Dr. Lai ChiMeng Patrick holds a PhD in Government Studies from the University of Saint Joseph Macau, a Master degree in Entreprise Management from the University of HuaQiao, and a Bachelor degree in Business Information System from the University of Macau. He is an academic and practitioner with 25 years of professional experience in public institutions. His research focuses on Digital Governance, Smart Government, Smart City Innovation, Enterprise Management, Knowledge Management, Smart Corrections, and Information System Management. To his credit, he has published scientific papers and speeches at international conferences, academic journals, forums and seminars, specializing at data analysis and structural equation modeling.*PhD in Government Studies from the University of Saint Joseph Macau.*Master in Enterprise Management from the University of HuaQiao*Bachelor in Business Information Systems from the University of Macau.*Editorial board member of Redfame Publishing S.M.C. Journal*Editorial team member of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology *Elsevier Scientific Journals reviewer *Academic and practitioner with 25 years of professional experience in public institutions.*Published scientific papers and speeches at international conferences, academic journals, forums and seminars*Specializing in data analysis and Structural Equation Modeling.