Up Close and Personal with SiTF 2nd Vice Chairman 2007/08 - Dr. Chong Yoke Sin

“I firmly believe that SiTF deserves to be the voice of the IT industry.
As such, my interests in SiTF are about helping our companies establish ourselves firmly in the Singapore and global space, by being recognized as a trusted brand.”
– Dr. Chong Yoke Sin.

Hi Dr Chong, please tell us more about yourself.
I am currently the Chief Executive Officer of NCS Group and have been in the IT industry for 25 years. I started my career as a chemist before I dived into IT, starting out as a Systems Engineer. In the span of my career, I have taken on different areas including technical specialist, account management, as well as consulting in the domains of banking and government. I am a firm believer of creativity in everything we do.

During your free time, what do you enjoy doing most? What are your hobbies?
I enjoy reading, listening to music, brisk walking, and perhaps a spot of golf.

Dr Chong, what is your philosophy in life?

“It is better to put more life in your years than years in your life.”

:: On your passion and the spirit of volunteerism ::
My passion is to take NCS Group global and to do my part to help create a vibrant IT industry in Singapore, as well as to learn and grow with my fellow leaders in the industry. I believe in equality and justice for all, and availing opportunities to people who would otherwise not be able to know of them.

On volunteerism, I would like to spend more time with the elderly, and also to give more time to church and social work.

Do share with us more about your interests and involvement with SiTF.
I firmly believe that SiTF deserves to be the voice of the IT industry. As such, my interests in SiTF are about helping our companies establish ourselves firmly in the Singapore and global space, by being recognized as a trusted brand.

I am active in the e-Government chapter that promotes the Singapore quality of Government and systems to the rest of the world. The goal of the e-Government chapter is to make known our companies who have engaged in the various successes of the Singapore Government, to the rest of the world. At the same time, we hope to create business opportunities for Singapore companies overseas.

:: On leadership::

Moving forward, how do you see yourself as the role of the Vice Chaiman and areas of contributions?
I hope to work with our fellow councilors in promoting the cause of SiTF and the Singapore IT quality brand overseas. We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of councilors who readily give of their time and resources for the cause of the SiTF, and a competent Secretariat who looks after the operations of the SiTF.

We have good camaraderie among the Exco and Secretariat, which makes our work even more fun and meaningful.

As a Vice Chairman of SITF, do share with us your vision/aspirations for SiTF in the coming year/and strategic direction for SiTF.
We hope to rope in business associations into the SiTF, create more business opportunities for our members, and add more value to the activities for our members. Hopefully, more organisations will find it meaningful to join the SiTF.

::Profile::

2nd Vice Chairman
Dr Chong Yoke Sin, Chief Executive Officer, NCS Group

Yoke Sin is the chief executive officer of NCS Group. She has played an instrumental role in the rapid growth of NCS. Under her leadership, NCS has achieved seven times growth in revenues and is now the largest IT company in Singapore and No. 10 in the Asia Pacific region.

A well-respected veteran in the IT industry, Yoke Sin is a member of several government computerization project steering committees and is active in several IT and business associations. Amongst other key appointments, she sits on the Boards of the Health Sciences Authority, Women Leadership Board of The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore.

In addition, she is a regular contributor on e-Government issues in The Straits Times and The Business Times (Singapore). She also speaks frequently at regional conferences and has authored several papers on e-Government.

This is the second term that Dr Chong is serving as the esteemed 2^nd Vice-Chairman for SiTF. She is also the current Chairman of the eGov Chapter and 2006/07.

Story by: Chai Pei Shan