Tokyo:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a four-day visit to Japan, is addressing Japanese business leaders in Tokyo. Following are the highlights of his address:
I have been the Gujarat chief minister for a long time, now I am the PM
During that time my strongest relation was with the Japanese delegation
They used to come to Gujarat every year
Simplification of policies need to be done
I was aware of these but understood them specifically as per Japanese requirements
Those who know the Gujarat experiment have high expectations from me
They all need big changes quickly
If you see my 100 day tenure: we have taken good initiatives which can be seen
Have initiated the Japanese form of management in PMO
Good governance is our priority
Worked on how the online technology and processes can work efficiently
We want to promote skill development to meet global workforce requirement by 2020
Clean energy is the biggest requirement today
21st century is Asia's century, the world has accepted it. Question on my mind is - how will it be? We have to provide the answer
There are two streams - one of 'Vistarvaad' and the other of 'Vikasvaad'. 'Vikasvaad' is the way ahead
Have decided that special team will be created under PMO to facilitate Japanese investments in India