
About
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 2023 will be held on October 12-13, 2023 at International Balkan University (IBU), North Macedonia and/or online platform. The main theme of SEPIP 2023 is Servicification of Manufacturing and Industrialization of Services. Sub-Themes are as follows Is software an industrial or a service product?; AI and circular economy;The use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing; New themes in industrial policies ; Industry 4.0 and smart industrial policies; Industrial digitalization; Innovation policies in the era of digitalization; Green economy and sustainable development; Industrial policies for a green economy; Industrial policy for a green development; Green industrial policies and the global transformation of climate politics; The economics of climate change; Geopolitical uncertainties and industry; Industrial policies and SME development the topics discussed at the conference.
Uniting the actors on common ground in order to strengthen the cooperation between developed and developing countries, public institutions and organizations, universities, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector, various prominent speakers took part on this platform. They discussed the new trends in manufacturing, digital transformation, industry 4.0 economies, and experiences in technology.
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Main Theme and Sub Themes
Main Theme of SEPIP 2023 Conference
Servicification of Manufacturing and Industrialization of Services
Sub Themes
- Is software an industrial or a service product?
- AI and circular economy
- The use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing
- New themes in industrial policies
- Industry 4.0 and smart industrial policies
- Industrial digitalization
- Innovation policies in the era of digitalization
- Green economy and sustainable development
- Industrial policies for green economy
- Industrial policy for green development
- Green industrial policies and the global transformation of climate politics
- The economics of climate change
- Geopolitical uncertainties and industry
- Industrial policies and SME development
Committees
- Prof. Dr. Murat Yülek, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Serdar Serdaroğlu, International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Prof. Dr. Violeta Madzova, International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Prof. Dr. Ali Akkemik, Fukuoka University, Japan
- Prof. Dr. Aylin Ege, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Betül Gür, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Erinç Yeldan, Kadir Has University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Gilberto Santos, Minho Universty,
- Prof. Dr. Fikret Şenses, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Franco Mosconi, Universite degli Studi di Parma, Italy
- Prof. Dr. Gabriel Bezchinsky, UNSAM
- Prof. Dr. Guillermo Rozenwurcel, UNSAM
- Prof. Dr. Johannes Wissema, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Kaoru Natsuda, APU Ritsumeikan University, Japan
- Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erdoğdu, Marmara University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Mustafa Polat, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Ufuk Türen , OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Sadık Unay, Istanbul University Faculty of Economics, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Ekrem Erdem, Erciyes University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Travis Taylor, Christopher Newport University, USA
- Prof. Dr. Turan Erol, Sabahattin Zaim University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Ünsal Sığrı, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Yusuf Balcı, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Hiqmet Kamberaj, International Balkan University, Macedonia
- Prof. Dr. Savica Dimitrieska, International Balkan University, Macedonia
- Assoc. Prof. Barış Alpaslan, Social Sciences University of Ankara
- Assoc. Prof. Chiristian S. Otchia, Nagoya Universty, Japan
- Assoc. Prof. Bahar Erdal, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Assoc. Prof. Nurullah Gür, Medipol University, Turkey
- Assoc. Prof. Fatih Cemil Özbuğday, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey
- Assoc. Prof. Sandrine Labory, University of Ferrara, Italy
- Dr. Metehan Yagmur, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
- Dr. Nathanial Lane, Monash University, Australia
- Dr. Rıza Bayrak, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Dr. Doğuş Yüksel, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Dr. Sabri Öz, Istanbul Commerce University, Turkey
- Dr. Serkan Bürken, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Dr. Ünay Tamgaç Tezcan, University of Economics and Technology
- Dr. Piergiuseppe Fortunato,OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
- Orhan Aydın, President, OSTİM Foundation/OSTİM OIZ
- İlhami Pektaş, Coordinator, OSTİM ARUS
- Nurettin Özdebir, Chairman, Nuriş A.Ş
- Mirzahan Hızal, General Manager, Hızal Elektroerozyon Ltd
- Mustafa Bozkurt, Chairman, Hidromek A.Ş
- Mehmet Kaybal, Chairman, Meka Engineering
- Dr. Egehan Özkan Alakaş, Academician, Head of Organization Committee, OSTİM Technical University
- Asst.Prof. Ervin Domazet, Academician, Content Base, International Balkan University
- Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Porjazoska Kujundziski, Academician, Content Base, International Balkan University
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Andijana Bojadzievska Danevska, Academician, org.&admin.issue, International Balkan University
- Dr. Zeynep Baysal, Academician, Project Specialist, OSTİM Technical University
- Esma Bendez, Deputy Gen.Sek., Media&Promotion, International Balkan University
- Lec. Ayşe Atabey, Academician, Project Specialist, OSTİM Technical University
- Erdem Isler, Head of Media Dpt., International Balkan University
- Lec. Zehra Sever, Academician, Project Specialist, OSTİM Technical University
- Lec. Bora Öç, Academician, Social Media Expert, OSTİM Technical University
- Lec. Hilmi Bahadır Temur, Academician, IT Expert OSTİM Technical University
- Lec. Rabia Asiye Sönmez, Academician, Translator, OSTİM Technical University
