Detailed CV
Dr. Jason Chan, MH, JP
陳繼宇 博士 榮譽勳章 太平紳士
Professional generalist, good at integrating cross-domain knowledge
EdD (Bristol); MET (UBC); MSc,
BA(1st Hons) (CityU); SCPM (Stanford); CPA (Australia); Mensan
Dr. Jason Chan, MH, JP is an innovation and technology expert as well as a professional generalist. He is well-qualified with various degrees and credentials. With diverse academic background and experience, he is an accomplished professional generalist in public administration, education, metaverse, artificial intelligence, big data, social media, social commerce, fintech, IoT, strategy, resources management, leadership, intelligent construction, smart city, e-governance and research methodology.
His influence extends far beyond academia, as a recognized key opinion leader on social media with a solid base of nearly 200,000 followers across multiple platforms.
Dr. Chan currently serves as the Director of the School of Professional Education and Executive Development (SPEED), Associate Dean (Information and Development), and Head of IT at the College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).
Beyond academia, Dr. Chan holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) for listed companies such as Bamboos Health Care Holdings (2293.HK), B.Duck Semk Holdings International (2250.HK), and Primech Holdings (Nasdaq: PMEC).
Beyond his academic and professional roles, Dr. Chan actively participates in public and community service. In addition to his appointment as Justice of the Peace (JP), he serves on a variety of committees and panels. Currently, he holds the position of President at the Hong Kong Digital Currency Academy (HKDCA) and Vice-President of the UNESCO Hong Kong Association. His previous positions include Chairman of Hong Kong Mensa: The High IQ Society; President (Education) of the Young Professionals Alliance, and Vice President of the HK Public Administration Association.
In 2015, Dr. Chan founded the Totaltact Network, a groundbreaking e-think tank that leverages the power of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data to gather and analyze public sentiment from social media, thus creating a vast cross-domain knowledge platform. Simultaneously, he has been ardently developing iTact’s “Edventures 學程” and “EdTechVerse 教科元宇宙” – innovative educational resource management and matching platforms aimed at democratizing education and dismantling barriers to knowledge acquisition. In 2019, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish iMake, an initiative designed to elevate Hong Kong iMakers 香港智造 and foster a more innovative and intelligent business landscape.
Qualification
Dr. Jason Chan is well-qualified with various degrees and credentials.
| 2021 | Certified Practising Accountant | CPA Australia |
| 2010 | Doctor of Education | Bristol University |
| 2007 | Stanford Certified Project Manager
(Distinction) |
Stanford University |
| 2005 | Master of Educational Technology
(A+) |
University of British Columbia |
| 2004 | Master of Science in Computing
(Credit) |
City University of Hong Kong |
| 1998 | BA (Hons) in Public and Social Administration
(First Class Honours) |
City University of Hong Kong |
Work Experience
| 01/2024 – Now | Director of SPEED |
School of Professional Education and Executive Development (SPEED) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Responsibilities: — Leads academic and administrative initiatives to support degree and continuing education students.
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| 12/2022 – Now | Associate Dean (Information and Development) |
College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Responsibilities: Units under the purview:
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| 09/2022 – 11/2022 | Associate Dean (Development) |
College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Units under the purview:
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| 07/2021 – 08/2022 | Assistant Dean (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) |
College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Reporting to the Dean for the following responsibilities:
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| 2009 – Now | Head of IT |
College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Dr. Chan oversees the Information Technology Unit with 5 teams: e-Learning Team, System Development Team, Network Team, Server Administration and User Support Team. ITU provides comprehensive IT services for over 12,000 students of Hong Kong Community College (HKCC) and School of Professional Education and Executive Development (SPEED) and over 700 staff working in PolyU’s Hung Hom Bay Campus and West Kowloon Campus, and formulates IT policy and budget for the College, in which the scale is similar to some UGC-funded local universities.
The IT services have achieved a high rating of overall student satisfaction in Student Barometer, a global survey of the student experience, and compared favourably with international and local universities/ institutions in recent consecutive years.
