India Named in 2 Key UN Panels

As part of these committees, the country will contribute to formulating global norms and practices

- Zia Haq

NEW DELHI: India has been nominated to two prestigious UN panels on data and statistics, marking a global milestone that will see the country take centre stage in driving data science to formulate global standards, officials said.

Asia's third-largest economy has gained membership of the United Nations Statistical Council after a significant gap and has also been nominated to the UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics (UN-CEBD).