CfPs: CPRsouth8 - Innovation & Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa, 5-7 September 2013, Mysore, India

CPRsouth8/ CPRafrica 2013
Innovation & Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa
5-7 September 2013, Mysore, India

Organized by LIRNEasia, Research ICT Africa, and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Supported by the International Development Research Centre, Canada (IDRC) and the Department for International Development, UK (DFID)
 
Communication Policy Research: south (CPRsouth) intends to build human capacity in the South by reinforcing and developing the knowledge, skills, and commitment of ICT policy and regulation scholars in the region or with substantial interest in the region. The overall objective is to create policy intellectuals capable of informed and effective intervention in ICT policy and regulatory processes in specific country contexts.
 
CPRsouth8/ CPRafrica 2013 provides a forum for policy-engaged scholars to meet face-to-face to exchange ideas, network and improve the quality of their scholarly work. It fosters the next generation of active scholars and in-situ experts capable of contributing to good ICT-related policy and regulation in the region.
 
Location
The conference will be hosted at the Infosys Campus Mysore India. The state-of-the-art Campus has been set up and is managed by the Indian global technology services company, Infosys, for the purpose of training its staff and recruits.  The Infosys Bangalore and Mysore campuses inspired Thomas Friedman to write the international bestseller The world is flat.  
 
Content
The conference will accommodate ~30 paper presenters from Africa and the Asia-Pacific over the course of three days (Asia-Pacific papers will make up around 60 percent of total).   The conference includes sessions on cutting-edge developments on policy and regulation in the South and discussion of the research-policy interface.  The audience will be made up of 70+ scholars on ICT policy and practice. Each of the paper sessions will be chaired by a senior scholar.  Substantive discussant comments will be provided. 
 
Mentoring
Paper presenters will have opportunity to be mentored on their paper, policy brief and the presentation prior to the conference.


CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS  

Paper proposals on ICT policy and regulation research carried out in the Asia Pacific or relevant to the Asia-Pacific may be submitted for review and acceptance. The paper proposals must be classifiable with at least three keywords from the list below (if you have trouble doing so, it is an indication that your work may not fit this conference).  The keywords will be used to assign papers to reviewers in a double-blind process which will yield a short list of approximately 30-35.  Completed papers based on the shortlisted paper proposals will be judged by two senior scholars and the authors of the highest ranked papers will be invited to present at the conference.
 
Keywords

Access | Applications | Authorization and Licensing | Broadband| Business models | Citizen | Civil society| Cloud computing | Competition | Conflict | Connectivity | Consumer | Content | Convergence | Cooperation  | Demand | Disaster  | Disability | Domestic | Economy | Efficiency | Emerging markets  | Environment   | Governance | Growth | Inclusion | Indicators | Information | Infrastructure | Innovation | International | Judiciary | Knowledge | Legislation | Markets | Media | Monopoly | Networks | Performance | Policy | Political economy | Poverty | Productivity | Property | Public goods | Oligopoly | Reforms  | Regional | Regulation | Spectrum | Strategy | Transparency | Universal access | Universal services

 
The relevant keywords from the above list must be included in your paper proposal
 
Submission Guidelines
Paper proposals should be submitted electronically at www.cprsouth.org on or before 08 February 2013 and must contain the following:

1. 500-word paper proposal, including a minimum of three and a maximum of five keywords from the list given above.  Include at least three, but preferably more, references to prior work.  The references and keywords are outside the 500-word limit.
2. Curriculum vitae (one page)

The template for the paper proposals submission can be downloaded from www.cprsouth.org

The document must be named CPRsouth8_paperproposal&Bio_YourLastName.doc. It should be in MS office word format. Please note that the paper proposal and bio must be in a single document.
 
Notification of shortlisting of paper proposals will be emailed on or before 16 March 2013, and authors will be given time to submit their completed papers – i.e., full papers have to be submitted for final review by 25 April 2013. Only full papers of acceptable quality that are received by the deadline will be considered for partial travel and accommodation support.  It is expected that the papers will be improved based on substantive comments provided in the run-up to the conference. All paper givers are required to develop a policy brief based on the final research paper.  Mentoring on writing a policy brief will be provided prior to the conference.  Policy briefs will be judged in a policy-brief competition.
 
Paper presenters who make the cut will be notified by 03 June 2013 with contact information for the assigned chair and discussant and instructions on travel arrangements.
 
Review Criteria
Paper proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
1. PRINCIPAL RESEARCH QUESTION: (15%): Captures the essence of the proposal in no more than 50 words
2. POLICY RELEVANCE (15%): The relevance of the proposal to identified decision-makers in the ICT space is explicated
3. COMPONENT RESEARCH QUESTIONS (15%): Breaks down the research question further and is linked to the research plan
4. RESEARCH PLAN (45%): Includes a literature search, method and data sources sections
5. LIST OF REFERENCES/SOURCES (5%):  Identifies the key documents.  APA style is used
6. TITLE (5%): Is clear and communicates no more and no less than the content given in the proposal.
 
Please note: Only the authors whose papers that are delivered by the 25 April 2013 deadline AND who meet the quality standard will be allowed to present at the conference.
 
The papers selected for presentation at the CPRsouth Conference will be uploaded onto the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) database.  Please note that the submission of the final paper implies consent to upload them onto the SSRN database. The slides of the presentations and the policy brief will be uploaded onto www.cprsouth.org
 
Previous conferences
Please see www.cprsouth.org, CPRsouth conference archives for programs and papers presented.
 
Funding
Selected paper givers who are passport holders of, and travelling from, low, lower-middle and upper middle income countries within the Asia Pacific (as classified by the World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income) will be provided with:

• Lowest-cost economy airfare to India (less USD 200 registration fee).
•  Twin sharing accommodation on bed and breakfast basis, 3 lunches and 1 dinner for the duration of the conference (5-7 September 2013).  Not all meals are covered.

The airfare will be reimbursed less USD 200, the registration fee for the conference.
 
The cost of transportation to and from airports in home countries, visa fees (if any), meals not provided and incidental costs have to borne by the participants.
 
Visas
Visas are required to enter India, with a few exceptions. Letters will be provided for this purpose after participant selections have been made. Participants are strongly advised to initiate visa approval procedures immediately thereafter.
 
Key Dates
Deadline for paper proposals: 08 February 2013
Deadline for complete papers:  25 April 2013
 

 
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARDS
 
Fifteen Young Scholars from the Asia-Pacific region (and the same number from Africa) will be selected to participate in the tutorials taught by recognized scholars and practitioners scheduled to be held before CPRsouth8 (3-4 September 2013).
 
Who will qualify?

• Entry level officers of government/regulatory agencies
• Entry/mid level officers of private companies in the communication industries
• Masters/PhD students in Economics, Public policy, Communications and Journalism
• Entry/mid level officers in NGOs/INGOs.
• Researchers from think tanks
• Journalists interested in regulation and public policy, with an emphasis on communication

 
Previous tutorial presentations can be accessed at http://www.cprsouth.org/
 
Application Guidelines
Applications should be submitted electronically at www.cprsouth.org on or before 02 June 2013 and must contain the following:

1. curriculum vitae (one page)
2. a one-page write-up outlining why you wish to become an Asia-Pacific based expert capable of contributing to ICT related policy and regulatory reform in the region

The document should be named CPRsouth8_YoungScholar_YourLastName. Please note that the write up and bio should be in a single document.
 
Notification of acceptance will be emailed on or before 17 June 2013, with instructions on travel arrangements.
 