And he is also involved in the following works: · Director and Chairman of Executive Committee, Big Data Lab · Director and Chairman of Executive Committee, STEM EdTech Lab · Chairman, CPCE Information and Educational Technology Committee · Chairman, CPCE Career Planning and Development Steering Committee · Member, College Learning and Teaching Committee · Member, CPCE Staff Development Committee · Member, CPCE Grievances and Appeals Committee · Member, CPCE Library Committee · Member, CPCE Campus Committee · Member, CPCE Campus Sustainability Committee · Member, CPCE Staff Consultative Group · Member, PolyU Advisory Committee of e-Learning
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| 2020 – 2021
2009 – 2017 2008 – 2009 |
Visiting Lecturer
Lecturer
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School of Professional Education and Executive Development (SPEED) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Courses Taught in Undergraduate Programmes: · Integrated Study · e-Governance · Strategy and Leadership · Culture and Organization · Project Management · Methodology
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| 2006 – 2007 | Manager (Research) |
Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre 智經研究中心
Projects coordinated and managed: · Building a HK-Shenzhen Metropolis · Enhancing Governance in HK: A Study of Civic Engagement in Public Policy Making · An Analysis of the Managed Care Market in HK · Development & Financing of HK’s Future Health Care · Review of HK’s Socio-Economic Progress: A Quantitative Assessment · HK Competitiveness: A Multi-Dimensional Approach · Competitiveness of the HK Economy: A Study on Productivity Growth, Unit Labour Costs & Structural Changes in Export Composition · China’s 11th Five Year Plan: Opportunities and Challenges for HK · The One Way Permit Scheme in the Context of a Population Policy for HK
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| 2002 – 2005 | Associate Investigator |
The Open University of Hong Kong (current Hong Kong Metropolitan University) Centre for Research in Distance and Adult Learning
Projects coordinated and managed: · Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong · Global Distance Education Network (GDENet) (World Bank Funded) · Web-based Interactive Tutoring System (Webits) · Direct and Indirect Effect of Online Learning at OUHK · Learning Science at a Distance: Students’ Perspectives of Practical Work
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| 2000 – 2002 | Research Assistant I |
The Hong Kong Institute of Education (currently The Hong Kong Education University) Centre for Special Needs and Studies in Inclusive Education
Projects coordinated and managed: · Supporting Teachers in Using I.T. in Special Education (QEF Funded) · Equity, Excellence and Efficiency of HK Special Education (UGC Funded) · Making Integration Successful (QEF Funded) · Learning to do Classroom Research (CERG Funded) |
Independent Non-Executive Director (INED)
Dr. Jason Chan has served as an independent non-executive director of INED, playing the role of supervising the top executives and senior management, improving the level of corporate governance, and not participating in the daily operations of those companies.
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2023 – Now |
INED |
Primech Holdings (Nasdaq: PMEC)
The Company is a technology-driven facilities services provider in the public and private sectors operating mainly in Singapore. Its services include facilities services, stewarding services, cleaning services to offices, cleaning services to homes, and cleaning supplies. Its facilities services include general cleaning and maintenance of public and private facilities, housekeeping services, specialized cleaning services, marble polishing services, building facade cleaning services and clean room sanitation services, and waste management and pest control services. Its stewarding services include the cleaning of kitchen facilities of healthcare facilities, hotels and restaurants and the supply of ad hoc customer service officers and food and beverage service crew to healthcare facilities, hotels, and restaurants. The Company provides cleaning services to homes of individual customers who engage its services through HomeHelpy application.
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2021 – Now |
INED |
B.Duck Semk Holdings International (2250.HK)
The main products include B.Duck.
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2019 – Now |
INED |
Bamboos Health Care Holdings (2293.HK)
Bamboos offers a wide range of professional, comprehensive and reliable healthcare staffing services, including private nursing staffing solutions as well as institutional health care staffing solutions. With a talent pool of over 20,000 qualified healthcare personnel, Bamboos serves as a trusted strategic advisor to our clients including hospitals, social service organizations, clinics, pharmaceutical companies and individuals with customized and most suitable healthcare staffing services. Services offered by healthcare personnel include:
Healthcare Institution Support: · Ward relief for hospital and nursing home · Temporary healthcare manpower · Out-patient escorting service for nursing home Private Nursing Solutions: · Home care and out-patient escorting service · 24-hour private nursing service · Professional care assessment service |
Appointed Public Services
Dr. Jason Chan, JP has served on various governmental committees and panels.
