# James Seng

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**James Seng Ching Hong** (simplified Chinese: 庄振宏) is one of the [Internet pioneers](/source/List_of_Internet_pioneers) in [Singapore](/source/Singapore) and is recognized as an international expert in the Internet arena. He gave regular speeches at various forums on several Internet issues such as [IDN](/source/Internationalized_domain_names), [VoIP](/source/VoIP), [IPv6](/source/IPv6), [spam](/source/Spam_(electronic)), [OSS](/source/Open-source_software) and [Internet governance](/source/Internet_governance) issues.[1] Seng also participates actively in several standard organizations (such as [ISO](/source/International_Organization_for_Standardization)/[IEC](/source/International_Electrotechnical_Commission) [JTC1](/source/JTC1) and [IETF](/source/IETF)) and also served on the board/committee of several Internet organizations.[2][3]

## Biography

Seng started his career at [TechNet](/source/TechNet_(computer_network)), the first [Internet service provider](/source/Internet_service_provider) in Singapore, in 1993 when he was still a student at the [National University of Singapore](/source/National_University_of_Singapore). In late 1998, he co-founded i-DNS.net and served as the company's [Chief Technology Officer](/source/Chief_Technology_Officer) for 3 years. Under his guidance, the company expanded its presence worldwide.

Seng also developed several Internet [software](/source/Software) and services such as [PObox](/source/PObox) (1995), a web-based [email](/source/Email) and forwarding service which has been licensed and commercialized by [Singapore Press Holdings](/source/Singapore_Press_Holdings) now known as [PostOne](/source/PostOne) and Singapore [InfoMAP](/source/InfoMAP) (1994), the official website for Singapore, which is currently operated by [Infocomm Media Development Authority](/source/Infocomm_Media_Development_Authority) (IMDA).[4]

Seng was formerly the co-chair of the Internationalized Domain Names Working Group that is responsible for the standardization of IDN.[5]

Seng was formerly the [Assistant Director](/source/Assistant_Director) of [Enabler Technologies](/source/Enabler_Technologies) at the IMDA. His team is responsible for tracking emerging and [disruptive technologies](/source/Disruptive_technology) on the Internet, IP Telephony,[6] open source software, [information exchange](/source/Information_exchange), [social software](/source/Social_software), antispam and other related fields.

In 2008, Seng started Thymos Capital LLP, an incubator based in Singapore focusing in helping young entrepreneurs.[7]

Previously, Seng was the SVP of Technology of [PPLive](/source/PPLive).[8]

In 2017, Seng lobbied the office of US senator [Ted Cruz](/source/Ted_Cruz) to withdraw legislation to rename the street in front of the [Embassy of China in Washington, D.C.](/source/Embassy_of_China,_Washington,_D.C.) to "Liu Xiaobo Plaza" in honor of Chinese human rights activist [Liu Xiaobo](/source/Liu_Xiaobo).[9]

Seng received the 2019 Communications Quality & Reliability (CQR) Chairman's Award from [IEEE](/source/IEEE)'s Technical Committee.[10]

## References

1. ["World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-04)"](https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/wtsa-04/tech_idn.asp). *www.itu.int*

1. ["ICANN | Archives | At-Large Advisory Committee: James Seng"](http://archive.icann.org/en/committees/alac/seng.htm). *archive.icann.org*

1. ["James Seng - ICANNWiki"](https://icannwiki.org/James_Seng). *icannwiki.org*

1. ["Your official gateway to Singapore"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100605161912/http://app.www.sg/). Archived from [the original](http://app.www.sg/) on 5 June 2010.

1. ["IDN Working Group"](http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/OLD/idn-charter.htm)

1. ["IDA Seeks Industry Feedback on Telecoms Policy Regarding InternetProtocol (IP) Telephony and Electronic Numbering"](https://web.archive.org/web/20051129020138/http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/enum-wg/2004/msg00075.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.ripe.net/ripe/maillists/archives/enum-wg/2004/msg00075.html) on 29 November 2005.

1. ["SAP Global Survey:James Seng"](http://redcouch.typepad.com/weblog/2007/08/james-seng.html)

1. Gannes, Liz (18 June 2008). [PPLive, Huge Profitable and Barely Known](http://gigaom.com/video/pplive-huge-profitable-and-barely-known/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110319022509/http://gigaom.com/video/pplive-huge-profitable-and-barely-known/) 19 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, *[GigaOM](/source/GigaOM)*

1. Sobolik, Michael Scott (2024-04-15). *Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance*. [Naval Institute Press](/source/Naval_Institute_Press). pp. 132–133. ISBN 978-1-68247-951-3.

1. ["2019 – IEEE Communications Society Communications Quality & Reliability Technical Committee"](https://cqr.committees.comsoc.org/awards/chairmans-award/2019-2/)

## External links

- [James Seng's Blog](http://james.seng.sg/)

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