CfPs: 5th IndiaLICS International Conference "Innovation Systems in India: Contexts and Challenges" | 29-31 August, Ahmedabad

5th IndiaLICS International Conference 2019

Innovation Systems in India: Contexts and Challenges

 

August 29-31, 2019

 

Co-organisers

Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India

Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, India

 

Venue

Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India

 

Call for Papers & Research Proposals

 

Increasing realisations over perspectives and role of innovations –including but beyond the technological – in impacting economies and societies at the macro, meso and micro levels call for a serious rethink on national, regional and sectoral innovation systems in India. While no clear-cut policies on innovations exist, especially addressing local and sub-national dynamics, absence of comprehensive statistics on innovation and related aspects remains a first major roadblock. Further, innovation potential of subsectors, regions and resources (both physical and knowledge-based) has been poorly articulated as we have limited understanding of interrelationships between diverse stakeholders of science, social-economy and democracy. A common concern is over innovative governance of access and use of resources (particularly, natural) to ensure broad-basing of sustainable production, consumption and conservation.

 

IndiaLICS is the India chapter of Globelics, an international network of scholars who apply the concept of Learning, Innovation and Competence building System (LICS) as a framework for promoting inclusive and sustainable development in developing countries, emerging economies and societies in transition. IndiaLICS engages in and pro-actively promotes domestic and global exchange of scholarship in innovation systems and the translation of innovation to development outcomes. It organizes seminars/conferences and undertakes capacity building activities as well as research with academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs and workers. For details, please visit: www.indialics.org

 

The Conference aims to be multidisciplinary in its approach by including scholars/practitioners/members from social sciences, physical/natural sciences and development/civil society organisations. Although the focus is on India lessons from other developing and developed countries shall be discussed in a comparative perspective.

 

Special sessions are planned for interactions of subject experts and activists with young scholars/practitioners.

 

Pertinent/Suggestive Themes by Broad Intersectional Categories:

 

• National Level:

o Innovation, trade and development

o Comprehensive database and indicators of innovations

o IPRs, standards & regulations

o Foresights and futures for technology

o Skills, knowledge and learning – gaps and solutions

o Innovation activity and firm size in the context of changing technology regimes and market structures

 

• Regional/Sub-national Level:

o Global production networks and governance of value chains

o Enterprise-academia-state-society inter-linkages

o State and STI

 

• Sectoral/Sub-sectoral Level:

o Skills, knowledge gaps in traditional and modern sectors

o Innovations in agriculture, forestry, livestock and fisheries

o Informal sector and innovation (both rural and urban contexts)

o Innovation in services and business model innovation

o Innovations in social sectors (education, health and water)

 

• Overarching Concerns:

o Science, technology and innovation links

o Climate change and protecting the environment

o Gender and innovation

o Inclusive and responsible innovation

 

These are indicative themes only. Papers beyond these themes shall also be considered.

 

Important Dates:

• Submission of Extended Abstracts or Research Proposals by April 20, 2019

• Information on Acceptance/Rejection of Abstracts/Proposals by April 27, 2019

• Submission of Full Papers by July 31, 2019

 

Format for Extended Abstract/Research Proposal:

The abstract/proposal (around 1000 words) must be new (neither published nor being submitted/considered for publication elsewhere) and should preferably be organised around the following subsections (a) Central Concerns (b) Methodology/Approach (c) Main Findings (d) Policy Implications (e) Originality/Value (f) Keywords (upto 5). Papers by young scholars are particularly encouraged. All submissions and enquiries have to be emailed to: indialics2019ahd@gmail.com

 

Travel and Hospitality:

Efforts are on to offer travel cost support to participants; details on that shall be conveyed to authors of papers selected. Local hospitality shall be taken care of.

Further Details

DJLIT Special Issue "Promoting and Maintaining Integrity in Higher Education and Research" Published Online

DJLIT Special Issue on 'Promoting and Maintaining Integrity in Higher Education and Research' Published

March 2019 Issue

Guest Editor: Dr Manorama Tripathi, JNU Delhi, DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 

Vol 39 No 2 (2019), pp. 57-139 | Online Published on 11 March 2019  

  

• Integrity in Education and Research | Manorama Tripathi, DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 39(2), 57-59.
• Finding Facets of Academic Integrity and Plagiarism through the Prism of a Citation Database | Swapan Kumar Patra, Anup Kumar Das,  DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 39(2), 60-66. 
• Regulations to Prevent Plagiarism in Higher Education in India A Critical Appraisal | Ramesh K Pandita, Shivendra Singh,  DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 39(2), 67-73. 
• A cross sectional study of retraction notices of scholarly journals of science |  Manorama Tripathi, Sharad Kumar Sonkar, Sunil Kumar,  DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 39(2), 74-81.
• Research Integrity in the Context of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Framework | Anup Kumar Das,  DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 39(2), 82-86, 
• Plagiarism An Essay in Terminology | MP Satija, Daniel Martínez-Ávila,  DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 39(2), 87-93. 
• Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct A Systematic Review | Shipra Awasthi,  DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 39(2), 94-100, 
  
