Call for Papers -- FORE International Conference on Frugal Approach to Innovation | Dec 13-14, Delhi | Submit Abstract by Sep 15

Eighth FORE International Conference on "Frugal Approach to Innovation"

13-14 December 2019 | New Delhi

We are glad to inform you that Center for Research and Innovation in Frugal Technology Management (CRIFT) at the FORE School of Management (New Delhi) is proud to organize the eighth annual FORE International Conference, centered around the theme of "Frugal Approach to Innovation," scheduled for 13th -14th December 2019. 

This first of its kind conference etches out and symbolically celebrates the soft power of India's "Frugal Innovation". Frugal innovation is primed to present growth, thus it interests practice and academia alike; our conference is also envisioned to have parallel academic and practitioners' track. We appreciate an emphasis on the "doing" and "real" parts of frugal innovation and are striving to ensure that the conference does not remain a theoretical debate only, but also an action plan capable of being the preferred choice for innovators, startups and key stakeholders.

We seek your scholarly contributions to this conference. For submission guidelines and technical requirements for papers, posters and case studies, please visit: http://fsm.ac.in/conference/ficfai-2019/

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

Important Dates

Abstract registration deadline – September 15, 2019
Communication of Acceptance – October 7, 2019
Submission deadline – November 1, 2019
Registration Closes – November 15, 2019

We hope to infuse the practicing frugal innovator's experience with their academic perspective for the conference, creating an exciting to follow and easy to adapt approach. We are happy to inform you that on the academic front following list amongst our esteemed academic/knowledge partners: 

• Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa (CFIA)
• The Australasian Frugal Innovation Network (AFIN)
• The Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI) Paris  

We are also proudly associated with the "Smart Village Movement", ICE& SDGs, and Maker's Asylum as our knowledge partners; and PotHoleRaja, Sanshodhan, SunMoksha and CLEAN (Clean Energy Access Network) as our industry partners, and Srijan Sanchar (Nagpur) as one of our long-standing innovation partners. 

We hope this conference functions as an excellent platform to spark the much-needed discussion around "frugal innovations", bringing together policymakers, practitioners, and academicians ready to create sustainable change in India. For more details, do visit our conference website at https://www.fsm.ac.in/conference/ficfai-2019/   

We look forward to your kind participation. 

With Warm Regards,  

Organizing Team 

FORE International Conference on Frugal Approach to Innovation

For enquiry, kindly contact (Student Team):
Aditya Agarwal | +91 8359036654
Kushal Khandelwal | +91 9891192669
Priyanka Bansal | +91 9996225113

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FORE School of Management

Adhitam Kendra, B - 18, Qutub Institutional Area,

New Delhi, Delhi (India) 110016.

E: ficfai@fsm.ac.in