CONFERENCE TOPICS

Submissions from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy organizations are encouraged.

Track 1: INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  • ✓ Knowledge economy and society, Knowledge management and Transferring Knowledge & Technology
  • ✓ Development of Academic entrepreneurship
  • ✓ Building an ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • ✓ Knowledge management and knowledge transfer in Entrepreneurial firms and SMEs
  • ✓ Entrepreneurship and Start-Up business & SMEs development
  • ✓ Sustainable development goals for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • ✓ Development of Innovation Systems and National Innovation System
  • ✓ Building Platforms & Ecosystems for Innovation and Start-Up Business Development
  • ✓ Digital innovation and sustainability, Digital disruption in the Industry and National Economy
  • ✓ Innovations in Industry, Service, and SME sectors
  • ✓ Innovation Culture, Open Innovation and Collaboration for Innovation
  • ✓ Innovative Supply Chain Management and Transportation
  • ✓ Innovation Marketing and Branding
  • ✓ Financing Innovation, Venture Capital and Funding for Innovation &Start-Ups
  • ✓ Methods & Measurements of Innovation Studies
  • ✓ Creativity for innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills for the future
  • ✓ Entrepreneurship Education and Innovation Training, Teaching and Coaching
  • ✓ Development of Research and Entrepreneurial Universities & Innovations in Higher Education

Track 2: PRODUCTIVITY

  • ✓ Challenges for productivity growth in the post-COVID-19 era
  • ✓ New revival policy for increasing National Productivity
  • ✓ Green productivity and innovation policies, economics and climate changes
  • ✓ Digital transformation and productivity
  • ✓ Sustainable productivity and Fostering private sector growth
  • ✓ Green Productivity Initiative for Sustainable Development
  • ✓ Productivity, Quality Improvements in Business and Public sectors
  • ✓ Creativity, Design and Design Thinking for Innovation and Productivity

Track 3: NEW REVIVAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY

  • ✓ Post-pandemic Development Strategy
  • ✓ Innovation in the New Normal, Innovative management for uncertain times, Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic the social – economic development
  • ✓ S&T and Innovation Policies, Regulations and Instruments
  • ✓ National Competitiveness and Regional development
  • ✓ Green Growth strategy
  • ✓ Industrial Revival strategy
  • ✓ Energy Revival strategy
  • ✓ Innovation for Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology, Innovative Agriculture
  • ✓ Development of Cultural Creative Industries & Cultural Innovations
  • ✓ Building Innovation Systems at organizational, sectoral and regional levels, Innovation Infrastructure and Clusters, S&T Parks, and Development of a National Innovation System

Track 4: SOCIAL INNOVATIONS

  • ✓ Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Innovations in the Public sector
  • ✓ Driving Productivity in the New Normal Era
  • ✓ Social Innovations and Social Wellbeing