  

18th STIP Forum Lecture "Development of Solar Energy in India" by Dr Arun K Tripathi | 12 March, IHC New Delhi

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum Lecture Series

 

Development of Solar Energy in India

by

Dr. Arun Kumar Tripathi 

[Director General, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)]

 

 

Date: 12 March 2019 (Tuesday) Time: 7:00 PM 

Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (Entry from Gate No. 3)

RSVP: Dr. Manish Anand, Tel: 011-24682100, e-mail: manand@teri.res.in

New Book | The Oxford Handbook of Higher Education Systems and University Management | edited by G. Redding, A. Drew, & S. Crump, OUP

The Oxford Handbook of Higher Education Systems and University Management

Edited by Gordon Redding, Antony Drew, and Stephen Crump, Oxford University Press, 2019, ISBN: 9780198822905.

About the Book: The world's systems of higher education (HE) are caught up in the fourth industrial revolution of the twenty-first century. Driven by increased globalization, demographic expansion in demand for education, new information and communications technology, and changing cost structures influencing societal expectations and control, higher education systems across the globe are adapting to the pressures of this new industrial environment. To make sense of the complex changes in the practices and structures of higher education, this Handbook sets out a theoretical framework to explain what higher education systems are, how they may be compared over time, and why comparisons are important in terms of societal progress in an increasingly interconnected world.

Drawing on insights from over 40 leading international scholars and practitioners, the chapters examine the main challenges facing institutions of higher education, how they should be managed in changing conditions, and the societal implications of different approaches to change. Structured around the premise that higher education plays a significant role in ensuring that a society achieves the capacity to adjust itself to change, while at the same time remaining cohesive as a social system, this Handbook explores how current internal and external forces disturb this balance, and how institutions of higher education could, and might, respond.

Table of Contents

Part I: Education and Societal Evolution

1: The Description and Comparison of Societal Systems of Higher Education and University Management, Gordon Redding, Antony Drew, and Stephen Crump

2: Criticality, Academic Autonomy, and Societal Progress, Gordon Redding

3: Socializing Human Capital for 21st Century Educational Goals: Suggestive Empirical Findings from Multi-National Research, Michael H. Bond and Yiming Jing

4: Changing the Nature and Role of Universities: The Effects of Funding and Governance Reforms on Universities as Accountable Actors, Richard Whitley

Part II: Strategic Autonomy and the Main University Types

5: Recent Trends in East and West University Governance: Two Kinds of Hollowness, Gabriel Donleavy and K. C. Chen

6: Cycles of Evolution of Ideal Types of Universities: Causes and Consequences for the University Mission - The Case of Poland, Svetlana Gudkova, Anna Pikos, and Valentyna Guminska

7: The Implications of a Diversifying Workforce for Institutional Governance and Management in Higher Education, Celia Whitchurch

8: The Collegial Tradition in English Higher Education: What Is It, What Sustains It, and How Viable Is Its Future?, David Palfreyman and Ted Tapper

9: Managing a University in Turbulent Times, Gordon Redding

Part III: Large Scale Changes and Their Implications

10: Critical Factors and Forces Influencing Higher Education in the 21st Century, Antony Drew, Gordon Redding, and Trevor Harley

11: A New World of Communications in Higher Education and Its Implications, Liam Phelan, Antony Drew and Andrew Yardy

12: Leading in Higher Education, Maurits van Rooijen

13: Policy and Practice in University-Business Relations, Ewart Keep

14: Macro Changes and the Implications For Equality, Social, and Gender Justice in Higher Education, Miriam David, Penny Jane Burke, and Marie-Pierre Moreau

15: Macro Changes and the Implications for Higher Education Research: A Case Study in the Health Sector and Graduate Practice, Tracy Robinson, Kylie Twyford, Helena Teede, and Stephen Crump

16: Canada in a Global System of Higher Education: The Role of Community Engagement, Brent Epperson, Britta Baron, and Carl G. Amrhein

17: Developing and Maintaining Transnational Research Collaborations: A Case Study of Australian Universities, Fazal Rizvi and Ranjit Gajendra

18: Scholarship in the University: An Ecological Perspective, Ronald Barnett

19: Higher Education Finance: Global Realities, Policy Options, and Common Misunderstandings, Bruce Johnstone

20: Educating for the Cooperative Society: The Role of Government in Building Human and Social Capital, Ken Mayhew

Part IV: Fostering Societal Cooperativeness and Innovativeness in the New Conditions

21: Educating for the Cooperative Society: The Role Of Industry in Building Human and Social Capital, Suzanna Tomassi

