Meet the Women in GovTech 2020
By Medha Basu Yun Xuan Poon Shirley Tay
53 inspiring stories on how tech is transforming the public sector.
Yet battling a pandemic is a team effort, and there are many stories behind the scenes of brilliant innovators. We have profiled 53 incredible women who deserve greater recognition for the work they do - from cyber ambassadors and coders to ministers and healthcare frontliners.
They share how they innovated to fight Covid-19, transform government and serve the vulnerable. They also wrote letters to their future selves, in which they shared their hopes for a better world, and encouragement to never lose sight of what they love.
We hope these interviews uplift and inspire you to keep forging ahead.
Meet the Women in GovTech 2020.
Australia
Johanna Weaver, Special Adviser to Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs, Australia
Canada
Jaimie Boyd, Chief Digital Officer, Government of British Columbia, Canada
China
Zhang Ying, Deputy Director, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation, China
Finland
Anna Korpi, Counsellor, Education and Science, Embassy of Finland in Singapore
Global
Gemma Van Halderen, Director, Statistics Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Piret Tõnurist, Senior Project Manager, Observatory of Public Sector Innovation, OECD
Shirin Hamid, Director General and CIO, Asian Development Bank
India
Rema Rajeshwari, District Police Chief of Mahabubnagar, India
Indonesia
Dian Istanti, Head Of e-Government Sector, Department Of Communication and Information, West Java Province, Indonesia
Dyana Jatnika, Project Officer at Jabar Digital Service, West Java, Indonesia
Ida Ningrum, Head of Statistics Department, West Java Province Communication and Information Office, Indonesia
Kurnia Sari Aisyiyah, Senior Data Analyst, Jabar Digital Service, Indonesia
Tiomaida Seviana, Head of Encoding and Information Security, West Java Province Communication and Information Office, Indonesia
Italy
Paola Pisano, Minister for Technological Innovation, Italy
Japan
Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation, Japan
Lithuania
Arune Matelyte, Manager, GovTech Lab Lithuania, Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology, Lithuania
Malaysia
Siti Sapura Binti Raffee, ICT Consultant, ICT Consultancy Division, MAMPU, Malaysia
Surina Shukri, CEO, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, Malaysia
Dr Yusminar Yunus, Principal ICT Consultant, ICT Consultancy Department, MAMPU, Malaysia
Philippines
Pia Cayetano, Senator, Philippines
Poland
Justyna Orłowska, Prime Minister’s High Representative for Government Technology and Head of the GovTech Center at the Prime Minister’s Office, Poland
Singapore
Aishwarya Bandla, Head, Translational Core, The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Ang Shin Yuh, Deputy Director, Nursing, Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Singapore
Ang Yi Xin, Product Designer, Open Government Products, Singapore
Associate Prof Angela Chow Li Ping, Head, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Angela Yeo, Assistant Director, Future Primary Care programme, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation, Singapore
Chen Li, Senior Nurse Manager, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Chong Mien Ling, Chief Sustainability Officer, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, Singapore
Christine Ang, Deputy Director, Emerging Capabilities-Health Insights, IHiS, Singapore
Chua Xin Juan, Acting Director, Professional Services Programme Office, Ministry of Law, Singapore
Gwenda Fong, Assistant Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), Singapore
Jean Tan, Software Engineer, Open Government Products, Singapore
Jessie Ho, Director, Product Management & Delivery Group 4 - Healthcare Enablement Office, IHiS, Singapore
Joy Ng, UX Designer, GovTech, Singapore
Joycelyn Chua, Product Designer, Government Digital Services, GovTech, Singapore
Khoo Bing Jin, Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, Cyber Security Group, GovTech, Singapore
Lynette Ong, Director of Transformation Office, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Dr Petty Chen, Product Manager, Open Government Products, Singapore
Rachel Ang, Senior Deputy Director, Social Service ICT, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore
Samantha Wong, Software Engineer, GovTech, Singapore
Sarah Salim, Product Designer, Open Government Products, Singapore
Sarah Teng, Director of Water Quality Department, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, Singapore
Serena Yong, Director, Infrastructure Services, IHiS, Singapore
Dr. Svetlana Jevrejeva, Principal Research Scientist, National Sea Level Programme, Singapore
Talitha Chin, Product Manager, Open Government Products, Singapore
Tan Lay Kheng, Senior Assistant Director (Corporate, Operations, Information and Disease Outbreak Systems), Ministry of Health, Singapore
Tey Shu Wen, Director, Sensors Division, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore
Yang Yinping, Senior Scientist, Principal Investigator & Group Manager, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore
Zenne Tng, Head of Department and Principal Speech Therapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
South Korea
Park Seong Ju, Deputy Director, Digital Government Cooperation, Ministry of Interior and Safety, South Korea
Thailand
Dr. Karndee Leopairote, Supervisory Board member of Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), Thailand
Nahpihtchaya Tebrod, Executive Vice President, Digital Government Development Agency (DGA), Thailand
Togo
Cina Lawson, Minister of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation, Togo
UK
Tanya Filer, Founder, StateUp, UK