Meet the Women In GovTech 2025

For the public sector, trust isn’t a soft metric or something nice to have. It’s the critical infrastructure of the government. 

Themed ‘How inclusive tech builds trust for all’, GovInsider’s 9th Women in GovTech 2025 report serves as a global blueprint to operationalise that trust. 

This year’s report spotlights the impact stories of 97 women innovators across 29 countries, up from 24 countries last year.  

Far from merely being another statistical record for us, this expanded outreach confirms that building services that truly work for everyone requires leadership from everywhere.  

The women leaders are not just building tech, but fundamentally reshaping how public services are delivered.  They are setting new standards for inclusion, and using tech to bridge the gap between policy and implementation. 

Notable stories include:

• Ukraine’s Former Deputy Defence Minister Katheryna Chernohorenko sharing about digital transformation in a time of national crisis, 
• Taiwan’s Deputy Digital Minister Isabel Hou providing a perspective on AI-driven government agility;
• Pakistan's Digital Minister Shaza Khawaja underlining what it means to bring the "hardest-to-reach 20 per cent" into the room and build services that work for them,
• South Africa's Emerging Tech Chief Jeanette Morwane detailing her team's work with the local ecosystem to boost digital sovereignty;  
• Brazil’s Deputy Secretary Luanna Sant Anna Roncaratti discussing proactive service delivery for one of the world’s largest nations. 

The report was made possible with our seven community partners who nominated the women innovators and spread the word to their networks. 

They include Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital Technologies, East Europe Foundation, Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI), GovStack, Moldova’s e-Governance Agency, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health and Jakarta Smart City. 

We hope the report serves as a tangible guide for any civil servant committed to building high-trust and high-impact public services.  

Meet the Women in GovTech 2025. 

Scroll down below the list and have a look at the interactive map we've been testing, available for you to explore! 

Argentina 
Gisela Montes, Legal Advisor & GovTech Consultant, Buenos Aires City Government, PIT Policy Lab 

Armenia 
Arusyak Martirosyan, Head of UX & Digital Service Delivery, Information Systems Agency of Armenia 

Australia 
Anita Fraser, Digital Profession Community Manager, Australian Public Service  
Dr Hien Pham, Senior Research Scientist, Data61, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 

Azerbaijan 
Sabina Huseynova, Advisor to the Director, DOST Digital Innovations Center 
Vusala Muzaffarova, Project Management Coordinator, DOST Digital Innovations Center 

Bhutan

Dr Pooja Lepcha, Space Systems Engineer, Division of Telecom and Space, GovTech Bhutan

Brazil 
Luanna Sant Anna Roncaratti, Deputy Secretary, Digital Government, Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services 

Canada 
Leanne Labelle, Director General, Platform, Canadian Digital Service 
Natasha Côté-Khan, Digital Innovation & Service Excellence Lead - HRB, Public Services and Procurement Canada 

El Salvador 
Yessenia Pennélope Henriquez, Information Systems Specialist, General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System 

Global 
Blessing Ajimoti, Principal Consultant, Public Digital 

Chan Chi Ling, Founder & Director, Equitech Collective

Fung Mei Ling, Co-Founder, People-Centered Internet
Hajar Alnuaimi, Digital Crime Analyst, Interpol Innovation Centre 
Kelly Ommundsen, Head of Digital Inclusion & Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum (WEF) 
Lucia Velasco, Head of AI Policy, United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies 
Tay PeiChin, Senior Policy Advisor (Government Innovation), Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) 

 
Hong Kong SAR, China 
Ada Chung, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) 
Jenny Yeung, Deputy Head of Geotechnical Engineering Office (Planning and Testing), Civil Engineering and Development Department 
Joyce Lau, Project Manager, North Development Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department 

Indonesia 
Ajeng Pratami Wardhani, Customer Operations Senior Manager, INA Digital Edu 
Catya Indra Pratiwi, Product Manager, Jabar Digital Service 
Damayanti Elisabeth, Data Scientist, Jakarta Smart City 

Farida Sibuea, Head of the Working Group for Strategy, Data Analysis, and Information Utilisation, Data and Information Centre, Ministry of Health
Fidan Safira, Senior Researcher, Jakarta Smart City 

Indri Rooslamiati, Head of the National Centre for Biomedical and Health Genomics
Nopiyanti, Lead Tribe West Java Data Ecosystem, Jabar Digital Service 
Ruth Ayu Hapsari, Head of Tribe, Murid (Student Learning Platform), INA Digital Edu 

Suryastri Boni, CTO, Health Technology Transformation and Digitalisation Team, Ministry of Health
Syarifatul Ulya, Product Manager, Jabar Digital Service 
Trinada Willya Citra, Assistant Project Leader, Jakarta Smart City 

Italy 
Concettina Cassa, Head of Internet Governance, Agency for Digital Italy (AgID) 

Japan

Kyoko Ohtagaki, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, ANNAI Inc.

