
Liz McKeown, Faculty, Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service

Denmark
Rikke Zeberg, Director-General, Agency for Digitisation, Ministry of Finance

Estonia
Liisa Past, Chief National Cyber Risk Officer, National Security and Defence Coordination Unit, Government Office

France
Laure Lucchesi, Director, EtaLab

Global
Barbara Ubaldi, Team Lead, Digital Government and Open Data, OECD
Dato’ Seri Maimunah Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Habitat
Lesly Goh, Senior Technology Advisor, World Bank
Mia Mikic, Director, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UN ESCAP
Shirin Hamid, Principal Director & CIO, Asian Development Bank

Indonesia
Ahyani Raksanagara, Department of Development Planning and Research, Bandung City Government
A. S. Kartika, Software Developer, ICT Agency, Samarinda Local Government (East Kalimantan)
Atalia Praratya, Head of Family Welfare Empowerment, West Java Provincial Government
Ika Mardiah, Head of E-Procurement, West Java Provincial Government
Nining Sri Puji Astuti, Computer Engineer, Library and Archive Agency, West Kalimantan Provincial Government
Sofiarti Dyah Anggunia, System Analyst, West Kalimantan Provincial Government
Tuty Kusumawati, Head, Empowerment, Child Protection and Population Control Office, Jakarta Capital City Government

Ireland
Dr Mary Aiken, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Criminology, University of East London & Cyberpsychologist

India
Dr Neeta Verma, Director General, National Informatics Centre

Japan
Ishizuka Sayaka, IT Specialist, Yokohama City Government
Mika Nakano, Director, Information Project Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Malaysia
Hanissull Jalis bt Md Yusof, Deputy Director, Application Development Division, MAMPU
Siti Sapura Binti Raffee, Deputy Director, ICT Consultancy Division, MAMPU

Poland
Justyna Orłowska, Director, GovTech Poland

Singapore
Chloe Yao, Senior Delivery Manager, Agile Consulting and Engineering, Government Digital Services, GovTech
Elaine Phang, Chief Information Officer, National Environment Agency
Hazel Moi, Director, Information Technology Department, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Hefen Wong, Director, Technology Management Office, GovTech
Wong Hui Yi, Senior Manager, Engineering Programme Office, Public Sector Science And Technology Policy and Plans Office, Prime Minister's Office
Dr Jade Kua, Senior Consultant, Emergency Medicine Department, KK Women and Children’s Hospital
Jeanette Kwek, Deputy Director, Strategic Futures, Ministry of Defence
Ong Lay Teen, Senior Systems Engineer, Sensors & IoT, GovTech
Liana Tang, Deputy Head and Deputy Director, Centre for Strategic Futures, Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office
Mavis Tan, Director of Human Resource, Civil Service College
Mei Hui Tan, Cyber Security Specialist, Cyber Security Group, GovTech
Sabrina Luk Ching Yuen, Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Global Affairs, Nanyang Technological University
Goh Siew Lee, Deputy Director, Joint Capabilities (Sense-making & Surveillance), Home Team Science & Technology Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs
Quek Su Lynn, Director, Government Data Office, Smart Nation Digital Government Office
Tamsin Greulich-Smith, Chief, Smart Health Leadership Centre
Weng Wanyi, Deputy Director (Plans), Home Team Science & Technology Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs

South Korea
Sujung Kim, Director, Big Data Promotion Division, Artificial Intelligence Policy Bureau, Ministry of Science and ICT

Taiwan
Audrey Tang, Digital Minister
Hui-Min Chen, Chief Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government
Shuyang Lin, Co-Founder, Public Digital Innovation Space

Thailand
Airada Luangvilai, Senior Executive Vice President, Digital Government Development Agency
Kalaya Puvanant, Public Sector Development Expert, Office of the Public Sector Development Commission
Krithpaka Boonfueng, Deputy Executive Director (Innovation System), National Innovation Agency
Theresa Mathawaphan, Chief Strategy Officer, National Innovation Agency
Voranuch Dejakaisaya, Chief Information & Operations Officer, Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri)

United Kingdom
Helen Wall, National Lead, Government Digital Service
Jessica McEvoy, Deputy Director for UK & International, Government Digital Service

Vietnam
Phi Van Nguyen, Chairwoman, Open Innovation Vietnam