Call for Papers
New technologies, eco-innovation, and productivity: Does Innovation Efficiency matter?
18th and 19th October 2022
Athens, GREECE
Hosting Institution: University of Patras, SPILEF Research Project
Venue: Technopolis Innovathens, Athens, Greece
Program Structure – Workshop detailed program
| 1st DAY: 18th October 2022 | |
| 09.00 | Arrivals |
| 09.30 | Opening and Welcome |
| 09.45-10.30 | Invited Lecture by Prof. Elena Cefis, University of Bergamo “Italian investment plan for industry 4.0 and firm’s productivity” (with Stefania Scrofani and Matteo Tubiana) |
| 10.30-10.45 | Questions and Discussion |
| 10.45-11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00-14.30 | Session 1.1 (30 mins for each paper presentation, 10 mins for comments by the dedicated discussant and 10 mins for questions from the audience) |
| 14.30-16.00 | Light Lunch |
| 16.00-18.30 | Session 1.2 (30 mins for each paper presentation, 10 mins for comments by the dedicated discussant and 10 mins for questions from the audience) |
| 20.30 | Workshop Dinner |
| 2nd DAY: 19th October 2022 | |
| 09.00-12.00 | Session 2.1 (30 mins for each paper presentation, 10 mins for comments by the dedicated discussant and 10 mins for questions from the audience) |
| 12.00-12.15 | Coffee Break |
| 12.15-13.00 | Invited Lecture by Prof. Pierre Mohnen, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University “Does competition increase or decrease the innovation gap between the best and the rest?” (with Spyros Arvanitis and Martin Wörter) |
| 13.00-13.15 | Questions and Discussion |
| 13.15-14.30 | Light Lunch |
| 14.30-17.00 | Session 2.2 (30 mins for each paper presentation, 10 mins for comments by the dedicated discussant and 10 mins for questions from the audience) |
| 17.00-17.15 | Coffee Break |
| 17.15-18.00 | Conclusions and wrap-up by Prof. Marco Vivarelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy |
Reminder for authors
- The final version of the full paper should be submitted by 10th of October 2022 in order to be sent to the discussant. Works which are not submitted in full paper version will not be included in the workshop’s program
- Only one author should make registration as presenter to the workshop by 30th of September. No participation fees are foreseen. Please fill-in the Registration Form
- On Tuesday evening at 21.00 it would be of our great pleasure if the participants join the workshop’s official dinner offered by the SPILEF project (place TBA)
- In each day we will have coffee brakes and one light lunch in the venue of the workshop
Call for Papers
Before the pandemic, ICT related innovations, recent technological advancements in AI and robotics and green innovations were considered major factors driving economic and societal evolutions. These trends were tremendously intensified during covid period. New ways of organizing economic activities, new business models, new forms of labor organization and of social and interpersonal interactions have emerged, affecting not only the everyday life, but moreover, determining trajectories for the economic system.
Concurrently, under the pressure of climate change and the need for sustainable growth paths, firms, regions, and countries are heading progressively towards the reengineering of their processes and operations, to enable the embodiment of new technologies which minimize the corresponding environmental footprint. In this vein, the exploitation of technological opportunities, to fulfill environmental objectives enriches the corresponding innovation portfolios at micro-, meso- and macro- level.
Since the decision to adopt new technologies and/or green technologies, is at least to some extent, externally enforced on the economic units, the question which arises, is about the yields of resources devoted to the development and adoption of innovations. A new approach of the innovation efficiency context is therefore needed, to see whether and how productivity gains occur and how they can be distributed among economic agents and within the society in general.
In this general framework we welcome submissions within the following research agenda:
- Innovation, productivity, and firm performance
- New concepts of innovation efficiency and emerging social needs
- The impact of new technologies and/or eco-innovation on economic resilience at firm, industry, region, and country level
- The impact of AI, robot and eco-innovation on employment, skills and new forms of labour
- Eco-innovation and energy transition
- New forms of competition at the micro-, meso- and macro- level
- Industrial, innovation and regional policies for digital transformation, climate change and social cohesion
Organisational details:
The venue of the workshop will be at Technopolis Innovathens, Athens, Greece and will span over two days; each presenter will be assigned a discussant and there will be room for Q&A from the audience.
Keynote speakers:
- Prof. Elena Cefis, University of Bergamo
- Prof. Pierre Mohnen, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Important dates:
- July 10th, 2022: Deadline for submission of the extended abstract
- July 20th, 2022: Notification of acceptance by the scientific committee
- September 30th, 2022: The authors participating physically in the Workshop must fill-in the Registration Form
- October 10th, 2022: Deadline for submission of the full paper (for the discussant)
- October 18th, 2022: Start of the Workshop
Submission instructions:
Please send an email to tsekour@upatras.gr specifying that you wish to participate to the Workshop. Please list your co-authors (if any) and attach either a full paper or a 2/3 pages extended abstract.
Scientific committee:
- Prof. Kostas Tsekouras (University of Patras, Greece)
- Prof. Pierre Mohnen, (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University, Netherlands)
- Prof. Marco Vivarelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy)