11th INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT FORUM

(INCORPORATING THE INTERNATIONAL SME TECHNOLOGY MART)

‘ICT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP’

MANAGING INNOVATION AND NEW VENTURE CREATION USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES’

NOVEMBER 24 TO 28, 2001

BANGALORE, INDIA, NOVEMBER 26-28, 2001 (THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT FORUM)

AND

HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 24, 2001 (THE INTERNATIONAL SME MART)

FIRST NOTICE AND CALL FOR PAPERS

VENUE:

THE TAJ WEST WND HOTEL, BANGALORE (NOVEMBER 26-28, 2001)

AND

NISIET, HYDERABAD (NOVEMBER 24, 2001)

ORGANISED BY :

AND

FORUM ADMINISTRATION:

SHIPI SOFTWARE, BANGALORE INDIA

UVI HOLIDAYS LTD, BANGALORE, INDIA

 

 

 

 

 

1. Introduction

 

1.1. The 11th International Technology Forum will be held in Bangalore, India, from November 25 -28, 2001 in the Silicon Plateau of Bangalore, in India. The broad, overarching theme for the conference is ‘ICT Entrepreneurship: Managing Innovation and New Venture Creation Using Information and Communications Technologies’..
    1. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play a key role today in spawning new ideas, methods, processes, products and organisational change. ICT underpins the use and application of many other technologies, allows for the interconnectedness between varying skills and organisations, and is often the primary resource for new venture creation. The conference theme reflects this multidimensional role and impact of ICT, and is in keeping with the cutting edge discourse and networking activities of the International Forum. The message is in the technology

 

  1. The International Forum for Technology Management

2.1. The International Forum for Technology Management (IFTM) is a global

network of key academics and industry practitioners involved in the generation, development, promotion and study of technology management within organisations. Their interests cover a wide range of critical issues relating to the subject of technology management, and the voluntary group of networkers meet once a year to share and exchange new knowledge and recent practice in the field, establishing both rapport and working links between researchers and practitioners in a dynamic environment. The Forum has met regularly over the past 10 years in different venues across the world, from Kyoto in Japan, Grenoble in France, Minneapolis in the USA and Vienna in Austria.(to name a few), and has established itself as a strong but informal network contributing to the better appreciation of the importance of technology management for both research and industry practice.

3. The Scope and Purpose of the 11th International Forum

3.1 . The IFTM Forum offers a unique opportunity for practitioners and academics to meet on neutral ground to share ideas, new research based evidence, and consider opportnities for mutual advancement. The 11th Forum will reflect that spirit.

3.2. In investigating a new subject area, which threatens to change the way people think and act, it is appropriate that new research and practitioner evidence on Information and communication Technologies (ICT), and especially its relationship with new venture creation and entrepreneurship, be discussed and disseminated as widely as possible. Also of critical importance is the enormity of the scope of ICT linked activities. For this reason, academic and practitioner-led discussion will aim to cover a wide range of subjects (see ‘Contents’ below) , including, inter-alia, the following:

4. Structure, Content and Call for Papers

4.1. The forum will be structured in a way that provides for optimal interaction

between academics and practitioners. Wherever, feasible individual plenary sessions will be led by a leading academic speaking alongside a key representative of business and industry. Their joint contributions will inform the parallel sessions that follow These sessions will also feature a mix of presentations highlighting academic research alongside leading edge practice in industry. Each parallel session will allow for in-depth discussion and dialogue between participants.
    1. Presentations will be based on papers submitted to and selected by the 11th Forum’s Technical Committee. Papers will be allocated to different tracks drawn from the topicality and the breadth of the main theme. Authors are expected to submit papers in any of 2 streams which demonstrate either
    1. rigorous conceptual and/or empirical research (academic contributions) – Stream 1

      2. or

    2. reflective practice which considers the context of recent actitivity and individual or organisational insight into such practice (contributions from industry practitioners) – Stream 2
    1. Stream 1 - Form for Academic Contributions - All academic papers should follow the standard format for refereed conferences and publications, and should include a short abstract, an introduction, a short and relevant literature review, a discussion of methodology, a presentation of research evidence, a conclusion, and where appropriate, policy recommendations. All references should be shown using the Harvard format, and a list of references should be attached to the paper. Papers should not be more than 5,000 words

 

      1. Stream 2 - ‘Reflective practice’ papers by industry practitioners should include a narrative section, introducing the paper, explaining the context, scope and purpose, an ‘exposition section’ discussing and presenting the key technologies under consideration and their management within an organisation or various organisations, strategic considerations, and a conclusion. Appropriate recommendations may also be included.
      2. Choice and Selection of Papers
      1. Papers for either stream may address any topic under the following themes:

The following table provides a guide only (not a definitive list) for those interested in submitting a paper.

