Chief Data Scientist to the Government to be appointed soon, says Najib


PUTRAJAYA: A Chief Data Scientist to the Government will be appointed soon to spearhead Malaysia's development in data-driven economy.

The person would be named once the Cabinet endorsed the appointment, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic) at the closing the 26th MSC Malaysia Implementation Council meeting here on Thursday. 

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