Review Criteria
Applications will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

1. Content of application
2. Evidence of interest in, and commitment to, policy-relevant research for the Asia Pacific
3. Quality of writing
4. Gender and country representation

The selection committee may contact your supervisor or mentor before making the final selections.
 
The selected Young scholar award holder must:

• Provide an one-page research proposal
• Participate in all tutorial sessions
• Participate in the entire CPRsouth7 conference

 
Funding
Selected young scholars who are passport holders and travelling from low, lower-middle and upper middle income countries within the Asia Pacific (as classified by the World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income) will be provided with:

• Lowest-cost economy airfare to India (less USD 150 registration fee).
• Twin sharing accommodation on bed and breakfast basis, 3 lunches and 1 dinner for the duration of the tutorials and conference (3-7 September 2013).

The airfare will be reimbursed less USD 150, the registration fee for the conference.
 
The cost of transportation to and from airports in home countries, visa fees (if any), meals not provided and incidental costs have to borne by the participants.
 
Key Dates
Deadline for applications: 02 June 2013
 
 
About LIRNEasia
LIRNEasia is a regional information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation research and capacity building organization. LIRNEasia seeks to identify the institutional constraints on effective use of ICTs to improve the lives of the people of Asia-Pacific; work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to catalyze changes conducive to greater participation by users and suppliers; and contribute to building capacity within the region for evidence-based intervention in the public-policy process. It serves as the administrative partner for CPRsouth.
 
Visit www.lirneasia.net for more information.
 
Contact information
Mail: CPRsouth, C/o LIRNEasia, 12 Balcombe Place, Colombo 00080, Sri Lanka
Telephone: +94 11 267 1160
Fax: +94 11 267 5212
Email: info@cprsouth.org
Website: www.cprsouth.org

CfPs: 2013 International Energy Workshop, to be held at International Energy Agency, Paris; June 19–21, 2013

2013 International Energy Workshop

The 32nd edition of the International Energy Workshop (IEW) will be held at the International Energy Agency, Paris, on June 19–21, 2013.

About International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 28 member countries and beyond. Founded in response to the 1973/4 oil crisis, the IEA's initial role was to help countries co-ordinate a collective response to major disruptions in oil supply through the release of emergency oil stocks to the markets. While this continues to be a key aspect of its work, the IEA has evolved and expanded. It is at the heart of global dialogue on energy, providing authoritative and unbiased research, statistics, analysis and recommendations.

Call for Papers - The deadline for paper submission is February 1st, 2013
Researchers and practitioners in developed and developing countries are invited to submit original papers with new and innovative results on scientific or practical experiences on the economics of energy and climate change. As is customary for the IEW, papers should be quantitative and rigorous. A (non-exclusive) list of potential conference topics is:

•    Climate change – mitigation and adaptation
•    Economics of low-carbon technologies
•    Energy access and poverty
•    Energy and economic growth in emerging economies
•    The role of renewable energy in developing and developed countries

Selected papers will be presented and discussed in thematic sessions, circulated during the meeting and also posted on the meeting website.

Submission of papers
Full papers or long abstracts (minimum 1000 words) in .pdf version should be submitted online here before 1 February 2013.

Please note that paper selection has become increasingly competitive in recent years. Submissions that fully describe a complete analysis are often more likely to be accepted than long abstracts. In particular, when submitting a long abstract, please ensure that the study and results are sufficiently described to allow comparison with full paper submissions. Each person can present only one selected paper, although multiple submissions are allowed. Please kindly fill in one online form for each paper.

Program Committee
The selection of submitted papers and long abstracts is directed and made by the IEW Program Committee, which includes, among others, the IEW co-directors and the 2013 co-organisers:
•    Geoffrey Blanford, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
•    Massimo Tavoni, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
•    Bob van der Zwaan, Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
•    Laura Cozzi, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Further information
For any further information please contact: info@internationalenergyworkshop.org.

UNESCO releases "Information policies in Asia: development of indicators"

Information policies in Asia: development of indicators
by Kavita Karan. UNESCO Bangkok, 2011.
The scope of information policy is broad. For the purposes of this report, information policy can be defined as the collection of policies and strategies that are designed to promote the development of a better-managed information society. These policies include, but extend beyond, those that are concerned with processes, management, promotion and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Across the Asia-Pacific region there has been a steady development in the information policies that support the information sector. This sector is expected to grow if policies keep abreast of needs. In most of the countries of the region, the acquisition of technology, creation of infrastructure and improving the quality of human resources are significant engagements, but a lot has yet to be achieved. Lesser-developed countries like Bhutan, Lao PDR, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan, among others, appear to be putting together blueprints for the development of information sectors.
This report focuses on assessing country information policies on seven broad dimensions in the context of achieving the goals of information-based societies. These cover (a) overall national policies; (b) telecommunications infrastructure and networks; (c) the content and delivery of information; (d) the information industries in the public and private sectors; (e) legal and regulatory frameworks; and (f) the skills and competencies of human resources – providers and consumers.
The report is divided into two parts where Part I covers three sections. The first section contains the objectives and methodology of the data; the second focuses on indicators contributing to information policies across seven dimensions; and the third section concludes the report. The report provides an organizing framework that can be adapted to the needs of information policy initiatives in any given national context. The significance and results of such an analysis provide a blueprint for state interventions to promote an information-rich environment, the efficient running of government and other development projects of the country. Part II is on implementing the indicators and some examples of measurement including a questionnaire for household access to information given.
Download Full-text PDF http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0020/002070/207048e.pdf

Also interesting:

• Swan, Alma (2012). Policy guidelines for the development and promotion of open access. UNESCO, Paris, 2012. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002158/215863e.pdf
• UNESCO (2011). ICT for higher education: case studies from Asia and the Pacific. UNESCO Bangkok, 2011. Download Full-text PDF http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002141/214143E.pdf
• UNESCO and COL (2011). Guidelines for open educational resources (OER) in higher education. UNESCO, Paris, 2011. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002136/213605e.pdf
• Butcher, Neil; Kanwar, Asha; Uvalic-Trumbic, Stamenka (2011). A Basic guide to open educational resources (OER). UNESCO, Paris, 2011. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002158/215804e.pdf

CESP Young Scholars' Seminar 2013

Centre for Economic Studies and Planning
Jawaharlal Nehru University

CESP Young Scholars' Seminar

Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University is organising a young scholars' seminar to be held on March 1-3, 2013. All current research scholars and young academics are invited to submit papers for the seminar. Submissions can be in any research area involving economic theory or applied work on the Indian or international economy. Each submitted paper will be reviewed and only selected papers will be presented in the seminar.
Last date for submission of abstract: January 20, 2013
Last date for submission of full paper: February 10, 2013
The abstract and the paper should be submitted in PDF and a document (.doc/.odt) format by email to cascesp@gmail.com.
All outstation participants will be provided accommodation, local hospitality and train fare as per university rules.

Article "An Institutional Analysis of Transition to Market: The Case of Shifting Cultivators in Mon, Nagaland" by Abhinandan Saikia and Saradindu Bhaduri, CSSP

An Institutional Analysis of Transition to Market: The Case of Shifting Cultivators in Mon, Nagaland
by Abhinandan Saikia and Saradindu Bhaduri
International Journal of Rural Management, 2012, 8(1&2), pp. 19–34.

