About Us

Nguonly Taing is the Director General of the General Department of Digital Economy at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), where he leads and coordinates the implementation of Cambodia’s digital economy under MEF’s strategic framework. He also serves as the Executive Director of Techo Startup Center, contributing to the growth of the startup ecosystem and promoting digital adoption among MSMEs in Cambodia. Over the past six years at MEF, he has played a pivotal role in shaping Cambodia’s digital economy through strategic leadership, driving key initiatives such as policy formulation, digital public infrastructure development, open data advocacy for co-creation and innovation, and assisting line ministries in digitalizing public services. He is also passionate about applied research in AI and emerging technologies. Under his supervision, several notable digital products have been developed and adopted by both public and private sectors, including CamDX, CamDigiKey, Online Business Registration, CamDL, OCR API, Semantic Search API, Data-EF, and e-Invoicing. Nguonly Taing holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Royal University of Phnom Penh, an M.Sc. in ICT from Waseda University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Dresden University of Technology.