Megat is currently a Government Fellow at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), located in Guimarães, Portugal. He is also a Senior Superintendent Electrical Engineer at Public Works Department (PWD) of Malaysia. He holds a Professional Engineer degree in Electrical Engineering from the Board of Engineers Malaysia since 2008. Since his 20 year tenure at PWD, he has been responsible for the implementation of more than RM 2 billion (USD 500 million) worth of ICT Systems, Telecommunication Systems, Renewable Energy, Electronic Security System and Hospital Information System projects. He has been appointed as the leader for the Young Strategist group to formulate and strategize the future of the Department in the perspective of the middle managers and young engineers. In addition, he has also been recognized by his current organization as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in ICT and Telecommunication. He is a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia with a thesis titled: "External Networking, Leadership Style and Innovation on Organizational Performance in Malaysian Construction Industry". He has written some articles in some journals about Total Hospital Information System (THIS) in Malaysia, Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Areas in Malaysia and Innovation in Malaysia’s Construction Industry. Megat research interests include, among others Hospital Information System, Digital Divide, Electronic Governance and Innovation in Construction Industry.
Appointments
- Government Fellow, UNU-EGOV, Portugal
- Senior ICT Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Department, Malaysia