Abstract
Shifting cultivation (or locally called Jhum) is widely practiced in Mon district of Nagaland. Health-wise, the district ranks among the best in the state. However, establishment of a rural market has been very inadequate despite various policies introduced by the state government to promote commercialization of agriculture. Policy makers often blame the lack of infrastructure as the main deterring factor. Interestingly, such 'mainstream' arguments miss the roles of social norms and historical trajectory of the communities in accepting the logic of 'market'. Drawing upon the conceptual framework of institutional and evolutionary economics for our analysis, we intend to offer an institutional view to understand the problems of establishing a market in rural areas of Nagaland based on a field survey of six villages in Mon district of Nagaland. We argue that the logic of a market is based on individualistic values and rights, while their existing system of governance–production and education focuses on collective rights and patronage, making transition to market difficult. We propose that a smooth and effective transition to market would depend very much on the way interdependent system of governance–production and education can be altered. Only relying on shortterm incentives may prove to be ineffective to ensure such a transition.

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Recent Paper "Unpacking the International Technology Transfer Debate: Fifty Years and Beyond"

Gehl Sampath, Padmashree and Roffe, Pedro (2012). Unpacking the International Technology Transfer Debate: Fifty Years and Beyond; ICTSD Programme on Innovation, Technology and Intellectual Property; Issue Paper No. 36; International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland.

This paper captures the political economy of technology transfer negotiations since the 1960s to address two key questions. The first question is whether the debates cater to country level technological needs in developing countries. To find answers to this, the paper critically reviews the progress made in understanding the role of technology and innovation capacity for economic development over the past decades and whether these find a place in the negotiations and deliberations as we have them today. The second question that the paper seeks to address is more forward looking, with a view to make a constructive contribution towards resolving some of the most longstanding issues in technology transfer. How and through what ways can international discussions on technology transfer be made to reflect the lessons learnt up until now on how countries build technological capabilities and the challenges posed by the changing global environment for knowledge and technology?
The analysis places a particular emphasis on the technology transfer-intellectual property rights (IPRs) nexus which, in many ways, has been at the heart of the international discourse on technology transfer. The authors conclude by identifying the main issues that remain outstanding in this discourse and propose some thoughts for the way forward.

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International Georg Arnhold VISITING RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP PROGRAM on “Education for Sustainable Peace”

International Georg Arnhold VISITING RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP PROGRAM on "Education for Sustainable Peace"

http://www.dwih.in/node/88

International Georg Arnhold VISITING RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP PROGRAM on "Education for Sustainable Peace"; Due Date: December 15, 2012

This Visiting Research Professorship aims at promoting research into education for sustainable peace with particular focus on educational media. The appointment is for three to six months per year and offers distinguished scholars from various disciplines (e.g. from the humanities, political and social sciences, education sciences or law) the opportunity to conduct research projects and/or finish major publications in a stimulating research environment without teaching or administrative obligations. The visiting professor is however expected to participate in a one-week international summer school for young scholars and to develop the concept for an international symposium to be held at the end of the visiting professor's stay. The organization of both activities will be carried out by the program's coordinator at the GEI.

Applicants must demonstrate outstanding professional achievement in their fields and should hold a PhD in a relevant discipline. Individuals with extensive high-level international experience in government or non-governmental organizations may also apply. Applicants should demonstrate interest in interdisciplinary studies, commitment to and respect for open dialogue on potentially polarizing issues, and a willingness to engage with a variety of academic and non-academic groups including political stakeholders.

The professorship includes a stipend of up to 6.500 Euro per month (paid as a lump sum to cover all costs for the stay at the GEI and travel within Germany), round trip airfare to Germany, as well as research and administrative assistance.

Applications should include a cover letter briefly citing evidence of the quality of the candidate's scholarship and expertise; a description of the research project/the book the candidate wants to work on; a full CV including a list of publications, and the names and full contact information of two professional references.

Application materials must be received by December 15, 2012 to be considered for the 2013/14 program. Electronic submissions are required. Please submit applications with the subject keyword "Arnhold-Professorship" to bewerbung@gei.de.

For further information please contact Markus Weißhaupt (weisshaupt@gei.de / Tel.: +49(0)531-590 99 49).

The Georg Eckert Institute in Braunschweig/Germany is an academic center that conducts, integrates and supports research on educational media in its political, social, and educational contexts. It offers an outstanding collection of international school textbooks for history, geography and social sciences, as well as religion and serves as an advisor and mediator in textbook issues.

Call for Applications: Girish Sant Memorial Young Researcher Fellowship 2013

Girish Sant Memorial Young Researcher Fellowship 2013

Prayas and several friends and well-wishers of Girish Sant, a pioneering policy researcher and public interest advocate in the energy sector who passed away unexpectedly in February 2012, have set up a Young Researcher Fellowship (YRF) to encourage young researchers to imbibe his values and approach of high quality analysis, commitment to social equity and emphasis on policy impacts. Applications are invited from interested candidates to avail of the fellowship, whose details are given below.

Objectives
The objectives of the fellowship are to encourage young Indian researchers to take up public interest oriented research and advocacy in the Indian energy sector, and to provide some financial and professional stability to youngsters at an early stage of their career.

Details of the Fellowship

1. One fellowship would be awarded each year.
2. The fellowship work would be mentored by a senior researcher at Prayas (Energy Group).
3. The researcher receiving the fellowship will primarily be based at Prayas (Energy Group) and would also be encouraged to develop additional affiliations and spend time at other institutes and with other mentors to develop diverse perspectives. However, at least four months of the fellowship must be spent at Prayas (Energy Group).
4. The fellowship amount would be Rs. 30,000 per month plus some provision for other expenses such as travel.
5. The fellowship would be for one year and is likely to begin around April 2013.
6. The fellowship program would be managed by the Girish Sant Memorial Committee and administered by Prayas (Energy Group).

Eligibility Criteria

1. The fellowship would be open to all Indians below the age of 30.
2. Applicants should have at least an under-graduate degree in a relevant discipline.
3. We are looking for candidates with strong analytical skills, multi-disciplinary interests and ability and willingness to learn.
4. Upon selection, applicants should be willing to work full-time on the fellowship.

Selection Process

1. All applications for the fellowship must be submitted electronically to gsm-yrf@prayaspune.org.
2. Applicants for the fellowship must submit the following information as part of the application:
a. A complete bio-data giving the candidate's date of birth, contact details, details of education, work experience, research and other interests, and list of publications.
b. Names and email addresses of two respected researchers from the energy and/or development sectors who can be contacted for references
c. A detailed research proposal, not exceeding 1500 words, describing the proposed problem statement, its relevance and importance, outline of research activities, and expected outputs and outcomes.
d. Applicants are also encouraged to include a rough schedule in the proposal indicating the various other potential collaborator institutions.
3. Complete applications as described above should reach this email address by the midnight of 13th January 2013. Incomplete applications will be rejected.
4. Applicants would be judged on the basis of their bio-data, references and research proposal. They may also be asked to appear for an interview, possibly over telephone or skype.
5. The successful applicant would be announced in February, following written acceptance of fellowship by the successful candidate.

For more information

You may visit the website of Prayas (Energy Group) at www.prayaspune.org/peg to know more about the work of Girish Sant and Prayas (Energy Group). Please contact gsm-yrf@prayaspune.org with any queries regarding the fellowship.

The Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships for 2013

The Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships for 2013

Theme for this year: POVERTY

 

SAGE instituted the Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships in 2009 to honour Tejeshwar Singh, Managing Director of SAGE India for 25 years and doyen of the publishing industry in South Asia. SAGE invites applications for the award of The Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships for 2013 in the following categories

• Social Sciences
• Business & Management
• Media & Communication Studies

Starting this year the fellowships will have a central theme. This year's theme is POVERTY.

Presiding Panel: T N Madan, Surendra Munshi and Romila Thapar

Duration: One year

A stipend of Rs. 50,000 a month (50,000 X 12) with an additional amount of Rs. 50,000 can be claimed for travel during the tenure of the fellowship. Total value of the Fellowship is Rs. 6,50,000.

