Page 24 - CESL Asia E-Newsletter - 5th ISSUE

C&M: When the Government 問：較早前你建立了一套十分 came up with this project, to 實用的系統，改善了機場的工 build the Airport in Macau, there 作流程及內部溝通。可否藉此 weren’t many companies capable 向大家介紹一下? of running a facility of this kind. How did FOCUS prepare itself to 其實這套系統並不是我發明 take the role? 的，因為實際上這套軟件早 When I first stepped in the Airport C&M: You implemented a system 已存在市場上。但當時身為資 the YDP was already there. YDP in the Macau Airport that became 訊科技技術經理的我，暫時未 was a joint venture between com- very useful for a better workflow 想到適合在機場使用的解決方 panies of foreign countries and and communications. Tell us about 案。然而經過兩年時間的研 they teamed up to provide the fa- that system. 究，及當時的外判公司未能達 cilities management for the Macau 到我們要求的水平，加上昂貴 International Airport. By the time I was not the one who invented 的服務收費及保養成本，所以 that Macau Airport was built no this system, actually there were 我決定成立一個團隊替機場度 one had the know-how (and even already software packages in the 身訂造解決方案。澳門機場面 the knowledge) to provide the fa- market, but when I was working 積較小以及因應機場內獨特的 cilities management services or as an IT manager in the Airport I 設備，我的團隊就能按實際需 even the operational services for couldn’t find a suitable solution for 要來打造自我應用程序，包括 the Airport. That’s why all the Macau Airport. After two years of 機場營運數據庫，及航班資訊 companies working in the Macau research I decided to build up my 顯示系統。 Airport by that time were Portu- own IT team and tailor-made one guese, from other countries or re- instead of outsourcing it, because 當我開始在這裡工作時，有些 gions such as Hong Kong. I didn’t this was quite expensive taking 現有的資訊科技系統需要由我 know much about it as well (like into account the initial investment 來承擔保養。西門子向機場提 most of the locals), but gradually and following maintenance costs 供全面系統服務，有些系統用 21 I built my knowledge and got to and they couldn’t provide me ex- 於ATC或機場。但這些系統缺 where I am now. actly what I wanted. Macau Airport is small and some things are quite 乏一個所謂的綜合應用，意味 問：當政府公佈在澳門建設機 specific and unique so, I used my 著所有的系統都像孤島或獨立 場時，並沒有太多公司有能力 own team to build our own appli- 系統。這種情況是不恰當的， 營運這類大型基建。而FOCUS是 cations, which included the airport 由於要重覆輸入數據的次數多 怎樣裝備自己，迎接挑戰? operation data base and also the 了，從而增加了出錯的可能 flight information display system. 性。故此，我為了紏正這種情 YDP在我於機場工作前已經一 When I stepped in I had to main- 況，我們開始建立和設計自己 直為機場服務。它與國外多 tain some of the existing IT sys- 的航班信息顯示系統，然後在 間公司聯營為機場提供設施管 tems. The airport was a turn-key 同事協助下，再逐步建立了機 理服務。那時的本地人缺乏專 solution from Siemens. There were 場營運數據庫。 業技術知識以致不能為澳門機 a lot of systems for ATC use, air- 場提供設施管理及營運服務。 port use, etc. But those didn’t have 故此，在機場工作的都是葡國 a so-called integrated approach, 人，抑或來自其他國家地區， meaning all the systems were like 例如香港。我很慶幸當初能夠 islands or standalone systems. And 跟他們合作，增進這方面的知 those were not appropriate due 識，不然便沒有今天的我。 to the possibility of doubled data entry (which increases the chance of error). So, I tried to rectify this issue and we started to build and design our own flight information display system first and then grad- ually to build the Airport Oper- ational Database with the help of my colleagues.