Indian-American DJ Patil named as first US chief data scientist

Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) The White House has named Dhanurjay 'DJ' Patil as its first chief data scientist to help shape policies and practices to help the US remain a leader in technology and innovation. In a memo to the American people Thursday, Patil, 45, noted that "the Obama administration has embraced the use of data to improve the operation of the US government and the interactions that people have with it." Patil said his role "will be to responsibly source, process, and leverage data in