About
Guest Assistant Professor (UCSI University, Malaysia)
Emerging Technologies • Digital & Intelligent Economy • Technology Foresight • Quantitative Research & Data Analysis • Responsible Conduct of Research & AI • Whole Brain Leadership
Researcher, author, and technology leader bridging FinTech, AI, national digital platforms, and academic inquiry.
Who Hatim is — and the work that defines his practice.
Dr Hatim Dawood Al-lawati is a researcher, author, and technology leader with 26 years of experience across emerging technologies—especially FinTech and AI—within portfolio, programme, and project management for digitalisation. His industry background spans finance, banking, and health insurance, with ongoing academic work in quantitative research and technology foresight.
He currently serves as Technology Foresight Expert at MTCIT and Guest Assistant Professor at UCSI University, Malaysia, following leadership of the national Dhamani health insurance platform at the Financial Services Authority.
26 years across emerging technologies, national platforms, and quantitative research — from banking systems to FinTech and AI.
An academic path spanning computer science, management, project leadership, and FinTech doctoral research.
Selected appointments across government, banking, consultancy, and academia.
Current advisory role in technology foresight.
Academic affiliation with UCSI University, Malaysia.
National health insurance platform leadership.
Business communication.
OB, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Business Communication.
Supply chain, Business introduction, Project management.
Where inquiry, methods, and authorship meet.
Quantitative research based on a survey strategy for primary data (deductive).
Books and guides that help researchers and decision-makers move from data to insight — and from technology signals to foresight.
Recognition for research, teaching, and national digital innovation.
Dhamani — 5th worldwide in E-Government IT Applications
Data preparation — USM Penang
Workshop with Prof. Venkatesh — Sunway University
Publication recognition — UCSI University
IFEM 2023 — UTAS, Oman
Research collaboration, workshops, speaking, and technology foresight advisory — enquiries are welcome.
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