The National Computer Board (NCB) was established in 1981, with Philip Yeo as its founding Chairman and Tan Chin Nam as founding General Manager. I was among the 4th batch of NCB Scholars in 1985. The other NCB Scholars in my batch are:
In 1999, NCB merged with the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore (TAS) to form the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). In 2016, IDA and the Media Development Authority (MDA) restructured into two new entities: the present day Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Government Technology Agency (GovTech).