| 2024/09 – Now | Member | Telecommunications Users and Consumers Advisory Committee, the Office of Communications Authority (OFCA) |
| 2023/10 – Now | Co-opted Member | Adult Inmates Working Group, Committee on Community Support for Rehabilitated Offenders, Correctional Services Department |
| 2023 – Now | Member | Technology Review Panel, ASTRI (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute) |
| 2020 – Now | Member | Board of Governors, Prince Philip Dental Hospital |
| 2020 – Now | Member | Entrepreneurship Committee Advisory Group, Hong Kong Cyberport |
| 2020 – Now | Mentor | Cyberport Mentorship Services, Hong Kong Cyberport |
| 2019 – Now | Mentor | Mentorship Programme, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park |
| 2019 – Now | Member | Dissemination and Promotion Sub-Committee, Quality Education Fund (QEF), Education Bureau |
| 2018 – 2024 | Co-opted Member |
Consumer Council · Member, Digital Economy and Information Technology Advisory Group · Member, Publicity and Community Relations Committee |
| 2018 – 2023 | Non-panel Member | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office |
| 2017 – Now | Member | Justice of the Peace Assistance Scheme, Office of the Ombudsman, HK |
| 2017 – Now | Justice of the Peace (JP) | The Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 2017 – 2021 | Member | Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Songjiang, Shanghai |
| 2017 – 2023 | Member | Advisory Committee, Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF, HK$2 billion), Innovation and Technology Bureau |
| 2017 – 2019 | Member | Assessment Panel, Enterprise Support Scheme (ESS), Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF), Innovation and Technology Commission |
| 2017 – 2023 | Member | Steering Committee, Child Development Fund (CDF), Labour and Welfare Bureau |
| 2016 – 2022 | Member |
Property Management Services Authority · Convenor, IT Working Group · Member, Finance and Strategic Development Committee · Member, Human Resources Taskforce · Member, License Affair Committee · Member, Professional Development Committee |
| 2016 – 2017 | Member |
Consumer Council · Member, IT Expert Advisory Group · Member, Publicity and Community Relations Committee · Member, Trade Practices and Consumer Complaints Review Committee |
| 2015 – 2021 | Member | Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel, Judiciary Hong Kong |
| 2015 – Now | Mentor | Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (HKSES), Education Bureau |
| 2014 – 2018 | Non-panel Member | Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme, Central Policy Unit |
| 2013 – 2020 | Member | Transport Tribunal Panel, Transport and Housing Bureau |
| 2012 – 2019 | Member | Advisory Committee (Tertiary Education Sector Representative), Education Development Fund (EDF, HK$1.1 billion), Education Bureau |
Major Social and Professional Services
| 2024/06 – Now
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Founder and Director, Bay Area Smart City Development Research Institute
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| 2024/06 – Now
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Founding Honorary Advisor, International Youth STEAM Education Association
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| 2024/05 – Now
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Advisor, Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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| 2024/04 – Now
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Honorary Advisor, Association of Doctors for Social Responsibility
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| 2023 – Now
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Honorary Advisor, Organising Committee of ESG Innovative Enterprise Selection, Forbes China
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| 2023 – Now
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Co-Founder, Hong Kong Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Property and Facility Management Federation
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| 2023 – Now
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Advisor, Lion Club of Hong Kong IFC
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| 2023 – Now
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Advisor, Greater Bay Area Family Office Association
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| 2022 – Now
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Specially Invited Honorary Advisor, Greater Bay Area Hong Kong Women Entrepreneurs Association 大灣區香港女企業家總會
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| 2022 – 2022
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Honorary Chairman, Outstanding Leaders Series, Forbes China Excellent Enterprise Official Channel | |
| 2022 – 2022
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Judge, HKIFM Excellence in Facility Management Award (EFMA) 2022: Smart Technology
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| 2022 – Now
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President, Hong Kong Digital Currency Academy (HKDCA) 香港數字貨幣研究院
Under the theme “New Era, New Technology, New Vision”, our forum sought to identify ways to promptly restore economic vitality. The forum attracted key stakeholders from various political and business sectors, academia, and the science and technology field, originating from over 50 countries and regions. Participants contributed their insights, bringing new knowledge and inspiration to the event. The forum successfully hosted a significant gathering, welcoming more than 800 participants.
   As a co-organizer of the Forum, Dr. Jason Chan, MH, JP, President of HKDCA, emphasized that HKDCA carries the mission of advancing the digital economy, uniting efforts from all sectors and meeting the challenge head-on. HKDCA was established in 2021, thanks to the strong backing of ACU Group. The subsequent merger of the WDCFM with the HKDCA team this year has further invigorated our cause. The HKDCA has three main objectives: 1. to endorse blockchain technology, legal and business norms and establish unified standards; 2. to engage experts from various fields in the commercialization of the digital currency industry, thus harnessing collective strength; 3. to nurture young talent and stimulate creativity by organizing lectures and forums, thereby cultivating industry-ready professionals. By setting up various committees, including financial technology, application research, international technology and standards development, talent cultivation, legal and financial affairs, and marketing, HKDCA aims to research digital currency-related issues, nurture a new generation of industry talent, and foster a sustainable digital economy. We believe in pooling our collective wisdom to build a brighter digital future together.
