Sebastian Foo

Independent Senior Consultant, Digital Government and Public-Sector Transformation , Development Bank

Singapore, Singapore

Singapore-based senior digital government and public-sector transformation consultant with 29 years of experience across more than 30 countries. Advises governments and development partners on digital public infrastructure, shared platforms, institutional reform, ICT procurement, technology assurance and implementation governance. Available for international, remote, short-term and long-term consu

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Area of Expertise:
  • Government, Governance, Reforms
  • Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
Professional Experience:

Senior digital-government and public-sector transformation adviser with 29 years of technology and public-sector experience across more than 30 countries. Provides strategic and technical advice to governments and development partners, including the World Bank, Deloitte and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise.

Expertise covers digital-government strategies and roadmaps, digital public infrastructure, shared government platforms, interoperability, digital identity, government cloud and data centres, cybersecurity governance, institutional reform, business-process reengineering, ICT procurement and implementation assurance. Translates national reform ambitions into operating models, technical architectures, terms of reference, functional and non-functional requirements, procurement documents, evaluation criteria, contractual controls, service levels and acceptance arrangements.

Current responsibilities include independent technical review, procurement support, programme governance, vendor oversight, implementation recovery, executive stakeholder alignment and institutional capacity building. Previous roles with Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority and IDA International included leadership and advisory responsibilities for whole-of-government platforms, public-service transformation and international digital-government programmes. Has co-developed and supported technology contracts exceeding US$700 million.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Merit, National University of Singapore, 1997. The degree provided the technical foundation for a 29-year career spanning national digital-government platforms, digital public infrastructure, ICT procurement and assurance, and public-sector transformation.

Affiliations and Achievements:

Independent adviser supporting World Bank-financed programmes, with consulting assignments for Deloitte and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. Former Assistant Director at IDA International and Executive Consultant at the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Former part-time lecturer at Nanyang Polytechnic. Advisory experience spans more than 30 countries, with over US$700 million in technology contracts co-developed and supported.

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments

Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Bachelors

Languages:

English, Chinese

Nationality:

Singapore