By IANS
New Delhi : Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal will represent India at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Africa Summit in South Africa beginning Wednesday and outline the success of India's academic system in producing skilled workforce.
According to industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), which is the India partner at the summit, Sibal will underline the role of India in fuelling Africa's economic growth and what Africans should do to optimise the benefits and manage the challenges of these new cultural and economic ties.
Sibal will also highlight the success of India's academic systems in producing the skilled and talented workforce that has formed the backbone of the country's knowledge economy, a CII statement said.
The 17th WEF Africa Summit at Cape Town will be a three-day affair and Sibal will share his visions about Asia-Africa partnership on June 14 and June 15.
In his interaction with African heads of state and governments, some of whom are likely to come for this meet, Sibal will focus on different facets of India-Africa relations and ways to deepen trade and investment between the two sides.
Top political leaders, officials, business, international organisations, civil society members and experts will gather for the 17th annual WEF meeting that will focus on leveraging Africa's increasingly strategic role in the global arena.
The CII focus in Africa is to supplement the programme by developing strategies to enhance economic, industrial and trade relations by identifying areas of mutual cooperation and issues of concern and evolving guidelines for different forms of cooperation, the statement added.
Malvinder Singh, managing director of pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories is leading the CII delegation and would spearhead the discussions at the summit as a co-chairperson.