GIS-Pro 2011 Keynote Address
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Keynote Address: One Map. One Space. One Government.
Our keynote speaker will then set the tone for the conference! URISA is honored to welcome Vincent Hoong, Chief Executive of the Singapore Land Authority to deliver the opening keynote address.
The Singapore Geospatial Collaborative Environment (SG-SPACE) is a Whole-of-Government initiative to unlock the potential of public sector information. It is a framework of policies, standards and technologies in which public, private and the people sectors share geospatial information to co-create innovative applications. One of the successful outcomes is OneMap (www.onemap.sg) which is a map platform for public agencies, businesses and communities to publish information and deliver location-based services.
Vincent Hoong, Chief Executive, Singapore Land Authority
Vincent Hoong is Chief Executive of the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). He graduated in 1982 from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws (Second Class Upper Division Honors). He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School, Harvard University. He was admitted to the Singapore bar in 1983 as an advocate and solicitor and spent a year in private practice, specializing in banking and commercial matters. In 1984, he joined the Singapore Legal Service and held various judicial appointments in the Supreme and Subordinate Courts as an Assistant Registrar, Magistrate, Coroner and District Judge, respectively. In 2001, he was seconded to the SLA to head one of its divisions. He was subsequently appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive. In 2009, he was appointed as SLA’s Chief Executive. He holds the concurrent statutory appointments of Registrar of Titles and Deeds, and Controller of Residential Properties. He also co-chairs the Singapore Geospatial Collaborative Environment (SG-SPACE) Committee. Outside of SLA, he serves as a Board Member of the Preservation of Monuments Board. He also sits on the Singapore Academy of Law’s Lawnet Management Committee and chairs one of its sub-committees.
Recent article: Singapore Uses GIS as an Enabler to Build a Networked Government
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