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About the author

Dr Winnie Tang, JP, is an Adjunct Professor in both the Faculty of
Architecture and the Faculty of Engineering (Department of Computer
Science) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). She is a locally-bred IT
entrepreneur from Hong Kong, and has over 20 years of experience in
the information and communications technology (ICT) industry.

Dr Tang is the Founder and Chairman of Esri China (Hong Kong)
Limited, which is an international office of Esri, specialising in
geographic information system (GIS) technology. Esri is among the
top 50 software companies in the world. She is also the Founder and
Honorary President of the Smart City Consortium.
Over the years, she has been actively advocating the use of
technology and sharing her views on the ICT industry, eHealth,
environmental conservation, entrepreneurship and the smart city
through her services in government and non-government organisations
in Hong Kong.

As a renowned columnist and keynote speaker, she has been
invited to share her views and promote technological and social
developments at conferences, seminars and workshops organised
by international organisations, such as the World Bank Group,
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Asian Productivity
Organization (APO). She has published 11 Chinese and English books
and over 600 research papers, newspaper articles and journals.

Dr Tang’s Chinese book, Surfing the IT World, published in 2016, won
the publishing award (the category of Commerce and Management) in
the first Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2017.

In recognition of Dr Tang’s works, she has been awarded the
Distinguished Alumni by the Faculty of Science, HKU in 2009, the Ten
Outstanding Young Persons in 2006, the Women of Influence – Young
Achiever of the Year Award by the American Chamber of Commerce in
2004 and the Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons Selection in 2001.