Eligibility: Open to nationals of South Asian (SAARC) countries, including those currently resident overseas. Candidates must be below 40 years of age as on 1 April 2013.

Submission Guidelines: Applicants are invited to submit their curriculum vitae, a research proposal and a 5000 word sample of their writing. The last date for receipt of applications is 31st March 2013.

Award of Fellowship: The applications for each fellowship will be vetted by a jury of four experts including one representative of SAGE. The award of the fellowships will be announced on or before 30th June 2013.

Scope of the Fellowships

Proposal Presentation:

• The proposal must be understandable with clear aims and scope
• The proposed methodology must be sound

Substantive Merit:

• There must be conceptual and theoretical clarity
• Relevance to South Asia
• It must make a potential contribution to the concerned subject area

Publication Potential:

The proposal must be such that the required research can be completed in a year. It should have the potential to be published as a book. The final book manuscript can be completed in 12 months subsequent to the end of the Fellowship. The book may be published by the scholar's choice of publisher with due acknowledgement to the Tejeshwar Singh Memorial Fellowships for supporting the research.

 

All applications should be addressed to: Ms Smrithi Sudhakaran, SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, B1/I1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044. Tel: 4053 9222, Extn: 256; email: pr@sagepub.in, www.sagepub.in

 

 

Fellowships for 2010 in the respective categories have been awarded to the following:

• Social Sciences: Ms Mehreen Zahra-Malik, Assistant Editor, The News International, Pakistan
• Media & Communication: Dr Santanu Chakrabarti, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
• Business & Management: Dr Ajai S Gaur, Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, USA

The fellowships for 2011 and 2012 were not announced due to unavoidable reasons.

 

Further Details

EPW article "Cricket in the Fast Lane: Politics of Speed" by Vidya Subramanian

Cricket in the Fast Lane: Politics of Speed
by Vidya Subramanian
Economic & Political Weekly, 2012, 47(50), pp. 21-24.
Abstract: In the shift from test matches to one-day and then to Twenty20 formats there has been a profound reworking of the internal biology of cricket. The speeding up has become contingent on redesigning cricket into a "platform" which is now animated by combining hitherto unrelated elements such as businesses, advertising, technology, and even Bollywood.
Download: http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/2012_47/50/Cricket_in_the_Fast_Lane.pdf

Call for applications “South Asia 2020” Conference in Dubai, 2013; due date Dec 10

South Asia 2020
Friday, January 18, 2013 - Sunday, January 20, 2013
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The New America Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for participants in our "South Asia 2020" conference in Dubai in January 2013, hosted by Steve Coll and Peter Bergen.
The aim of the conference is to bring together a total of 30 "new voices" from Pakistan and India to discuss issues of common interest such as trade, business, IT, water, energy, microfinance, climate change, public health, and media.
The intent of the conference is to encourage the collaboration of a new generation of experts from both nations in order to develop greater regional integration in South Asia.

TO APPLY: Please send your resume and a letter of intent describing how and what you would contribute to the conference to nssp@newamerica.net no later than Monday, December 10, 2012.
New America will cover economy airfare, as well as hotel costs and meals.

New America Foundation
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-986-2700
Fax: 202-986-3696
www.newamerica.net

Requesting Contributions for the Journal of Scientometric Research, Special Issue-II

Dear Colleagues,

 

Greetings from the Journal of Scientometric Research!

You will be glad to know that a new journal Journal of Scientometric Research (www.jscires.org) has been launched. This journal comes from SciBiolMed. Org.which has around 20 journals with 16 journals in Scopus and 1 in SCI. From the second issue onwards, it will be published with MedKnow which has merged with Kluwer Health. The objective of this journal is to provide a platform for scholarship in Scientometrics and also act as an exchange between Scientometrics and other closely connected research domains i.e. Science Technology Studies, Innovation studies etc.  To attract scholars from interdisciplinary research traditions and also keeping in view that scholars within Scientometrics are themselves from heterogeneous disciplinary traditions, we have created different categories for contributions. Along with Research Paper and Review Paper, the journal has Perspective, and Commentary, Webliography and Research-in-Progress paper for providing platform to young promising researchers or scholars announcing important work in progress.

We are bringing out two special issues of the journal. They will be inaugural issues. We are inviting peers/experts and promising researchers to publish in the Special issue. The first special issue is now online (please visit www.jscires.org/v1i1).

I am writing this letter to you for inviting you to publish your work in the second special issue January-April 2013.

I look forward to your contribution in any of the sections for the Second Special Issue (deadline Feb 15, 2013).

Journal Flyer, Call for Paper and Notes for Contributor and the table of contents of the first special issue is enclosed.  

We will make sure that work accepted after peer review gets a broad audience by announcing the issue through many different channels like newsgroups, mail lists, flyers at conferences.

I look forward to your submission in this journal. Thanks for your support.

Submission can be done through website. However for publishing in the second special issue (January-April, 2013), we would prefer email submission at editor@jscires.org.

 

Journal of Scientometric Research: www.jscires.org

Manuscript Submission: http://www.journalonweb.com/jscires

Current Issue: http://www.jscires.org/v1i1

 

Warm Regards

 

Sujit Bhattacharya (Editor-in-Chief)

Anup Kumar Das (Assistant Editor)

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Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya, Ph.D
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Scientometric Research
[An Official Publication of SciBiolMed.Org]
Senior Principal Scientist (NISTADS)
& Guest Faculty (JNU)
Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus,
New Delhi-110012, INDIA
Phone: +91-11-25843024
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CfPs: First World Climate Impacts Conference; May 27-30, 2013, at Potsdam, Germany

First World Climate Impacts Conference, IMPACTS WORLD 2013
May 27-30, 2013
Potsdam, Germany

Call for papers
IMPACTS WORLD 2013 is designed to provide a platform for lively exchange and constructive discussion on the key challenges for climate impact research in the coming decades.

The visioning document(1) provides a framework for the conference by outlining the key challenges on the road to a strong and clear agenda for climate impacts research in the next decade. If you are interested in attending the conference, we therefore kindly ask you to submit an abstract addressing one of these five key challenges, and to express your interest in joining the associated discussion at the conference.

Abstracts should be submitted by 15 December 2012 using the online registration form below. Received abstracts will be reviewed anonymously according to scientific rigor and relevance to the conference goals. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 15 February 2013.

Please note: The registration process requires submitting an abstract which addresses one of the key challenges outlined in the visioning document1. Registration must be completed on the conference website after you received the notification of acceptance from the organisers.

Upon acceptance of your abstract, you will be invited to prepare a short paper(2). Papers will be subject to a peer‐review process. By submitting your paper you also indicate that you are willing to participate in the peer‐review process that the received papers will be subject to. You will be asked to review two papers. Full papers will be published online prior to the conference.

Submit an Abstract: http://www.climate-impacts-2013.org/

Indicative timeline:

• Deadline for abstract submissions 15 December 2012
• Notification of accepted abstracts 15 February 2013
• Full registration 15 February – 08 May 2013
• Full papers due 31 March 2013
• Reviews due 30 April 2013
• Papers published on website 15 May 2013

1. Visioning document available from the website: http://www.climate-impacts-2013.org/
2. Guidance on the length and formatting requirements of the full papers will be available in time

CfPs: 11th Triple Helix Conference: The Triple Helix in a context of global change: continuing, mutating or unravelling?

11th Triple Helix Conference: The Triple Helix in a context of global change: continuing, mutating or unravelling?

