The organization would provide incubation services for local tech graduates, allowing them to gain business knowledge and enabling an easier path to transfer their academic achievements to valid businesses. The idea was to provide incentives for students to enter the IT industry at a time when the number of students enrolling in IT started to drop.

But this plan coincided with the Macau handover in 1999. It was difficult for both the outgoing Portuguese administration and the incoming local government to implement the idea. So I have decided to continue this project using my own funding and through the recruitment of investors.

It was during the fundraising process that I came in contact with CTM. They were very interested at the idea, but given the structure of the company and timing, it would take too long for CTM to invest in this organization. We've decided it'd be quicker for CTM to take up this concept instead of me running it.

So that's how I joined the company. For 12 years, I've taken different positions at CTM, but always at the forefront of transformation. I started the e-business department, and was involved at different transformation programs in the company. In 2003, I took part in the revamp of CTM's IT department and stayed in the department, until 2008 when I became the CIO.

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