FICFAI 2019: FORE International Conference on "Frugal Approach to Innovation" 2019 FORE School of Management New Delhi, India, December 13-14, 2019 |
Conference website | https://www.fsm.ac.in/conference/ficfai-2019/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ficfai2019 |
Abstract registration deadline | September 25, 2019 |
Submission deadline | September 25, 2019 |
Communicationn of Acceptance | October 7, 2019 |
Full Paper Submission | November 1, 2019 |
Registration Closes | November 15, 2019 |
International Conference on "Frugal Approach to Innovation", 13-14 December 2019 at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India
About the Conference
FORE International Conference on “Frugal approach to Innovation” 2019 is the eighth conference of the annual international conference series hosted by FORE School of Management at New Delhi, India. This conference, a first of its kind in India, has the vision to present India’s competence around the frugal approach to innovation. Situated in New Delhi, this conference is well poised to symbolically represent India’s soft power. The conference acknowledges the fact that frugal innovation may not be discussed unless we bring together the practitioners (who are presently doing it, as well as, those who may be inspired to do it), policymakers (who can provide impetus for developing the required ecosystem) and academicians (who will study and disseminate the knowledge around this approach). Thus we have two parallel academic and practitioner tracks so that practice can inform theory as well as vice versa. We also provide a platform where the policymakers, practitioners, and academicians would have a meaningful and systematic dialogue through a panel discussion. Thus, this conference is an effort to look for answers and push forward the research in the field of frugal innovation.
Domains Touched: Management, Business, Technology, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology
Topics for the Theme
Academic Track: Within this overall theme, the main topics of the academic track include, but are not limited to:
- Technological Enablers of Frugality
- Synergies of Artificial Intelligence and Digitization with Frugal Innovation
- Frugal Business Models
- Frugal Approaches to Education and Healthcare
- Solving Urban Distress through Frugal Philosophy
- Psychological Attributes of Frugal Innovators/Teams
- Future of Planet and “Frugality”
- Social Contours of Frugal Innovation
- Roots of “Frugal” Philosophy and Perils of “Abundance”
- Ethnographical Accounts of Frugal Innovators
- Frugal Innovation for Business Sustainability
Practitioner Track: Within this overall theme, the main topics of the practitioner track include, but are not limited to:
- Urban Problems and Frugal Solutions
- Industry Specific Enablers and Challenges for Frugal Innovation
- Auto-ethnography/Autobiographical treatise on Frugal Innovation
- Accounting for Real Challenges on Field through “their” Stories
- Way Forward for Frugal Approach to Innovation
Technical Requirements
The abstract of the research paper to be submitted (in word format) at ficfai@fsm.ac.in
Scope: The paper should fit into the general scope of the conference and be attributed to one of the conference tracks. We welcome interdisciplinary papers.
Research Paper:
- Abstract: Authors are required to submit an abstract that includes the objectives and scope of the research, methodology and findings. The abstract should not exceed 1500 words. Kindly send in word format (12, Times New Roman, 1.5 spaced). Please submit only Extended Abstract as specified.
- Full paper: Full papers should be submitted before November 1, 2019 to be eligible for Best Paper Award and as a chapter in an edited book by a renowned publisher. Full papers are limited to a maximum of 10 to 12 pages.
Practitioner Track:
Theme papers in essay/problem solution format are welcome.
Poster:
In addition to the traditional competitive and interactive papers, we welcome posters to be presented in a dedicated poster session.
Here presenters will exhibit the poster they prepared in a large poster hall where all conference participants have the chance to walk by and engage in a fruitful conversation.
Submissions must conform to the following guidelines:
- The submission format for posters are extended abstracts of maximum 1,500 words (including references and other appendices). Submissions exceeding this threshold will be rejected without exception.
- Additionally, a short submission abstract (maximum 200 words) is required as a prerequisite for the FICFAI proceedings in which all poster abstracts will be published as well.
- All abstracts should be prepared in Word format.
- Please make sure the extended abstract outlines the research gap, its relevance, the theoretical basis, intended method, and (if existing) preliminary results.
- For the presentation of your project and discussion with viewers, it is helpful if you prepare a 5 minutes presentation and bring business cards as well as sketch paper, sticky notes, pens, and markers for discussion.
About Partners
CFIA
The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa (CFIA) is an academic research centre focused on frugal innovation. CFIA investigates how frugal innovations and technologies contribute to poverty reduction, inclusive development and sustainable outcomes. The centre was founded in 2013 as part of a strategic alliance between Leiden University, Delft University of Technology, and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Through innovative and outstanding teaching and research, CFIA seeks to contribute towards understanding and addressing some of the major and complex social issuesof our time by connecting science and society focused on frugal innovation. CFIA works with the academic community, societal partners and government to form a basis for further academic and public-private partnerships. Currently, CFIA focuses on projects within the water-energy-food nexus and sectors like health and ICT, CFIA is based in the Netherlands with hubs in Kenya and India.
To know more, please visit: https://www.cfia.nl/home
CRI
The Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI)experiments and spreads new ways of learning, teaching, conducting research and mobilizing collective intelligence in life, learning and digital sciences. It was founded in 2005 by François Taddei and Ariel Lindner to create a student/researcher centered open environment in which they can collaborate together to build a world where lifelong learning is at the heart of the society.
The Bettencourt Schueller Foundation has been an essential and key supporting partner since the CRI was created. Sitting at the crossroads of research and education, CRI advocates for innovative pedagogy putting the students at the heart of their own learning experience through projects, research and societal challenges.
