development journey of Gujarat by attracting investments worth
Rs. 820 billion. These summits have immensely contributed in
making Gujarat a Global Business Hub and have been instrumental
in creating innumerable opportunities for our people.
This year’s Vibrant Gujarat Summit is not just bigger in scale and
participation but it creates a fascinating confluence of knowledge,
thoughts and ideas fromaround the world for sustainable, holistic
and inclusive development.
For the next three days top-level diplomats, high-powered
delegations from over 120 nations will converge at the iconic
Mahatma Mandir and other places in Gujarat.
From India, we will have captains of industry, top companies and
most of the Indian states participating. More than 125 different
kinds of seminars, discussions, conferences and talks are a part of
the Summit. Some of them have been held already and we look
forward to the rest in the coming days.
This high level of participation by so many nations as well as
states is no small thing. It is a manifestation of the fact that the
world has taken note of the Gujarat model of development. And
if there is someone who is worthy of congratulations it is you- the
6 crore people of Gujarat. It is your hard work and sweat that has
made Gujarat synonymous with development not only in India
but also across the world.
The 2013 Vibrant Gujarat Summit is unique because it has gone
beyond the conventional considerations of hardcore financial
investments. A key focus area for this summit is the knowledge
sector. History has shown that whenever the world has entered an
era of knowledge, it is our great nation that has shown the way.
The 21
st
century is the century of knowledge and if we want to
take on the mantle of the leadership of the world, we will need to
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