London, 7-10 July 2013

Call for Papers
Never has the Triple Helix mission been more timely. Globally the economy faces significant challenges – unemployment, low or no growth, spiralling healthcare needs, rapidly emerging digital business models, on stainable changes to the environment. The need for universities and businesses to take action alongside governments is critical. The 2013 Triple Helix Conference will integrate highly topical contributions from world class academics and researchers with business and policy forums to address the key question:
'How can the Triple Helix approach build 'the enterprising state' in which universities, businesses and governments co- innovate to solve global economic challenges?'
The 11th Triple Helix conference is organised by the Big Innovation Centre, Birkbeck, University of London and UCL Advances, UCL University of London. It will be held in historic Bloomsbury at Birkbeck, UCL and Senate House, University of London.

1. Important deadlines
Abstract submission: November 20 2012- closes February 14 2013
Evaluation of abstracts: By March 31 2013
Confirmation of abstract acceptance: April 10th 2013
Full paper submission: Opens December 1 2012, closes June 1 2013
Registration opens: January 8 2013
Abstracts will be submitted online at www.tha2013.org

2. Conference themes
Papers are invited for eight themes below. They may either have primarily an academic focus, or a practitioner and/or policy focus. Please indicate in the relevant box which strand you are submitting your abstract at submission: Strand A for academic, Strand P for policy/practitioner.

1. Building the innovative markets, places and networks
Topics might include:  Open innovation, Demand, Business models in the digital economy
2. Building an innovation friendly financial system
Topics might include:  New finance models to drive innovation and entrepreneurship, Finance for start-ups and SMEs, Crowd funding
3. Overall performance of the Triple Helix Approach: From efficiency of factors of production to 'modes of coordination':
Topics might include: Indicators of productivity and output; Innovation (S&T, R&D, Intangibles, spin-offs design, etc.); The triple helix approach in transformation, including globalisation and societal welfare issues
4. Universities as interactive partners
Topics might include: From science push policies towards a Triple Helix perspective and the role of users; Mapping university-business relationships, including University spin-offs; Evaluating implications.
5. Building management and leadership skills in high growth firms
Topics might include: Building management and leadership skills in high growth firms, including gender aspects; New models of training e.g. Professors of Practice; Networking.
6. Public action to drive private innovation
Topics might include: Intellectual Property (IP) policy and management; Public procurement to drive private innovation; National and EU Innovation policies.
7. Place based innovations
Topics might include: Regional triple helix spaces; Local innovation systems and local key institutions; building and accelerating regional clusters.
8. Building an enterprising state
Topics might include: Innovation and research strategy for growth: Sectoral/ Technological/ National innovation systems/ Business systems; Equal opportunities for all.

3. Instructions for Authors
Abstracts: These have a minimum of 1,000 – maximum of 1,500 words, excluding references. They should include 1) Name of author and institution; 2) Theme; 3) Title; 4) 1-5 keywords; 5) Brief presentation of the state-of-the-art, methodology, findings and interpretation, conclusions, implications for business management or policy. Abstracts submitted to Strand A (Academic) will be double-blind refereed. Abstracts submitted to Strand P (Policy/practitioner) will be open reviewed.
Full papers: maximum 8,000 words, excluding references, including: 1) Theme; 2) Title; 3) Author information (institutional affiliation, contact details, 150 words bio); 4) up to 5 keywords; 5) 0-4 JEL Classifications, 6) Introduction, state-of-the-art, methodology, findings and interpretation, conclusions, policy implications and directions for further research. Full papers can be submitted with the abstract. Any papers submitted at this stage will not be read as part of the review process, and if submitted to Strand A should be anonymised.
Document format: PDF file, Arial 10 or Times New Roman 12 font, double spaced.
The submitted final papers for Strand A will be considered for special issues of journals, in which case the final paper will be subject to further editorial processes.
 
4. Evaluation
Evaluation criteria for abstracts include: (i) Relevance to the conference themes; (ii) Methodology; (iii) Originality; (iv) Clarity of the argument; (v) Paper structure and coherence; (vi) Policy relevance. Final non-anonymised full papers can be submitted at any stage after notification of acceptance of abstracts.
Disclaimer: authors of papers which have been accepted for presentation will be expected to agree to accept the following copyright terms:
Copyright of the paper belongs to the author(s). Submission of a paper grants permission to the Triple Helix 2012 Organising Committee to include it in the conference material and to place it on relevant websites.

5. Submitting an abstract or a paper
To submit an abstract, you must first create an account. Once you have done that log in, go to your user home area and select 'New Submission'. You will be able to revise your abstract and other metadata you provide (bio date etc not available to reviewers) at any point up to the cut-off date of 14th February 2013.
Full papers can be submitted from December 1 2012 until June 1 2013.

6. Workshops and Symposia
Note that, the conference will contain a number of workshops. These will cover an additional range of academic and practitioner interests. They will consist of presentations invited by the Scientific and Policy Committees. There will subsequently be separate information about these on the website.

7. Contact
For enquiries related to the conference call please contact
Helen Lawrence, hlawrence@theworkfoundation.com
Helen Lawton Smith, h.lawton-smith@bbk.ac.uk/Timothy Barnes, t.barnes@ucl.ac.uk (regarding Academic (A) strand)
Birgitte Andersen, bandersen@theworkfoundation.com (regarding Policy/Practitioner (P) strand)

Further Details

CfPs: IIST Conference on Science, Technology and Society - Emerging Scenario; 7-9 Dec.

IIST Conference on Science, Technology and Society - Emerging Scenario

7-9 December 2012

Hosted by Department of Humanities, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Conference on the theme "Science, Technology and Society – Emerging Scenario", will be hosted by the Department of Humanities, IIST in association with the Kerala Sociological Society, at IIST-Valiamala from 7th to 9th December 2012.
The sub-themes calling for research papers include :

a. Science and Technology – Challenges and prospects
b. Technology and the Marginalized
c. Gender and Science,
d. ICT
e. New media and society
f. Social Inclusion and Role of Technology
g. Networks and Knowledge Society
h. Technology in Rural Society and Rural Technology
i. Alternative Development and Cultural Pluralism
j. Sustainable Development and Affordable Technology

For more details, please contact the Organizing Secretary:

Dr Lekshmi V. Nair
Assistant Professor
Department of Humanities
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
email: lvnair@iist.ac.in
http://www.iist.ac.in/research-areas/department-of-humanities/events.html

CfPs: IIST Research Scholars Day 2012, at Thiruvananthapuram

IIST Research Scholars Day – 2012

17th – 18th December 2012

Venue: Indian Institute of  Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

• Click here to view Poster (.pdf)
  
• Click here to view details of IIST's Research programs (.pdf)
  
• Click here to download template for preparation of Research Abstract. (.doc)
  

IIST is celebrating its second Research Scholars Day, a two day event scheduled on 17th & 18th December 2012.

The event is conducted to provide a platform for research-scholars to showcase their ongoing research-work in the form of presentations and discussions. Apart from IIST, participation of research scholars from renowned research institutes across the country is expected. This programme will provide an opportunity for the research scholars to exhibit their innovative research ideas, get feedback from eminent faculty members, and to collaborate with experts.

Abstracts are invited from research scholars for poster/oral presentation during this programme. Research scholars can send one page abstract in any of the streams mentioned below. Lodging, boarding and traveling allowance (as applicable) will be provided by IIST.