CRI develops educational and research programs from newborn to PhD including lifelong learning together with the University of Paris. It has inspired the development of other innovative places of learning such as Open Fiesta in Tsinghua University, China and Tadeo Lab in Bogota University, Colombia.
To know more, please visit: https://cri-paris.org/
AFIN
The Australasian Frugal Innovation Network recsides within RMIT University's College of Business (Melbourne, Australia). It was established in 2018 aiming to become the leading frugal innovation hub for research, teaching and industry collaboration in Australasia. AFIN cooperates with leading global research institutes on a variety of projects that include academic research, the authoring of journal papers in addition to books and white papers. There is close networking with industry in developed and developing countries. AFIN extends its reach to undergraduate and postgraduate studies where it systematically integrates FI topics into cutting edge case study and theory based curriculum. Ultimately, the goal is to influence policy makers and product developers to take appropriate action that will lead to the greater good of society, the economy and planet.
To know more, please visit: https://www.frugalinnovation.online
Srijan Sanchar
Sirjan Sanchar is a leading organization in the field of innovation, covering the entire continuum from creativity to entrepreneurship. Srijan Sa nchar recently set up a networked incubator called S rijan Samartha n tha t develops further ideas of entrepreneurs/intrapreneurs/promoters who do not have time or other resources for pursuit of ideas, at selected institutions of learning. This incubator helps the academic institution in identification of faculty and student teams to work on ideas(products or services) proposed by the enterprises.
To know more, please visit: http://srijansanchar.com/
CLEAN
Clean Energy Access Network is an all India representative organization launched in 2014 with a clear mandate to support, unify and grow the decentralized clean energy sector in India. It particularly aims to bring together diverse stakeholders across India working to improve energy access for the rural and urban poor and create an inspiring model for countries around the world to follow.
To know more, please visit: http://www.thecleannetwork.org/
Smart Villege
Smart Village is a community empowered by Digital Technologies and Open Innovation platforms to Access Global Market. It is a group of passionate global citizens that are concerned about the 3.4 billion rural people in the world that do not have access to global markets. It works with, global corporations and universities to enable rural people to provide for themselves through entrepreneurship, job training and onboarding them to open innovation governments platforms.
To know more, please visit: https://www.smartvillagemovement.org/index.php
Maker’s Asylum
Maker’s Asylum is a community space focussed on fostering innovation through hands on learning. It also provides access to an ecosystem of stakeholders which includes Governments, Businesses, Incubators/Accelerators, Investors and subject matter experts. The space houses various labs that are co-located in order facilitate prototyping of ideas that are interdisciplinary in nature.
To know more, please visit: https://www.makersasylum.com/
Sanshodhan
Sanshodhan is an E-Waste Exchange (EWX) emerged from E-Waste (Manage-ment) Rules, 2016, Gol. EWX is unique innovation serving as digital infrastructure for citizens and businesses, to directly transfer their electronic waste to Government authorized, technically competent e-waste recyclers. Recently, UK and DDCAP Abu Dhabi awarded this organisation a global winner for Support Disruption for Good (SDG) Challenge, Responsible Finance and Investment.
To know more, please visit: https://www.e-wasteexchange.com
ICE&SDGs
ICE&SDGs serve for resource efficiency, circular economy, sutainability reporting, capacity building and they work for advancement of science and technology, R&D innovation to foster good governance and support the business for social good.
To know more, please visit: https://www.circulareconomy-sdg.org/
SunMoksha
SunMoksha develops and field-deploys clean and sustainable technology solutions and provides consulting services for rural development and urban sustainability; with focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation. For rural development, it implements projects for socio-economic uplifting of the communities and farmers. For Urban sustainability, it deploys its solutions for management of energy, water, and environment. Its next-generation innovations, Smart Nanogrid™ and Smart AQUAnet™, are based on IoT/M2M/Cloud technologies and deliver the right amount of energy/water to the right location, at the right time, at the right price.
To know more, please visit: http://www.sunmoksha.com/aboutus.html
PotHoleRaja
PotHoleRaja is a Public Platform to share, report and know the status of our roads. PotHoleRaja is an initiative from GroundReality. Their mission is to make roads Pothole free & to fix any within 3-5 days. They encourage public participation & encourage citizens to come out of the comfort zone to make our society a better place to live.
To know more, please visit: https://www.potholeraja.com
Patron and Chair
- Patron: Mr. R. C. Sharma | President, FORE School of Management, New Delhi
- Chair: Dr. Jitendra K Das | Director, FORE School of Management, New Delhi
Organizing Team
- Prof. Anil Kumar Singh | Co-convenor, FICFAI 2019 | Professor-in-Charge (CRIFT), FORE School of Management, New Delhi
- Prof. Mukul Joshi | Co-convenor, FICFAI 2019 | Assistant Professor (Strategy Area), FORE School of Management, New Delhi
- Prof. Mohita Gangwar Sharma | Professor (Quatitative Techniques and Operations Management), FORE School of Management, New Delhi
- Prof. Aarti Singh | Assistant Professor (Strategy Area), FORE School of Management, New Delhi
Venue
FORE School of Management
Adhitam Kendra, B 18, NRPC Colony, Block B, Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi, Delhi (India) – 110016
Accomodation
FORE School of Management, New Delhi shall provide assistance in arranging suitable accommodation on specific request on payment basis.
Contact
- Shubham Mehta | +91 9992591212
- Subham Bhattacharya | +91 9007697499
- Nitesh Sharma | +91 9591877416
- Priyanka Bansal | +91 9996225113