<h1>India's MoSPI and NCAER Team Up to Boost Statistical System with New Tech and Data Standards.</h1> The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) of India and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the country's official statistical system. The collaboration aims to improve data quality and timeliness for key statistical products like GDP and Economic Census through new data technologies and capacity building. Key initiatives include a Business Process Review, development of an ICT plan for data integration, creation of a national data warehouse, and setting common standards for data collection. The MoU also focuses on leveraging administrative data and enhancing statistical capacity, including big data analytics.