Tentative Research Areas

Research Scholars may prepare abstracts in any of the following subcategories:

1. Engineering

(a) Signal Processing
(b) Communication
(c) Control and Automation
(d) Power Electronics
(e) Fluid Dynamics
(f) Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
(g) Solid Mechanics
(h) Manufacturing Technology

2. Sciences

(a) Physics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Mathematics
(d) Earth & Space Sciences

3. Humanities

(a) Language
(b) Economics
(c) Law

Reasearch Abstracts shall be prepared using the template available for download here.

Important Dates

Please submit your abstracts to phdday2012@iist.ac.in before 25 November 2012.

Contact Details

Dr.Honey John :       +919446372997
Rahul Waghmare :   +91 81296 61148
Litesh Sulbhewar :   +91 94003 29481
email :                      phdday2012@iist.ac.in

(note: emails not containing full-name, postal-address, contact-telephone-numbers, name of institution/research-area and research-abstract of the prospective  participant may not be responded to.)

Further Details

Brief History of CSSP, JNU

Revival of the Centre for Studies in Science Policy at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
by Nirupa Sen
Current Science, 25 June 2001, 80 (12)
http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_080_12_1479_1480_0.pdf

Science Policy Studies: Rebirth of an Academic Centre
Economic and Political Weekly, July 5, 2003
http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/2003_38/27/Education_Science_Policy_Studies.pdf

Confronting the Nuclear Power Structure in India
by Dhirendra Sharma
http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/96ce/7_Sharma.pdf

Call for Papers: Scientometrics Special Issue "Mapping Triple Helix Innovation for Developing and Transitional Economies: Webometrics, Scientometrics, and Informetrics"

Call for Papers: Scientometrics Special Issue

Mapping Triple Helix Innovation for Developing and Transitional Economies: Webometrics, Scientometrics, and Informetrics

Guest Co-editors: Dr. Chung Joo Chung & Dr. Han Woo Park

Since Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff (1995) introduced the Triple Helix (TH) model of university–industry–government (UIG) relations to explain structural developments in knowledge-based economies, many scholars, entrepreneurs, and administrators have attempted to extend the TH model. According to the recent special issue of Scientometrics (edited by Khan and Park in 2012), the cumulative employment of the TH model in the study of knowledge-based economies and the application of new webometric, scientometric, and informetric research methods have provided many opportunities for stimulating intellectual discussions on the direction of the TH model and its methods. The growing importance of the TH model has led to the emergence of a rich body of theoretical and empirical research discussing new methods for knowledge creation. In particular, the emergence of research on the TH model in Asian contexts has been noteworthy (Meyer, 2012). The beauty of TH research lies in its diversity and innovativeness, reflecting the dynamic characteristics of the approach.

The TH model and its indicators have been evolving and thus have invited scholars to suggest new ways to operationalize UIG relations in various contexts. In this regard, the social network analysis (SNA) method has been effective in mapping and measuring relationships within/between academic (U), market (I), and political/regulatory (G) systems. Under the SNA framework, one may raise the question of what roles the three institutional actors (UIG) play in TH innovation and how they are related to one another. Further, the emergence of data-driven research methods has enabled researchers to examine the roles of actors beyond UIG through TH relations. That is, analyses can be more specific than generalized TH analyses. Therefore, one can discover the emergence of Quadruple Helix or n-tuple helix relations, which can be extended from "mode 2" to "mode 3" knowledge production systems through the use of public, social, or local-global components for the fourth (or higher) dimension. All these important questions have not been systematically raised and made to attempt to address beyond North America and Western Europe.
This may lead to a global gap in the literature on science divide. This special issue attempts to fill this gap and contributes to the growing body of TH knowledge by considering developing and transitional economies.

Deadline and submission

• Paper submission deadline: November 1, 2012 (Extended to December 30, 2012)
• Review and acceptance: March 1, 2013
• Anticipated publication: Spring/Summer 2013

Guidelines for submitting papers

• Authors must discuss their findings by comparing them with previous findings in Scientometrics on the topic of their paper (if any).
• In preparing the manuscript, authors should consult "Instructions for Authors" (http://www.springer.com/computer/database+management+%26+information+retrieval/journal/11192) for the journal guideline.

Please direct all inquiries and submissions to Dr. Chung Joo Chung (chungjoochung@gmail.com).

References

• Etzkowitz, H., & Leydesdorff, L. (1995). The Triple Helix---University-Industry-Government Relations: A Laboratory for Knowledge Based Economic Development. EASST Review 14, 14-19.
• Khan, G. F., & Park, H. W. (2012). Editorial: Triple Helix and Innovation in Asia Using Scientometrics, Webometrics, and Informetrics. Scientometrics, 90, 1-7.
• Meyer, M. (2012). Triple helix indicator: A bibliometric perspective. The Triple Helix Association Newsletter, 1(2), 4-6.

Updated 27 October, 2012

CfP: Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation; 7-19 Jan; New Delhi

Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation for Research Scholars & Teachers

7-19 January 2013

Organized by Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi

Objective of the course
The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) is organizing a two-week Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation during 7th January — 19th January 2013. The objective of the course is to expose the participating young Ph.D scholars and lecturers to the recent developments in the Indian economy and to familiarise them with techniques and methods used in contemporary research on the subject.  The course is a multi-disciplinary one that seeks to: i) introduce the participants to conceptual issues relating to their research interests/topics and emerging areas for research; ii) improve their skills and ability to undertake research on those issues with appropriate data and statistical tools; and iii) develop research methodologies using advanced estimation techniques.

Target Group and Selection Process
Young researchers/teachers in academic institutions, colleges and university departments – who are primarily from social science disciplines and who are interested in pursuing research form the target group of this programme. A batch consisting of 25 participants will be selected based on merit of the scholar. A nominal fee would be charged from the selected participants: @ INR800/- for lecturer or equivalent; @ INR400/- for scholars getting fellowship, @ INR200/- for those without any fellowship or financial support and no fees for SC/ST scholars. The selected scholars will be reimbursed railway fare equivalent to 2nd sleeper class travel (to and fro) from the place of study/work. For outstation participants there is a provision for boarding and lodging in Delhi for the duration of the programme.
Those desirous of participating in the programme may kindly send their brief CV along with a write-up of around 1,000 words on their area of interest so as to reach the Programme Coordinator, preferably through e-mail at <trainprog@isid.org.in>, on or before November 25, 2012. Further details and programme updates are regularly posted at <http://isid.org.in/trainprog.html>.
Sponsorship: The programme is co-sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Northern Regional Centre, New Delhi.

for Further details and programme updates contact
Programme Coordinator
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development
4 Institutional Area Phase II, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110070 INDIA
Telephone: +91 11 2676 4601
Fax: +91 11 2612 2448
Email: trainprog@isid.org.in

Further details

CfP: ISID Workshop on Audio-Visual Media as a Tool in Research for Research Scholars & Teachers; 4-9 Feb; New Delhi

Workshop on Audio-Visual Media as a Tool in Research for Research Scholars & Teachers

4-9 February 2013

Organized by Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi

Objective of the course
The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) is organizing a six-day Workshop on the Audio-Visual Media as a Tool in Research during 4th to 9th February 2013. Print media is a format with which most researchers and scholars use extensively to bring out their findings and to raise issues. In recent years, Audio-Visual Media (AVM), and the technology needed for its production, is becoming increasingly accessible, both in terms of ease of use, as well as cost. Digital media is being used by government departments, corporate houses, NGO's and other organizations. However, social scientists and researchers in academic institutions have yet not fully realized the potential of integrating audio-visuals in their work. The course is sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.

