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Call for Papers
International Conference on
Human Development and Knowledge Economy
February 19-20, 2013
Organized byUGC Centre for Advanced Studies, Department of
Economics
Centre for Development Economics and Innovation Studies
(CDEIS)
Planning Commission Chair
Centre for Research in Economic Change
Centre for South West Asia Study
Punjabi University, Patiala, INDIA
Website: www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/cdeiswebsite/index.html
Email: [email protected]
Human development and knowledge accumulation are the most
important sources ofeconomic development and change. Knowledge
accumulation and human development are
intimately connected. It is widely recognized that knowledge
plays a crucial role in economicdevelopment, still the
understanding of how knowledge is created, diffused and
converted
into human development, is fragmented and partial. An apparent
promise of the knowledge
economy is that physical resources can be almost infinitely
stretched through the
substitution of physical resources by information resources. In
other word, application of
knowledge-based learning cycles makes the use of physical
resources ever-more efficient or
parsimonious, rendering physical resources effectively limitless
for practical purposes.
Amidst such optimistic predictions of a new world of endless
plenty, primarily driven by the
increasingly central role of knowledge and technology rather
than traditional physicalmaterials, the recent global chaos evokes
a controversial question: which of the two factors,
knowledge resources or physical resources, is ultimately more
vital for the human survival
and what is the role of intellectual property in the
relationship between these two factors?
In the new policy regime, knowledge ownership, creation and
diffusion has shifted
from public to private ownership domain. It has far reaching
consequences for the much
debated inclusive aspect of growth. Further, different sectors
depict a differential behavior
with respect to the emerging knowledge economy. Thus, it is high
time to evaluate, both at
theoretical and empirical plane, the relation of human
development and knowledge economy
and systems and sub-systems connected with it. The conference
proposes to addresses the
issues relating to human development and knowledge economy. An
indicative list of sub-
topics is as follows:
- Traditional Knowledge: Patterns and Protection- Modeling
Knowledge and Human Development- Privatization, Human Development
and Knowledge Economy- Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and
Human Development- Technology, Education and Copyrights- WTO, Human
Development and Knowledge Economy- Knowledge Economy for Inclusive
Development- Future Scenario of Human Development and Knowledge
Economy
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- Sectoral Level Impacts of Knowledge Economy- Health Innovation
and Intellectual Property- Knowledge Creation, Ownership and
Politics- Knowledge as Tool for Economic Growth- Knowledge Policy
Development and Implementation- Knowledge Economy Strategy and
implementation- Knowledge Economy Rules and Regulations- Centers of
Knowledge Creation and their role in Human Development
Knowledge Communities and Knowledge Economy- Knowledge Creation
Processes- Knowledge Diffusion Processes- Knowledge related
Metrics- Measurement of Intangibles and Knowledge Assets-
Intellectual Capital AssessmentAll academics, government leaders,
politicians, civil society and business institutions
are invited to come and deliberate on what can be done to
leverage knowledge in the process
of creating wealth and improving economic growth in under
resourced areas. Papers
on scientific work, government projects, policies, business
practices, examples andexperiences are very critical in providing
knowledge, mechanisms and techniques which areneeded in the process
of leveraging knowledge for economic development. Theoretically
informed empirical paper with high policy input will be given
preference. The selectedpapers from papers presented in the
Conference will be published in the edited
volume/journal. The conference proceedings will be conducted in
English language only.
Important Datesa) Submission of Papers: January 21, 2013
b) Acceptance of Papers: January 31, 2013
VenueConference venue is Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab).
It is connected by rail and
road link to Chandigarh and Delhi. Patiala city is 270
kilometers from Delhi airport and 65kilometers from Chandigarh
airport.
Conference Coordinators
Professor Lakhwinder Singh (+91-98887-55642)
Professor Inderjeet Singh (+91-98152-24708)
