Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN chief's Envoy on Technology

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill as his Envoy on Technology to coordinate programmes for international digital cooperation. As per the UN, Gill has a "deep knowledge of digital technologies along with a solid understanding of how to leverage the digital transformation responsibly". Gill joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1992.