The focus of the workshop is to familiarise the participants with AVM tools and motivate researchers and academics to use this medium as a tool, to not only enhance the content but also reach a wider audience and have greater impact of their research. Broad elements of the programme are:
i) understanding AVM -- mass media in India, corporate communication, development communication;
ii) AVM as a tool in research -- providing visual insight, supplementing other data, confirming or refuting findings, collecting video based data-subjectivity, authenticity and ethical issues;
iii) presentation and dissemination -- effective communication of research findings, presentation skills and the new technology, integrating audio-visual data into powerpoint presentations, the internet;
iv) AVM production techniques -- understanding the technology, basic camera equipment, editing software, streaming video; and
v) hands-on production of AV output.

Target Group and Selection Process
Young researchers/teachers in academic institutions, colleges and university departments who are primarily from the social sciences discipline and whose work requires field surveys are eligible to apply. The batch will consists of 20 participants and selection will be India basis based on relevance of research topic. A nominal fee would be charged from the participants @INR800/- for lecturer or equivalent; @INR400/- for scholars getting fellowship and @INR200/- for those without any fellowship or financial support. The selected scholars will be paid to and fro 2nd class railway fare from the place of study/work. For outstation participants there is provision for boarding and lodging in Delhi for the duration of the programme.

Those desirous of participating in the programme may kindly send their brief CV along with a write-up of around 1,000 words on their research topic so as to reach the Programme Coordinator, preferably through email at avmprog@isid.org.in, on or before December 15, 2012.

for Further details and programme updates contact
Programme Coordinator
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development
4 Institutional Area Phase II, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110070 INDIA
Telephone: +91 11 2676 4601
Fax: +91 11 2612 2448
Email: avmprog@isid.org.in

Further details

CfPs: National Conference on Environment, Natural Resources and Indian Economy 2013; Bhubaneswar, 18-19 Jan

National Conference on Environment, Natural Resources and Indian Economy 2013

JANUARY 18-19, 2013

Organised By: Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Centre of Advanced Study, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Supported by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

 

Conference Themes

The sub-themes of the conference are as follows:

1. Valuation of Environment and Green Accounting in India,
2. Managing the Commons (forest, fishery, and water),
3. Economic growth and climate change,
4. Green energy issues, and
5. Environmental regulations in India

Papers covering any other important issues relating to environment and natural resource will be selected after examining the academic merit.

Call for Paper

The conference will have both invited and contributed papers. Full length papers with an abstract within 150 words on the above mentioned themes are invited from academics, researchers, working in the field of environmental economics and natural resource management.

Paper Submission

The paper contributors have to send the complete paper with an abstract (max 100 words) to the Organizing Secretary on or before December 10, 2012 preferably by e-mail (aaecouu@gmail.com). The paper should describe the motivation / rationale, related literature, objectives, data and methodology, results and conclusions and the length should not exceed 7000 words including tables and reference. The authors may kindly send the papers in word or pdf format and follow Harvard style of referencing.

Important Dates

• Last date for submission of full paper with abstract: 10th December, 2012
• Communication about the acceptance of papers: 15th December 2012

Further Details

CfPs RICE Institute Conference in Delhi Summer of 2013

RICE Institute Conference in Delhi Summer of 2013

Call for papers
Is 'malnutrition' about food?: Height and stunting in India and early life disease

Why are Indian children so short, compared with children in other countries?  Childhood stunting is often called "malnutrition," but is it really all about food?  Could other factors, especially early life disease, be an important part of explaining stunting among Indian children?  What is the role of sanitation?  Above all, should stunting be a policy priority, and if so what should be done about it?
In partnership with the World Bank Water and Sanitation Programme, SHARE at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and NCAER, rice is hosting a conference in Delhi in the summer of 2013, organized around these questions.  Papers from the conference will be published together as an edited volume.
Although we already have many invited papers and presentations lined up from experts from India and around the world, we're waiting to hear from you, too.  We have reserved some places in our conference and publication for the best submissions from an open call for papers.  We're especially interested in papers from early-career researchers and from scholars based in India.
If you want your paper to be considered for the conference and publication, please email it to rice.institute@gmail.com by March 31st, 2013 with the subject Conference Submission.  Earlier submissions are welcome and encouraged.  We would be happy to respond with an indication of preliminary interest in abstracts received by December 31st, 2012, although an indication of interest is not a promise to accept a paper.
Note: Submitting a paper constitutes an agreement – if your paper is accepted – to publish it alongside other conference papers, to revise the paper according to reviewer comments, and to present the paper at the conference.  If your paper is accepted, we will pay for your intra-India travel to the conference and hotel accommodation during the conference.  Submitting a paper is not a guarantee that it will be accepted.

Further Details

CfPs: National Seminar on Transformation in Villages: Implications and Outcomes

National Seminar on Transformation in Villages: Implications and Outcomes
December 6-7, 2012
Venue: Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur

The shift in development strategy from the early 1990s has impacted on different sectors in varying degrees.  It is widely reported that rural India has witnessed changes in every walk of economic life and the neoliberal package has left a deep mark on socio-economic profile of villages. Farmers of different categories and other small producers in the village also have experienced transformation on an unprecedented scale in the post-independent era.  Important changes in the commodity production sector are manifested in cropping pattern, cattle rearing, land, labour and credit (informal) markets.  While such changes are considered to be an expected outcome of the policy shift, some of the policy induced transformations in villages (environment, water, and common property resources) remain not so explicit or partly hidden.  The perceptible changes and transformations in villages have not been uniform across social and economic groupings within villages.  To put it differently, there has been a class and caste bias in the delivery of positives and negatives of the shift in the policy paradigm.

Although macro and micro level studies, to a certain extent, do inform broadly the changes in rural India, findings so far have been inadequate to bring into focus inter-intra village differences.  Case studies supply information on prominent sample, but does not sufficiently reveal manifold dimensions of the impact on diverse social and economic groupings. It assumes importance how the conclusions drawn out of macro and micro level studies differ within villages, how the economic, political and social life in villages have changed over the last two decades of economic reforms and its induced changes on  production, distribution, consumption and exchange relations in the village. However, the emphasis on villages does not overlook the fact that village is a part of the multi-scaled structure and integral part of local, regional, national and international socio-economic order. In other words, village is not a self contained production unit and, therefore, problems at the village level can scarcely be resolved at the village level.

The primary objective of the two-day seminar is to capture the transformations (through field observations) in political, economic and social life of villages during the last two decades. Also, highlight possible outcomes and implications of the observed transformations in the villages.

Village studies (field visit based) research papers are invited on the following themes:

1. Crop shift and its outcome
2. Labour market changes
3. Informal Credit Market
4. Animal husbandry sector
5. Ecological and environmental issues
6. Land market, water scarcity and its outcome
7. Transformations in political, social and economic life of village

Important dates

• Abstract submission:  November 01,  2012
• Full Paper submission: November 20, 2012.
• Abstract and completed papers to be sent to: mohanakumar.s@gmail.com; mohanakumar@idsj.org

Or

Mohanakumar,S. Associate Professor, Institute of Development Studies, 8-B, Jhalana Institutional Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan-  302 004.  Mob: 09462065620

The selected papers in the national seminar will be published in a volume of collected essays on the subject.  Authors of selected paper will receive support for travel and stay.

