The University of Macau (UM) recently held a talk titled ‘Big Data and Digital Economy’ on November 16. Mei Hong, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was the keynote speaker. During the talk, he discussed the value of big data and its applications, as well as the development of digital economy. The talk attracted many people, including students in a leadership training course for civil servants, supervisors and senior technicians in related fields from various government departments, as well as faculty members and students in UM’s Master of Science in Data Science programme.
In the welcome speech, Vice Rector (Research) Ge Wei talked about UM’s first interdisciplinary programme in big data launched last year. He said earlier this year, UM and the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) jointly launched a leadership training course for civil servants to promote public administration reform and e-governance. As the course also involves new knowledge on big data and data governance, Prof Ge said Mei’s talk was well-timed because it could inspire students in the course to promote e-governance with new ideas and cutting-edge technologies, which would in turn help Macao integrate into the Greater Bay Area and enhance the city’s competiveness.
Mei is also a member of the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries, a member of Academia Europaea, and the president of the China Computer Federation. His main research interests include software engineering and system software, with outstanding achievements in component-based middleware, development methodology, and tool environment.
During the talk, Mei shared his views on the concept and value of big data in the context of the rapid development of information technology and informatisation. He also shared some cases of successful applications of big data technology, summarised the characteristics of these applications, and discussed the new information era driven by big data technology as well as the emerging and fast-developing digital economy. He closed his speech by sharing his insights on and experience in big data-based governance systems, digital economy, independent technology systems, data sharing and openness, and coordinated data centres, while taking into account the current development of big data technology and the challenges facing China in this area.
The lecture was organised by UM’s Public Administration Training Centre. In the question and answer session, Mei answered questions from the audience on various topics, including data sharing and openness, big data’s value and its applications, as well as the development and application of 5G technology in China. UM Rector Yonghua Song delivered closing remarks and thanked SAFP and the various government departments for their support and participation.
Source: Public Administration Training Centre
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