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| 2021 – Now
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Vice President, UNESCO HK Association 香港聯合國教科文組織協會
—- Chairman, Innovation and Technology Committee —- Co-organized “2022 International Youth Tech Olympics” to promote STEM education and innovatio=ve technology in Hong Kong
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| 2020 – Now
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Advisor, Active Biotechology (a spin-off company of HK PolyU)
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| 2020 – 2022
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Advisor, Community Synergy for Rehabilitation Association 香港睦群助更新協會
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| 2020 – 2022
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Co-Founder, EDvengers 教育者聯盟 (Social Enterprise)
Mission: Focused on education, cultural inheritance, and knowledge transfer. Objective: Our investment in the future is essentially an investment in talent. Initial Project: Our first project involves collaboration with social welfare organizations and university students, seeking out high-performing students and offering them an opportunity to provide academic mentorship through social welfare organizations, thus embodying a spirit of caring. In this service delivery framework, EDvengers functions as the orchestrator, diligently selecting responsible, dedicated, and high-performing university students and connecting them with suitable social welfare organizations. Creating Mutual Value through Activities: Unlike conventional short-term volunteer activities, this tripartite collaboration—comprising social welfare organizations, EDvengers, and university students—forms a powerful alliance. We leverage the unique strengths of each participant to maximize synergy and deliver high-quality services to recipients from diverse backgrounds. In this framework, university students serve as the primary on-the-ground implementers, EDvengers handles strategic planning, candidate screening, and content design, while social welfare organizations act as the glue that binds together recipients, university students, and EDvengers. In their role as connectors, social welfare organizations do not merely offer a platform for matching students with recipients and fostering talent while assisting the underserved; they also provide a window into the community. This perspective allows EDvengers to fully utilize its strengths, thereby identifying and addressing community issues and pain points.
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| 2019 – Now
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Founder and Chairman, iMake 智造 (Social Enterprise)
Objective: To champion Hong Kong iMakers 香港智造, fostering innovative and intelligent business practices. In 2017, we commenced preparations, drawing inspiration from the innovation and technology ecosystems of Israel and Silicon Valley in the United States. Established by Totaltact Networks in 2019, iMake was designed to address a gap in the market, assisting start-ups that could not benefit from the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park and Cyberport. Moreover, it aimed to promote the distinctiveness of Hong Kong brands. Currently, nearly 200 companies and institutions have joined our network, including start-ups from diverse sectors, corporations, local and US Nasdaq-listed companies, investment entities, and social organizations. Our mission is to encourage “Hong Kong iMaker, iMake Hong Kong”, through: · Assisting SME start-ups with smart production and service delivery, · Revitalizing traditional industries with innovative creativity, optimizing the function and performance of various sectors, · Creating a business ecosystem that is ready for the future, including the industrial revolution and smart cities.
Our collaboration starts with three strategic initiatives: certification, alliances, and financing: · Certification: Hong Kong iMaker – To be certified as a Hong Kong iMaker, a company must be a Hong Kong-based entity with patents, trademark registration, franchise rights, and/or unique or innovative technology operations, or demonstrate the transformation and operation of traditional industries. · Alliance: iMaker United – Start-up companies often face challenges due to their small size and relatively inexperienced operators, which often results in weaker social and business networks. This platform aims to help these start-ups grow stronger by matching them with larger, established companies in the alliance, thereby creating business opportunities. · Financing: iFutureMaker – Potential high-growth companies can be recommended to venture investors or angel funds for possible investment or public listing opportunities.
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| 2019 – Now
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Founder and Chairman, iTact 智源動力 (Social Enterprise)
Objective: To promote the application of AI in education. The project began in 2016, and iTact was launched by Totaltact Network in 2019. We have developed a patented Artificial Intelligence-based educational resource sharing and matching platform, Edventures 學程. Our aim is to lower the barrier to acquiring knowledge, ensuring equal educational opportunities for all. Students can register to use the platform for free, which provides both free and fee-based educational materials and exercises. The goal is for students to access ten times the educational resources for half the cost of textbooks.