Further Details

Refresher Course cum Research Training Programme in Economics, theme: Innovation and Development; at CDS, 4-24 Jan

Refresher Course cum Research Training Programme in Economics
Theme: Innovation and Development

4-24 January 2013

Organised by Centre for Development Studies, Trivnadrum; National Research Programme on Plantation Development (NRPPD), Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India in collaboration with Rubber Board and Indialics (India chapter of Globelics)

Applications are invited for a Refresher Course cum Research Training Programme in Economics with the above-mentioned theme. This 21-day course is scheduled to commence on 4 January 2013 and is intended to train college/university teachers and researchers interested in science, technology and innovation related issues. Prospective applicants are requested to send in their applications in the PRESCRIBED FORMAT to Prof K J Joseph/Mr A R Aji Kumar (0471 2774256, 2774200) Centre for Development Studies, Ulloor, Trivnadrum Kerala India 695011 as to reach by 20 November 2012. E mail submissions could be made at  nrppd@cds.ac.in. TA and DA permissible to the selected participants will be as per the UGC rule.

Further Details

DST-CII Conference Decade of Innovation: India @ Year 2 - A Journey Towards Innovation Driven Economy; 30-31 Oct; New Delhi

Decade of Innovation: India @ Year 2
A Journey Towards Innovation Driven Economy
30-31 October 2012; Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi

Background
Indian government has declared 2010-2020 as the decade of Innovation. Following this declaration, last year (2011) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with NInC organized its flagship innovation event "Decade of Innovation: India @ Year 1".
This year (2012) the second edition of the Innovation event "Decade of Innovation: India @ Year 2" will be organized by Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) [A section 25 company promoted jointly by CII and Technology Development Board (TDB) of Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India] in partnership with NInC and CII on 30-31 October 2012 at Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi.

Objective
The main objective of the event is to provide a platform to all the major stakeholders of the innovation ecosystem in the country and abroad to share their experiences in innovation and showcase their recent innovations. This year along with Innovation exhibition the event would include case studies of successful innovations from industry, government, grassroots innovators and entrepreneurs. The issues related to National Innovation System and Innovation Funding (Billion plus fund of NInC) will also be discussed in great detail.
The event would attract participation from policy makers, industry, academia, institutions, entrepreneurs, VC's, innovators, incubators and many others. Distinguished delegates from foreign countries are also expected to joint the event.

Further Details & Registration

ICSSR invites proposals for Senior Fellowship and Post Doctoral Fellowship for the year 2012-13

ICSSR Fellowships (Senior Fellowship and Post Doctoral Fellowship) 2012-13

ICSSR invites proposals for Senior Fellowship and Post Doctoral Fellowship for the year 2012-13. The research proposals may belong to anyone of the social science disciplines or may be interdisciplinary in nature. The recognized disciplines are: (i) Sociology and Social Anthropology; (ii) Political Science/Pub. Admn. and allied subjects; (iii) Economics and allied subjects; (iv) International Studies; (v) Social Geography and Population Studies; (vi) Commerce and Management; (vii) Social Psychology and allied subjects; (viii) Education and allied subjects; (ix) Social Linguistics/Socio-Cultural and allied subjects; (x) Law, International Law and allied subjects; (xi) National Security & Strategic Studies; (xii) Any other (specify).  Within the framework of social sciences, an effort is made to promote interdisciplinary studies. In regard to other major disciplines such as natural science, medical science, agriculture science, etc., areas of interface between these disciplines and the social sciences are also covered under the Fellowships scheme.

Further Details

UK Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme 2013

Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme 2013

The Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme is a tailor-made programme for high-flying mid-career Indian professionals working in the fields of science, innovation, and related public administration.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Rolls-Royce present this remarkable fully funded eleven week opportunity at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford that will enable scholars from India to explore innovation and science policy from an academic, practical and personal perspective.
Each scholarship covers the following: Full Programme fees; Living expenses for the duration of the scholarship for a maximum period of 11 weeks; Return airfare from India to UK; UK Visa

Science & Innovation Leadership Programme

The Programme offers an intense all-expenses paid 11-week course at the prestigious Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Its wide range of modules will include lectures, workshops, visits and interactions with high profile companies and scientists and will bridge pure research and business/scientific entrepreneurship, practical processes of innovation, commercialisation of research and technology transfer. The course is aimed at some of India's brightest scientists, business people and public servants.
The ideal candidate should be a mid-career government, science, or media professional with leadership potential and experience in any of the following or similar disciplines: research, technology, manufacturing, business development, or business and public administration.
Programme Duration: 11 weeks from 10 April – 20 June 2013

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ISID Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation for Research Scholars & Teachers; 7-19 Jan.

Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation for Research Scholars & Teachers
7-19 January 2013
Venue: Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi

Objective of the course
The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi is organizing a two-week Training Programme on Research Methodology & Project Formulation during 7th January — 19th January 2013. The objective of the course is to expose the participating young Ph.D scholars and lecturers to the recent developments in the Indian economy and to familiarise them with techniques and methods used in contemporary research on the subject.  The course is a multi-disciplinary one that seeks to: i) introduce the participants to conceptual issues relating to their research interests/topics and emerging areas for research; ii) improve their skills and ability to undertake research on those issues with appropriate data and statistical tools; and iii) develop research methodologies using advanced estimation techniques.

Target Group and Selection Process
Young researchers/teachers in academic institutions, colleges and university departments – who are primarily from social science disciplines and who are interested in pursuing research form the target group of this programme. A batch consisting of 25 participants will be selected based on merit of the scholar. A nominal fee would be charged from the selected participants: @ Rs. 800/- for lecturer or equivalent; @ 400/- for scholars getting fellowship, @ 200/- for those without any fellowship or financial support and no fees for SC/ST scholars. The selected scholars will be reimbursed railway fare equivalent to 2nd sleeper class travel (to and fro) from the place of study/work. For outstation participants there is a provision for boarding and lodging in Delhi for the duration of the programme.

Those desirous of participating in the programme may kindly send their brief CV along with a write-up of around 1,000 words on their area of interest so as to reach the Programme Coordinator, preferably through e-mail at <trainprog@isid.org.in>, on or before November 25, 2012. Further details and programme updates are regularly posted at <http://isid.org.in/trainprog.html>.

Sponsorship
The programme is co-sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Northern Regional Centre, New Delhi.

for Further details and programme updates contact
Programme Coordinator
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development
4 Institutional Area Phase II, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110070 INDIA
Telephone: +91 11 2676 4601
Fax: +91 11 2612 2448
Email: trainprog@isid.org.in
W: http://isid.org.in/trainprog.html

IMTFI's Call for Proposals for Research 2013-2014

IMTFI's Call for Proposals for Research 2013-2014

The Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion at the University of California, Irvine is soliciting proposals for original scholarly research on mobile money services and platforms, the harnessing of new and existing social and technological infrastructures to promote savings and other forms of value storage and the facilitation of payments at scale for poor people in the developing world. How is mobile money, as a hardware and software architecture, serving as a foundation for new services and functions? Or, how does it have the potential to do so?

For this call, IMTFI is most keenly interested in the following broad topics:

• cash and cashlessness
• mobile money as a distribution channel for other services, and other product distribution channels as a gateway or opportunity space for mobile money
• mobile technologies for payments (at the point of sale and/or remotely)
• data, privacy and the new information ecosystem being developed around mobile money
• tradeoffs between store of value and medium of exchange capability
• regulatory and policy innovations for mobile money
• interoperability
• the connection between mobile money and other infrastructures and systems (government and private entities, utilities and networked distribution channels, etc.)
• gender, development and mobile finances
• market failures in electronic or mobile payments, the misuses of mobile services (e.g. in ways that disrupt rather than improve people's lives, from fraud to use for frivolous or destructive purposes)

Eligibility: This call for proposals is open to all researchers who work in the developing world. Previous recipients are welcome to apply but new applicants will receive priority. For this call, proposals to design or implement a service or product are ineligible. We will consider research proposals only.

Deadline for submission: November 26, 2012. Decisions will be announced by early March 2013.

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