E164 Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & Analytics Services Officer at United Nations ICC

Today's guest is Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & Analytics Services Officer at United Nations International Computing Center. The UNICC has nearly 50 years of experience providing digital business solutions to United Nations programmes, funds and entities. Their mission is to maximise the sharing of infrastructure, systems and skills and generate economies of scale to benefit its over 70 clients and partner organizations.

The UNICC has a strategic view of digital business support for United Nations goals and results, with expertise and complex knowledge about their technology environments. They provide digital business services to its clients, who can focus on core business activities by leveraging UNICC’s services, built upon industry best practices, standards and documented business processes subject to a continuous process improvement cycle.

In the episode, Anusha will tell you about:

The interesting work she does at the UNICC,

Challenges in applying AI and Data Science to solve business problems,

Why she loves her job,

Making the transition from academia to industry,

Benefits that their projects have brought to the real-world,

& Advice to data scientists aiming for a career in the public sector