CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS
International Conference on Research and Innovation in Support of
Economic and Digital Transformation in Oman: Enabling Vision 2040
5-7 May 2024, Sultan Qaboos University
Conference Overview:
Research and innovation are essential elements of global economic
competitiveness in the 21st century. They underpin social and economic
development across all areas and are fundamental to economic and digital
transformation, global competitiveness, and national well-being. Successful
engagement in economic and digital transformation increasingly defines the
world’s most dynamic economies. Given their importance, the International
Conference on Research and Innovation in Support of Economic and Digital
Transformation in Oman: Enabling Vision 2040 will bring together academics,
researchers, thought-leaders, industry representatives, policymakers, and
community representatives to explore how research and innovation can support
economic and digital transformation. The event is an opportunity for participants
from the Sultanate of Oman and across the world to examine some of the
opportunities and challenges associated with economic and digital transformation,
including how research and innovation can most effectively support this
transformation in Oman.
Conference Objectives:
• Facilitate interdisciplinary, international dialog about how research and
innovation can effectively support economic and digital transformation.
• Identify opportunities and challenges associated with the economic and digital
transformation of Omani society and other societies around the world.
• Discuss opportunities for enhancing economic and digital transformation through
research and innovation in light of emerging technologies.
• Identify key initiatives in research and innovation that have the potential to
facilitate Oman’s economic and digital transformation.
• Establish regional and worldwide networks of institutions and researchers
concerned with enhancing economic and digital transformation through research
and innovation.
• Provide opportunities for collaboration and cooperation between researchers in
various economic, digital transformation, and innovation aspects.
• Help ensure Oman is well-placed to take advantage of the potential benefits of
emerging cutting-edge technologies.
Conference Tracks:
The conference Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the call for poster
presentation proposals for researchers in various areas of economic and digital
transformation and innovation as per the tracks below.
Track 1: Navigating Oman Vision 2040 and its Key Drivers
The first track is concerned with the exploration of Oman’s strategic development
policy, Vision 2040, in terms of the economic, social, and technological factors.
Topics here include policy implications, sustainable development, regional
collaborative initiatives, and so on.
Track 2: Unpacking Economic Growth through the Lens of Research and
Innovation
This track examines the nexus between research, innovation, and economic
growth, including how innovation propels economic development, the role of
research in fostering competitive economies, and the resultant implications for
policy and practice.
Track 3: The Dynamics of Technological Evolution and Digital Transformation
This track focuses on the dynamic and constantly evolving nature of cutting-edge
technologies, including the impacts of digital transformation as underpinned by
advances in AI, blockchain, the Internet of Things, etc., on business, societies, and
governance.
Submission Guidelines:
Proposals for poster presentations must include a 300-word abstract and draft
layout of the poster’s relevant track, research question/s, methodology, and
expected or actual findings.
Authors of selected abstracts will have the option to submit full papers for
potential publication in a to-be-specified academic journal.
Important Dates:
Proposal Submission Deadline: March 30, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: April 18, 2024
Conference Dates: May 5-7, 2024
Conference Organizing Committee:
Contact: 24143076, 24143073
Email: rio2020@squ.edu.om