22: Educating for the Cooperative Society: The Role Of Universities, Research, and the Academic Professions in Fostering Good Citizenship, Murat Erguvan, Nikoloz Parjanadze, and Kevin Hirschi

23: Governments Need To, and Do, Trust Universities, Mike Calford

24: Education and Technological Unemployment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Michael Peters and Petar Jandric

25: Educating For the Innovative Society: The Role of Indian Institutes of Technology in India, V. V. Krishna and Nimesh Chandra

26: Policy Implications for Equity, Gender, and Widening Participation in Higher Education, Penny Jane Burke, Miriam David and Marie-Pierre Moreau

Part V: Societal Implications of a Changing HE World

27: Reactions, Reflections, and Renewal: The Significance of Higher Education for Intellectual, Social, and Personal Advancement, Stephen Crump

28: Maintaining the Contribution of Higher Education to Societal Progress, Gordon Redding, Stephen Crump, and Antony Drew

Further Details

DST & JNU are organising a Women Conclave on 8th March

International Women's Day 2019

Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

&

Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

organising

 

Women Conclave 2019: "Balance for Better"

 

on 8th March, 9:30 am onward

Auditorium-I, JNU Convention Centre

 

Chief Guest : Dr. Shailaja Chandra [Ex-Chief Secretary of Delhi]

Further Details

FICCI, NPC & APO Symposium on Productivity Growth with Industry 4.0 Standardisation | 13th March at FICCI, New Delhi

FICCI, NPC & APO Symposium on Productivity Growth with Industry 4.0 Standardisation

13th March 2019 | FICCI, Federation House, New Delhi

National Productivity Council (NPC) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in collaboration with Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo are organising a symposium on "Productivity Growth With Industry 4.0 Standardisation" on 13th March 2019 at Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. The objective of the symposium to develop an understanding of current standardization work for smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and the Industrial Internet of Things and the need for international coordination. The symposium shall discuss the case studies of three countries in the area of Industry 4.0 and Standardization namely, Japan, Germany & USA.

Standardization is crucial for the success of Industry 4.0 and has significant implications for all stakeholders in global supply chains. The workshop aims to:

1. To develop an understanding on the connection between advanced technologies and productivity growth and the implications of Industry 4.0 for industries and labor force;

2. To understand the current standardization work for smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 and the strategies for developing, adopting, and harmonizing industrial standards;

3. To assist policy makers and local industries in developing strategies for standards harmonization to ensure connectivity and interoperability in the manufacturing value chain.

The following global speakers have confirmed to deliver remarks in the Symposium:

• Fumihiko Kimura, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, and Chairman of Action Group 1 (International Standardization), Robot Revolution and Industrial IoT Initiative (RRI), Japan
• Max Ellerich, Head of Department Quality Intelligence, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL, RWTH Aachen University / Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Germany
• Wael Diab, IIC Steering Committee Member and Secretary

Based on your expertise, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to participate in the symposium. We shall be grateful if your confirmation could be sent to my colleagues Ms. Purtika Kalra / Ms. Aditi Sharma (Purtika.kalra@ficci.com / Aditi.sharma@ficci.com  Tel: 91-11-23487381/250). There will be NO charges for attending the Symposium. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

With best regards,

K D Bhardwaj, Director (Environment & International Services), National Productivity Council (NPC)

Chetan Bijesure, Senior Director & Head- Manufacturing, FICCI

Further Details | Draft Programme Agenda.

Dmitry Mendeleev: The teachings of a prophet 🔬

On 1 March 1869 Dmitry Mendeleev completed his work on the periodic table of elements...

Terms and conditions                                    View this email in your browser The UNESCO Courier | 1 March 2019 Dmitry Mendeleev: The teachings of a prophet 1 March 1869 is the date of a discovery that changed the course of science in the world. On that day, Dmitry Mendeleev completed his work on the periodic table of elements, which would play a fundamental role in the future of chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy and geochemistry – but also in what is now termed sustainable development. The United Nations proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first model of the periodic table in the Review of the Russian Chemical Society by the illustrious Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev, considered one of the fathers of modern chemistry. At that time, when knowledge of the structure of the atom was largely imprecise, periodic law could only be formulated by a man endowed with extraordinary predictive power, the intuition of a genius. Continue reading Learn more Mendeleev's periodic table, UNESCO Courier, January-March 2011 That chart on the laboratory wall, UNESCO Courier, June 1971 Dmitri Mendeleev, the man who brought law and order to chemistry,  UNESCO Courier, June 1971 Find previous issues Follow the Hashtag #UNESCOCourier Since its creation in 1948, the UNESCO Courier has been spreading an ideal throughout the world: humanity united in its diversity around universal values and fundamental rights, strong in the wealth of its cultures, knowledge and accomplishments     The UNESCO Courier 7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France courier@unesco.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can subscribe, update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.