Jordan 
Mushira A. Eneizat, Institutional Culture and Change Lead, Prime Ministry of Jordan 

Kazakhstan 
Aidana Tamshybay, Leading Manager, NITEC 
Assem Bolatzhan, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of AI and Digital Development 

Kenya 
Elizabeth Andiko, Technical Advisor - UshuruGPT, Kenya Revenue Authority 

Malaysia 
Dr Rasyidah Che Rosli, Director of the e-Invoice Division, Tax Operation Sector, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM), Malaysia  
Nuraini Muhammad Naim, Head of Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Sungai Buloh 
Ts. Dr Cecilia Adrian, Director of Digital Government Division, Jabatan Digital Negara 

Moldova 
Marina Bzovîi, Director, Moldova Innovation Technology Park 
Michelle Iliev, State Secretary for Digitalisation and Innovation, Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation 

Nicoleta Colomeet, Director, eGovernance Agency of Moldova

New Zealand 
Victoria Wray, Manager Agency Standards and Integration, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)

Pakistan 
Mahvish Ayub, Head of Strategy, National Incubation Center, Peshawar (NIC Peshawar) 

Shaza Khawaja, Federal Minister of IT & Telecommunication, Government of Pakistan

Peru 
Vanessa Sanchez, Director of Innovation, Technology, Digitalisation, and Formalisation, Ministry of Production 
Yanina Girón Renteria, Official Principal, Peruvian Chamber of Artificial Intelligence 

Singapore 
Amy Tan, Director, Sector Technology Services Management, Business Change and Adoption, Synapxe

Angela Lim, IT Director, Institute of Mental Health (IMH); Cluster Lead, NHG Health Group Chief Information Office (CIO) 
Assoc Prof Lim Sierin, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 
Assoc Prof Kelly Ke, College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 

Celine Tan, Director, Centre of Programme Management – New Facilities, Synapxe
Claudia Tan, Senior Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Gov+, NCS Group 
Clinical Asst Prof Charlene Liew, Director of Innovation, Radiological Sciences Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth; Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Changi General Hospital 

Goh Su-Yen, Group Director, Innovation & Transformation, SingHealth

Joanna Loy, Director, Digital Empowerment, SingHealth
Kimberly Zhang, Head, Group Service Transformation, National University Health System (NUHS); Head, Healthcare Redesign, Alexandra Hospital 
Lim Xiu Ling, Senior Manager, Digital Product Development, Digital Office, Communications and Engagement Group, Ministry of Education (MOE) 
Nese Buzcu Kir, Senior Manager, Cyber Risk Management and Services, Synapxe 
Ng Lai Yee, CEO, Temus 
Jennifer Quek, Deputy Director, Aerial Systems, Robotics, Automation & Unmanned Systems Centre of Expertise, Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) 
Joanna Tan, Deputy Director Nursing, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital 

Lim Mei Ling, Senior Nurse Manager, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Lynette Ong, COO, Tan Tock Seng Hospital 
Ong Jing Fang, Chief, Population Health, NHG Health 
Portia Loh, Director of COE Hub and Plans & Strategy division, Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) 
Prof Miao Chun Yan, College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 
Prof Yeong Wai Yee, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 
Roseele Dahang, Deputy Manager, DevOps, Sentosa Development Corporation 

Suhailin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Director, Clinical Informatics, Synapxe
Sun Sun Lim, VP (Partnerships and Engagement); Lee Kong Chian Professor of Communication & Technology, Singapore Management University (SMU) 
Tabitha Quake, Head of Foot Care and Limb Design Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital 
Theresa Samy, Assistant Director of Nursing, National University Hospital 
Wong Sook Huey, Public Sector Lead, Microsoft Singapore 
Vivien Ang, Director, Immigration & Checkpoints Programme Management Centre (ICPMC), Home Team Science & Technology Agency (HTX) 

Yang Yinping, Director, Centre for Advanced Technologies in Online Safety (CATOS); Senior Principal Scientist, A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing
Yeoh Ee-Wen, Director Simulation and Training Systems, Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) 

South Africa 
Jeanette Morwane, Chief Director – Emerging Technologies and Digital Innovations, Digital Society and Economy, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) 

Spain 

Montaña Merchán, Coordinator of Enabling Technologies, Ministry for the Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service
Raquel Poncela, Chief Digital Officer, Spanish Royal Mint 
Tatiana Fernandez, Head of Transformative Innovation, Government of Catalonia 

Sri Lanka 
Chanaki Mallikarachchi, Director of ICT, Ministry of Digital Economy 

Taniya Ekanayake, Lead of Digital Government, Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA)

Taiwan 
Assoc Prof Wei Jeng, Deputy Director-General of Administration for Cyber Security, Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) 
Chen Hui-min, Deputy Director-General & CISO, Administration for Digital Industries, Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) 
Isabel Hou, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) 

Thailand 
Dr Phimraphas Nganmsantivongsa, Knowledge Management Officer & Project Manager, Defence Technology Institute 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) 
Mushira AlZarooni, Senior Project Manager - 171 Tawasul, Community Engagement Department, Prime Minister's Office 
Sara Al Hosani, Cyber Threat Intelligence Director, Department of Government Enablement 

Ukraine 
Galyna Pustova, Head, CDTO Campus 
Kateryna Chernohorenko, Former Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Digital Development Transformation and Digitalisation 
Kateryna Podust, Head of the e-Residency Expert Group, Ministry of Digital Transformation 

Olena Saienko, Head of the EGAP Program (Swiss-Ukrainian E-Governance for Accountability and Participation), East Europe Foundation

Uzbekistan 
Aziza Umarova, Head of Delivery Unit, Agency for Strategic Development and Reforms  
Dildora Tursunova, Director for Strategic Development, Uzinfocom 

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