The aim of the Globelics Academy PhD School is to support the training of PhD students from all over the world writing theses on issues related to innovation systems and development. The Academy brings together frontier researchers in innovation with PhD students from the South and the North in...

The conference will focus on Investment needs and climate in Finland. It assesses the extent to which firms are addressing the need to make their businesses more green and digital, against the backdrop of pandemic recovery programmes and unprecedented recent shocks. The conference brings...

The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are low-income countries that face severe structural impediments to sustainable development. These countries are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and have low levels of human assets. To help the LDCs address these specific challenges,...

Conference theme: Accelerating Economic Growth, Balanced Regional Development and Sustainable Urbanization in the aftermath of COVID-19. Sub-themes: - Accelerating Economic Growth: Trends and Way Forward ; - Sustainable Urbanisation; - Banking and Financial Sector for New India; - Balanced...

In accordance with the latest UN guidelines we regret to inform the 2020 WIDER Development Conference has been cancelled.

The main theme of the conference is "Innovative international business strategies in a digitalized world". Both qualitative and quantitative papers based on single or multi-country samples, especially mixed and longitudinal methods are welcome.

Doctoral students are encouraged to send their research proposals relating to their dissertation in the field of international business.

We welcome submissions on the evolution of the global service and connectivity infrastructure, 5G and smart cities. In particular, submissions that address these issues through in a multidisciplinary manner are encouraged. Topics: - Infrastructure investment strategies in both fixed and mobile...