A senior public servant from the Government Headquarters Support Services – a government entity supporting the operation of the Chief Executive Office (GCE) and the five policy secretariats – reassured the public during yesterday’s Macau Forum that Alibaba Group will not have access to the data stored in a cloud computing data centre that is to be set up in the city under the government’s recent cooperation deal signed with the mainland-based e-commerce giant.
The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.
The government early this month signed a framework agreement with Alibaba Group to develop Macau into a smart city, by using Alibaba’s big data processing capabilities to enhance the quality of the city’s public services.
Lai U Meng, a senior public servant who is also a member of the Smart City Development Working Group of the government’s Committee for Development of the World Tourism and Leisure Centre, addresses yesterday’s Macau Forum.
Guest speakers and audience members attend TDM’s Macau Forum in Areia Preta Park yesterday. Photos: Tony Wong
