The objective of the Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP) Conference is to bring together researchers, practitioners, regulators and policy makers from the globe with a view to share results of academic studies, exchange views, share experiences and discuss fresh ideas on industrial policy, economic planning and related contemporary tools to support economic development and national competitiveness.
SEPIP is organized by Center for Industrial Policy and Development, Istanbul Commerce University.
SEPIP aims at developing a platform that enables participants
- to discuss economic development at national and regional levels and the role of industrial policy and planning;
- to compare early theoretical and practical motivations for national development planning with those now emerging in the globalized world economy;
- to present real-world experiences in industrial policy and planning by international scholars with firsthand experience;
- to discuss new tools and approaches to development such as physical infrastructure planning, industrial policy and cluster policy.
The first conference, SEPIP 2014, was held on June 4, 2014 at Istanbul Commerce University, with collaboration of University of Virginia, University of Parma, and National University of Singapore. It attracted great interest and there was a wide range of attendance to the conference from academicians as well as policy makers and practitioners.
Prof. Murat YULEK,
Chairman
SEPIP Conference
The aim of the Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP) Conference is to bring together researchers, practitioners, regulators, and policymakers from around the globe to share results of academic studies, exchange views, share experiences, and discuss fresh ideas on industrial policy, economic planning, and related contemporary tools to support economic development and national competitiveness.
SEPIP is organized by OSTİM Technical University, aims to develop a platform for participants to discuss economic development and the role of industrial policy and planning at national and regional level; to compare old theoretical and practical motivations for national development planning with those emerging in the globalised world economy; to present real-world experiences in industrial policy and planning by international academics with first-hand experience; to discuss new tools and approaches to development such as physical infrastructure planning, industrial policy and cluster policy.
The first SEPIP conference, held on 4 May 2014, attracted great interest. There was a wide range of attendance with international speakers from the USA and Europe to Singapore and Korea, including academicians as well as policymakers and practitioners.
SEPIP 2024 will be held on October 15-16, 2024 at Near East University (NEA) , Nicosia and/or online platform. The main theme of SEPIP 2024 is Industrial Policy Under Changing Technological Environment. Sub-Themes are as follows Digitalization New Business Models; Economics of Space Exploration; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Sustainable and Smart Cities; Industrial policy and SMEs; Green Economy, Green Finance and Green Development; Technological Progress and Digitalization; Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Development; Global Macro Economics: Low Economic Growth, High İnflation, Climate Change, Support Chain Disruptions; Big Data; Health-Tech; Edu-Tech; Trade Wars.
