BRICS statistical heads meet in Lucknow to advance quality data and digital dissemination

Source: Hindustan Times | Original Published At: 2026-08-04 02:51:02 UTC

Key Points

• National statistical office heads from 10 participating BRICS countries gathered in Lucknow alongside policymakers, academics, civil society representatives and technical experts.
• India selected “Quality Statistics as Driver of Change” as the theme for the 2026 BRICS Statistics Track.
• Priorities include modernising statistical systems, using administrative data and Digital Public Infrastructure, and strengthening data governance and privacy.
• Participating statistical heads reaffirmed commitments to knowledge sharing, harmonised methodologies and innovation in official statistics.
• Technical sessions covered digital dissemination tools and institutional reforms to improve statistical systems.
• A side event with CivicDataLab examined how harmonised metadata and interoperable systems could make administrative data more useful for timely, cost-effective statistics.