<p class="rtejustify">Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd will double its investments to Rs 6 lakh crore in Gujarat and create about two million jobs in the state by 2028.<br /><br />The oil-to-telecom giant also has a new oil-to-chemical strategy ready to boost India’s export sector and generate employment across the country, RIL Chairman Ambani Friday said at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit without revealing the strategy.<br /><br />Besides, he said RIL is planning to launch a new e-commerce platform from Gujarat, which together with Jio, will empower about 12 lakh shop owners in the state to prosper in their business.<br /><br />Ambani said his Jio network is now fully 5G ready, which will be launched first from Gujarat seeking to create a fully connected state and make its cities and villages smart.<br /><br />"Jio is committed to create a fully connected Gujarat. We will make Gujarat a fully prosperous state with not only smart cities but also smart villages,” Ambani said at a gathering of over 10,000 national and international delegates at the inauguration of the Summit that also witnessed participation from the heads of five countries – Uzbekistan, Rwanda, Denmark, Czech Republic and Malta.<br /><br />Ambani spoke strongly about localisation and protection of user data, calling it new oil and new wealth.<br /><br />"Today we have to collectively launch a new movement against data colonisation. In this new world, data is new oil and data is new wealth, " he said.<br /><br />"We will have to migrate data that has been stored abroad. Indian data must be controlled and owned by its people and not by corporates, especially by global corporations," Ambani added.<br /><br />The 9th Vibrant Gujarat Summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</p>
<p class="rtejustify">Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd will double its investments to Rs 6 lakh crore in Gujarat and create about two million jobs in the state by 2028.<br /><br />The oil-to-telecom giant also has a new oil-to-chemical strategy ready to boost India’s export sector and generate employment across the country, RIL Chairman Ambani Friday said at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit without revealing the strategy.<br /><br />Besides, he said RIL is planning to launch a new e-commerce platform from Gujarat, which together with Jio, will empower about 12 lakh shop owners in the state to prosper in their business.<br /><br />Ambani said his Jio network is now fully 5G ready, which will be launched first from Gujarat seeking to create a fully connected state and make its cities and villages smart.<br /><br />"Jio is committed to create a fully connected Gujarat. We will make Gujarat a fully prosperous state with not only smart cities but also smart villages,” Ambani said at a gathering of over 10,000 national and international delegates at the inauguration of the Summit that also witnessed participation from the heads of five countries – Uzbekistan, Rwanda, Denmark, Czech Republic and Malta.<br /><br />Ambani spoke strongly about localisation and protection of user data, calling it new oil and new wealth.<br /><br />"Today we have to collectively launch a new movement against data colonisation. In this new world, data is new oil and data is new wealth, " he said.<br /><br />"We will have to migrate data that has been stored abroad. Indian data must be controlled and owned by its people and not by corporates, especially by global corporations," Ambani added.<br /><br />The 9th Vibrant Gujarat Summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</p>
