Poh Kam Wong

Education Qualifications

• Ph.D (Regional Planning), Regional Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 1979
• E. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 1976
• SM (CS & EE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 1975
• SB (E.E.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 1974
• SB (Physics), Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 1974

Research Interest

• Social Entrepreneurship
• National Science And Technology Policy Of East Asia Countries
• Technology Entrepreneurship
• East Asian Industrial Development Strategies
• Economics And Management Of Technological Innvoation

Academic Experience

• Professor (by courtesy), NUS Engineering School and LKY School of Public Policy, 2009 - current
• Professor, Department of Business Policy, School of Business, National University of Singapore, 2008 - current
• Professor, LKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 2008 - current
• Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre (NEC), 2001 - current
• Senior Visiting Scholar, Oxford University, 2014
• Associate Professor, (Joint Appointment), LKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 2006 - 2007
• Associate Professor, Department of Business Policy, School of Business, National University of Singapore, 1997 - 2007
• Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, 2005
• Visiting Scholar, Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 2005
• Chairman, NUS Venture Support Investment Committee, 2003 - 2004
• Panel Member, The Enterprise Challenge (TEC), Prime Minister''s Department, 2003
• Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, 2001
• Director, Centre for Management of Innovation and Technopreneurship (CMIT), National University of Singapore, 1998 - 2001
• Deputy Director, Graduate School of Business, and Program Director, MSC (MOT) Program, NUS, 1992 - 1998
• Founding director, Centre for Management of Technology (CMT), National University of Singapore, 1991 - 1998
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Policy, School of Business, National University of Singapore, 1988 - 1997
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, 1984 - 1985
• Lecturer, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 1974 - 1984

Corporate Experience

• Member, Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS)
• Consultant, National Science and Technology Board (NSTB)
• Director, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre
• Member of Board of Directors, Several high tech start-ups in Singapore, Silicon Valley and Malaysia
• Council Member, Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
• Director, NUS Technology Holdings Pte Ltd
• Consultant, Ministry of Law, Singapore
• Consultant, Savantas Policy Institute, Hong Kong
• Consultant, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Consultant, Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Malaysia
• Chairman & Partner, BAF Spectrum Pte Ltd
• Consultant, European Science and Technology Observatory (ESTO)
• Consultant, TEKES, Finland
• Consultant, JETRO, Japan
• Consultant, National Research Foundation (NRF), Singapore
• Consultant, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Singapore
• Chairman, Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA)
• Co Founder, Micromatics Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia
• Co Founder, MicroNorth Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia
• Managing Director, Seremban Engineering Bhd (SERES), Malaysia
• Consultant, ST Engineering, Singapore
• Consultant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Philippines
• Consultant, Hans Seidel Foundation
• Consultant, National Computer Systems
• Consultant, Bousteadco
• Consultant, Port of Singapore Authority (PSA)
• Consultant, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
• Consultant, Port Kelang Authority
• Consultant, Penang Development Corporation
• Consultant, Kuala Lumpur City Hall
• Consultant, State Governments of Penang, Johor, Kedah, Trengganu and Selangor, Malaysia
• Consultant, Malaysian Institute of Management
• Consultant, Kuala Lumpur Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Consultant, World Bank
• Consultant, Asia Pacific Foundation, Canada
• Consultant, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Vietnam
• Consultant, ASEAN Secretariat
• Consultant, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
• Consultant, ILO
• Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Consultant, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Consultant, Transtech, Hong Kong
• Consultant, International Footwear, Malaysia
• Consultant, Motorola, Malaysia
• Consultant, Southern Steel Works, Malaysia
• Consultant, Visa International
• Consultant, Translink, Singapore
• Consultant, Eutech Cybernetics, Singapore
• Consultant, HP Singapore
• Consultant, IDC Singapore
• Consultant, Singapore Telecoms, Singapore
• Consultant, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
• Consultant, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Malaysia
• Consultant, Trade Development Board (TDB)
• Consultant, Economic Development Board (EDB), Singapore
• Consultant, Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR)
• Consultant, Infocom Development Authority (IDA) (and the former National Computer Board (NCB))

Courses

• TR4049, Seminar in Entrepreneurship – Lean Startup Market Validation
• TR5105, Technopreneurship
• TR4201, Technology Commercialization
• TR3103, Start-Up Business Case
• PP5220, National Science & Technology Policy Analysis
• MMT5002, Management of Technology
• MBA5108, Technopreneurship
• EMB5010, Managing Technology and Innovation
• BMA5101, Industry & Competitive Analysis

Societal Impact

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