A Brief Profile of a Globally Competitive Nation That We Should Work Towards

Profile of a Globally Competitive nation

What follows is a summary from a speech of the late President Dr. Abdul Kalaam. 

Global competitiveness for any nation is indeed a big challenge. For achieving such a competitive edge for a nation, it is essential to have a vision. I would like to share with you my visualization of such a nation. 

1. A Nation where the rural and urban divide has reduced to a thin line. 

2. A Nation where there is an equitable distribution and access to energy and quality water.

3. A Nation where agriculture, industry and service sector work together in symphony, absorbing technology 

thereby resulting in sustained wealth generation leading to greater high value employment opportunities. 

4. A Nation where education is not denied to any meritorious candidates because of societal or economic 

discrimination or because of constraints of rules. 

5. A Nation which is the best destination for the most talented scholars, scientists, and investors from all over the world.

6. A Nation where the best of health care is available to all its billion population and the communicable diseases like AIDS/TB, water and vector borne diseases and other stress diseases, cardiac diseases, cancer and diabetes are brought down. 

7. A Nation where governance uses the best of the technologies to be responsive, transparent, fully connected in a 

high bandwidth e-governance grid, easily accessible and also simple in rules, thereby corruption free. 

8. A Nation where poverty has been totally eradicated, illiteracy removed and crimes against women are absent 

and none in society feels un-alienated. 

9. A Nation that is prosperous, healthy, secure, peaceful and happy and continues with a sustainable growth path.

10. A Nation that is one of the best places to live, on the earth and brings smiles on a billion plus faces.