Venue : Science City, Kolkata
Date : 18th -19th August, 2012
Conference URL: www.iem.edu.in/conference
Theme of the Conference
Innovative Ideas in National Skill Development vis-à-vis International Scenario
Innovative ideas in bridging skill gap and providing trained manpower
to various diversified service sectors of the country are the need of the hour.
These may be achieved through various national skill development programs and
job oriented structured courses that strive towards building a formidable work
force of international quality and standard in IT, ITES, Telecom, Finance,
Banking, Retail, Manufacturing, Insurance, Infrastructure industries and the
like that use technical and managerial approaches.
Innovation is the creation of better or more
effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are
accepted by markets, governments, and society. Innovation differs from
invention in that innovation refers to the use of a new idea or method, whereas
invention refers more directly to the creation of the idea or method itself.
Innovation
matters. It is a key characteristic associated with the success of any society.
Innovation is exploring new ideas based on existing technologies. The
continuous improvement and advancement of the previously known technologies can
result in developing new products, processes and systems which improves the
quality of life for the society as the whole.
Managing innovation consists of:
Identifying the opportunity for innovationSetting the objectives and benefits
Background research and generating creative idea(s)
Feasibility and risk factors analysis
Design, development, prototypes and testing
Policies and strategies of new procedures and managements
Market research and analysis
Implementation
For organizations that are competing globally,
innovation is the key for survival. Technological innovation requires a change
in processes and how companies do business. As an example, manufacturing
industry has been changing radically in order to reduce costs and waste,
increase variety and improve productivity. Technological innovation is a must
to maintain global competitiveness.
Important Dates
Paper Submission: 15th June, 2012
Acceptance Notification: 7th July, 2012
Camera Ready Paper Submission: 15th July, 2012
Paper Submission Link: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=tmiccia2012
