International Conference on Challenges to Inclusive Growth in the Emerging Economies?]

*STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FORUM OF INDIA in association with INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD (IIM-A) Announces INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on
"Challenges to Inclusive Growth in the Emerging Economies" *

The International Conference of Strategic Management Forum featuring 3 major
components:

  - Invited talks and panel discussion by well known Academicians from
  India and abroad
  - Invited talks and panel discussion by Senior Corporate Leaders and
  Executives
  - Presentation of the Research papers and Case studies on the Conference
  theme by the scholars from India and abroad.

 Unprecedented growth has been experienced in most part of the globe during
last few decades. Unfortunately, the fruit of such growth has not improved
the life for all. While the poverty has been reduced in some of the emerging
economies like India, China and Vietnam, half of the world's population owns
less than 1% of the wealth. More than half of total workforce of 2.6 billion
in the developing economies is employed in the "informal sector" with
unfavourable working conditions. Unemployment, especially of youths, is in
the range of 40 to 70%. With close to 1 billion people suffering from
malnourishment, 2.7 billion people living without proper sanitation and
clean water, around 125 million children not going to school and around 30
million children dying of preventable diseases in last 10 years before
reaching the age of five; do clearly indicate that a large part of the
population have been deprived of the opportunities in sharing the fruits of
the growth.

The situation is surely unsustainable. The great and immediate challenge of
the current century is to generate inclusive and sustainable growth.

The poor lack money, safety, food, health, and living conditions with basic
dignity. They don't have access to information, credit, skills and networks,
which could improve their personal, economical and social well-being. The
demographic dividend enjoyed by countries like India and China would lead to
prosperity only when available additional workforce is educated and
productively employed. In absence of that, social unrest and instability can
be expected.

In order to create a better and sustainable future, Governments, Corporates
and NGOs will need to work collectively and playing their respective roles
most effectively. Organisations will also be required to innovate in several
areas in order to offer products and services at affordable price range, to
a large size market segment.

From this perspective, Strategic Management Forum is organizing the
international conference on "Challenges to Inclusive Growth in the Emerging
Economies" Research papers and cases are invited on the following sub-themes
of the conference:

  - Public Policy Reforms for providing food, shelter,health and education
  - Education and skill development for empowerment
  - ICT Deployment for Rural Development & e-governance
  - Creating employment opportunities for economically weak and physically
  challenged citizens
  - Affordable products and services offerings through innovation
  - Role of NGOs/SHGs towards empowerment
  - Micro Finance and DFI initiatives
  - Development of Infrastructure for rural upliftment creating new
  opportunities
  - Is "Inclusive Growth" an issue of concern and relevance for developed
  economies as well?
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