Goh Seow Hiong

Goh Seow Hiong is practising at the Singapore law firm of Rajah & Tann as an advocate and solicitor. Prior to that, he was in the Singapore public service for ten years. He was Deputy Director of Infocomm Development Policy of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). He was also Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of IDA and supported her in corporate matters and other pre- and post-merger issues in the creation of IDA. Prior to the creation of IDA in 1999, Goh led a team responsible for the e-commerce initiatives at the then Singapore National Computer Board (NCB), where his group promoted the use of e-commerce to businesses and the public. He was also then Principal Staff to the Chief Executive and Chairman of NCB. He was one of the key persons who drafted the Singapore Electronic Transactions Act, its Regulations and Security Guidelines, the Evidence (Computer Output) Regulations and the Amendments to the Computer Misuse Act. He continues to be actively involved in various inter-ministry working committees on the legal and policy matters relating to IT and e-commerce.

E-mail: seowhiong@yahoo.com.sg