 

E-Markets

Learning. Knowledge and Mind sets

New Ventures and Innovation

Policy and Legal Issues

The Internet Market Place

Managing Intellectual and Social Capital

Sustaining New Ventures

Public Policy and Exchange of Technology Management Know-How

E-Business to E-Small Business to E-Markets

IT and the Human Resource Dimension/ E- Learning and Distance Education

ICT-based innovation management

Public Policy and the adoption, diffusion and absorption of ICT

Collaborative E-commerce

Networking as a Management Tool

Creating Value-Based Production

ICT and Regional Policy

Opening New Supply-Chain Opportunities

Using ICT and Changing Mindsets

Managing Corporate and University Spin-offs

ICT and the formation, growth and development of business clusters

E-Outsourcing

Culture and ICT and ICT and Corporate Governance

Disruptive Technologies and Creative Organisations

Intellectual Property and ICT

Inter-Firm Alliances for E-Markets

ICT and the Internationalisation of the Corporate Mind

Timing the Introduction of New Technologies

Public Awareness, Public Policy and Change Management

E-Procurement and New Business Opportunities

Downshifting large firms – business model lessons from smaller firms

Venturing Out of Nothing – ICT and the Generation of New Ideas

Supporting Internationalisation – Technology and People

E-Markets and the Traditional Business

Creating a Knowledge Generating Environment

Examining and Understanding New Business Models a

ICT and public governance

E-Marketing Strategies

Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management Tools

ICT and its relationship with other technologies for new venture creation and innovation

Enabling Infrastructure

The call for papers is being sponsored by the International Entrepreneurship Forum.

    1. Added Value Features

4.4. 1. All presentations will be made over a two-day period. However, the presentations will be preceded and followed by two important events that reflect the strength and value of both the academic and industrial input.

4.4.2. Pre-Forum Research Summit

4.4.2.1.For the first event a special pre-forum day is being devoted to a ‘Research

Summit’. A leading academic will speak on key research issues of the present and the future. This will then be followed by both individual and group discussions on research issues of interest to participants.
        1. This event will take place at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on 25 November, 2001

 

4.4.3, International SME Technology Mart

4.4.3.1.The second event will be the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME)

Technology Mart. This event will also precede the main forum proceedings and will take place on 24 November. The purpose of this event will be to allow IT or other technology based SMEs from both India and other countries to interact with each other, exchange information and know-how, identify working opportunities and explore international business prospects.

4.4.3.2. This event will build on the highly successful ‘Get Connected’ series of

events, organised by the British Council, in conjunction with the Foreign Office of the UK government. The British Council will be involved in this forum and support the SME Mart under the auspices of the ‘Get Connected’ programme.

5. Location

5.1. Bangalore in South India has emerged as one of the most exciting and

entrepreneurial places for ICT software based development in the world. The city provides India a new economic life line and the world an opportunity to think about the nature and scope of the new economy, its new players, its new ideas, and its new geometry.
      1. An entrepreneurial culture drives the development referred to above, and for this reason alone, Bangalore has been identified as the next location for the conference. Bangalore’s temperate climate, and it many historical associations also offers a pleasant environment, in and out of the city, for visitors to work and play with time and pleasure. International access to the city is easy and regular, with various international flights connecting Bangalore to the major Indian cities and to other destinations in the world.
      2. The International SME Mart will take place in Hyderabad, the emerging new locational force in IT in India. The primary organisation for the mart will be the responsibility of NISIET, working in conjunction with all partners.

 

 

6. Organisation of the 11th Forum

6.1. The Organising Committee of the 11th IFTM includes a dynamic grouping of prestigious organisations bringing together expertise in science, technology, and management research, entrepreneurship research and enterprise training, software technology, project management and events management. They include the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, the National Institute of Small Enterprise Extension Training, University of Central England, Shipi Software and UVI Holidays.

5.2. The conference Scientific Committee and the Practitioners Presentations Panel

will be drawn from the ITMF and other Indian and international representatives.

 

DEADLINES

For submission of abstract - 30 July, 2001

For submission of full paper versions of accepted abstracts - 15 October, 2001

For further information please contact

Michelle Gilchrist

Conference Administrator

Enterprise Research and Development Centre

Business School

University of Central England

Perry Barr

Birmingham B42 2SU

United Kingdom

Tel: 0044 (0) 121 331 6440

Fax: 0044 (0) 121 331 6366

e-mail Michele.gilchrist@uce.ac.uk