· Patented technology for self-learning: Our proprietary, patented intelligent technology matches learners with textbooks and test questions, facilitating more personalized, self-directed learning. · Data-driven personalization: We utilize big data to analyze learning experiences and test performance at various stages, allowing us to provide learners with more focused and personalized learning plans. · Multi-role participation for ecosystem building: We allow users to participate in a variety of roles, enabling a diverse range of stakeholders to contribute to the construction of a new e-learning ecosystem. · Unit reorganization for careful matching: Our e-textbooks aren’t based on entire books, but rather on learning units, articles, texts, or topics. This approach allows our platform to provide more careful and accurate matching of educational resources. · Facilitating tailored teaching: Through our learning resource matching suggestion tool, teachers can easily combine suitable learning checklists, homework exercises, quizzes, and examination papers for their individual students or entire classes, thereby enabling personalized instruction.
Another key focus is the launch of Hong Kong’s first educational technology metaverse, EdTechVerse, for primary and secondary schools. We plan to assist Hong Kong’s academic and educational sectors in transitioning to the metaverse within the next year, 2023. We hope to make the first year either free or extremely cost-effective, inviting more interested individuals to participate and contribute. An accompanying TV interview further outlines the philosophy and functionality of this Metaverse. EdTechVerse, combined with the Edventures courses, forms a self-study platform that encourages self-directed learning. By employing patented AI and Metaverse technology, students can engage with the world of Edventures in a gamified format, promoting an active learning environment. The platform offers a comprehensive learning journey, complete with matching tests, a wide array of learning resources, and tutors.
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| 2018 – 2020
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Chairman, Hong Kong Mensa (High IQ Society)
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| 2018 – 2020
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Member, Steering Committee, Alpina Charitable Foundation 敦臨慈善基金
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| 2018 – 2019
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Founding Director, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners
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| 2017 – 2019
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Honorary President, Young Professionals Alliance 青年專業聯盟
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| 2017 – Now
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Ex-Co Member, CityU Eminence Society 城賢匯
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| 2016 – Now
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Vice-Chairman, World Psychological Organisation 世界心理組織
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| 2015 – Now
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Founder and Chairman, Totaltact Network (NGO)
Dr. Jason founded Totaltact Network as an e-think tank by making use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data, to collect and analyze the views from social media and the public to form a mega cross-domain knowledge platform.
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| 2015 – 2019
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Vice-President, Hong Kong Shanghai Pudong Association 香港上海浦東聯會
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| 2015 – 2019
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School Manager, C.C.C. Kei Long College 中華基督教會基朗中學 校董
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| 2014 – Now
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Permanent Honorary President, South China Athletic Association 南華體育會
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| 2014 – 2020
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Associate Editor, Public Administration and Policy: An Asia-Pacific Journal
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| 2014 – 2020
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Vice-President, Hong Kong Public Administration Association 香港公共行政學會
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| 2014 – 2020
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Associate Vice-President (Educational Technology), UNESCO HK Association 香港聯合國教科文組織協會
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| 2014 – 2017
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President (Education), Young Professionals Alliance 青年專業聯盟
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| 2014 – 2016
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Convenor, IT Taskforce, Federation of Self-financing Tertiary Education 自資高等教育聯盟
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| 2013 – 2019
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Assessor, The Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI): Technological Achievement
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| 2012 – 2015
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Chairman, Hong Kong Mensa (High IQ Society)
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| 2012 – 2014
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Ex-Co Member, Hong Kong Public Administration Association
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| 2011 – 2015
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School Manager, C.C.C. Mong Man Wai College 中華基督教會蒙民偉書院
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| 2010 – 2012
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Honourary Secretary, Hong Kong Mensa (High IQ Society)
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Patent Proprietor
| 2018 | Systems and methods for creating study plan via artificial intelligence
Patent No.：HK1250600 |
Awards Received
Dr. Jason Chan is a recipient of numerous awards.
| 2024 | Best Data Literate CXO Award in the DaLa Awards 2024 |
| 2023 | Outstanding Paper Award in the 2023 Emerald Literati Awards |
| 2021 | PolyU CPCE Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service Performance / Achievement |
| 2021 | PolyU CPCE Outstanding Service Performance / Achievement Award |
| 2021 | Medal of Honour (MH) |
| 2018 | Bright Future SME’s Youth Creative Entrepreneurship Award |
| 2018 | Outstanding Innovative Enterprise Award |
| 2017 | Ten Outstanding CIO & IT Executive |
| 2015 | PolyU CPCE Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service Performance / Achievement |
| 2015 | PolyU CPCE Outstanding Service Performance / Achievement Award |
| 1998 | City University of Hong Kong Tuition Scholarship HK$42,000 |
Social Media
| Personal Website | https://www.jasonchan.net/ |
| Facebook Fan Page | https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Jason.Chan/ |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonology/ | |
| YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/c/jasonkychan2Jasonology |
| https://www.instagram.com/dr.jason.chan.jp |
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