Invest in Data Management: UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged everyone to invest in and support the crucial role of data in meeting the challenges.

"Let us commit ourselves to invest in and promoting the crucial role of data in meeting the challenges of our time," he said in a message marking World Statistics Day, reports UNB.

Guterres said that statistics are central to evidence-based policy making.

"Current, reliable, timely and trusted data help us to understand the changing world in which we live and to drive the transformations that are needed, leaving no one behind," he said.  

The coronavirus pandemic has further increased the value of data to save lives and recover better, said the UN President.

Guterres said this Day is an opportunity to recognize statisticians around the world who work to provide accurate data, abide by the Basic Standards of Official Statistics and create more resilient and informative data ecosystems.

"Our recently launched “Data Strategy for Action by Everyone, Everywhere” is an agenda for data-driven efforts to provide greater insight, impact and integrity as we strive to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals," he said.

The UN chief wished everyone around the world a data-rich World Statistics Day.