- Lec. Elif Nur Alparslan , Academician, Translator, OSTİM Technical University
- Asst. Kristina Velickovska, Academician, org.&admin.issues, International Balkan University
- Asst. Ceneta Telak Durmishi, Academician, org.&admin.issues, International Balkan University
- Saim Karabulut, Project Expert, OSTİM Technical University
- Asst. Damir Rahmani, Academician, org.&admin.issues, International Balkan University
- Assist. Batuhan Cicikler, Project Assistant, OSTİM Technical University
- Vjosa Saracini, org.&admin.issues, International Balkan University
- Asst. Edita Mustafa, org.&admin.issues, International Balkan University
- Assist. Şeyda Ok, Project Assistant, OSTİM Technical University
Speakers
- · Prof. Dr. Gabriel Bezchinsky, National University of San Martín, Argentina
- · Prof Dr. Travis Taylor, Christopher Newport University, USA
- · Prof. Dr. Franco Mosconi, Universite degli Studi di Parma, Italy
- · Prof Dr. Ali Akkemik, Yamaguchi University, Japan
- · Prof Dr. Marjan Gushev, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
- · Assoc. Prof. Sandrine Labory, University of Ferrara, Italy
- · Assoc. Prof. Christian Otchia, Nagoya University, Japan
- · Dr. Piergiuseppe Fortunato, OSTİM Technical University, Turkey
Important Days and Venue
DATES | EXPLANATION |
15 September 2023 | Abstract Submission Deadline |
20 September 2023 | Notification of acceptance/rejection |
06 October 2023 | Power Point Presentation Submission Deadline |
12-13 October 2023 | Conference Dates |
31 October 2023 | Full Paper Submission Deadline |
Publication
Selected papers can be considered for publication at Industrial Policy* (www.indpol.org)
Selected papers can be considered for publication at Foresight* (www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com)
Selected papers can be considered for publication at Trends in Economics, Finance and Management Journal* (http://tefmj.ibu.edu.mk/)
Selected papers can be considered for publication at IBU International Journal of Technical and Natural Sciences (IJTNS)* (https://ijtns.ibu.edu.mk/)
*(The selected articles will be evaluated in relevant journals)
Submission
- Papers submitted to the conference should be unpublished work and not submitted for presentation or publication elsewhere.
- It is possible to submit papers not only in English but also in Turkish. It is important to note however that manuscripts not written in English should contain an additional abstract in English.
- Papers should be submitted by email to sepip2023@ostimteknik.edu.tr in MS Office Word format.
- Please provide an abstract of ca. 150 to 200 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
- Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
- Authors should submit a brief biography with the final version of their accepted paper.
Title Page
- The title page should include:
- The name(s) of the author(s)
- The title of the paper
- The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
- If address information is provided with the affiliation(s) it will also be published)
- For authors who are (temporarily) unaffiliated with an official institution, we will only present their city and country of residence, not their e-mail address unless specifically requested. However, their emails should still be provided in the title page.
- A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author and other authors
- If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)
Body of the Article
Text Formatting
Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.
- Use 12-point Times Roman for text.
- Use italics for emphasis.
- Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
- Do not use field functions.
- Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
- Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
- Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
- Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).
Headings
Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
Footnotes
Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.
Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.
Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section on the title page. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
Reference citations
Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples:
- Negotiation research spans many disciplines (Samuelson 1990).
- This result was later contradicted by Romer and Heshmati (1996).
- This effect has been widely studied (Lee 1991; Hamlin and Jerruti 1974; Allison et al. 2007, 2014a, b).
Reference list
The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.
Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work. Order multi-author publications of the same first author alphabetically with respect to second, third, etc. author. Publications of exactly the same author(s) must be ordered chronologically.
- Journal article
Gamelin FX, Baquet G, Berthoin S, Thevenet D, Nourry C, Nottin S, Bosquet L (2009) Effect of high intensity intermittent training on heart rate variability in prepubescent children. Eur J Appl Physiol 105:731-738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-008-0955-8
Ideally, the names of all authors should be provided, but the usage of “et al” in long author lists will also be accepted:
Smith J, Jones M Jr, Houghton L et al (1999) Future of health insurance. N Engl J Med 965:325–329
- Article by DOI
Slifka MK, Whitton JL (2000) Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. J Mol Med. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001090000086
- Book
South J, Blass B (2001) The future of modern genomics. Blackwell, London
- Book chapter
Brown B, Aaron M (2001) The politics of nature. In: Smith J (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York, pp 230-257
- Online document
Cartwright J (2007) Big stars have weather too. IOP Publishing PhysicsWeb. http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/6/16/1. Accessed 26 June 2007
- Dissertation
Trent JW (1975) Experimental acute renal failure. Dissertation, University of California
Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, see ISSN LTWA. If you are unsure, please use the full journal title.
For authors using EndNote, Springer provides an output style that supports the formatting of in-text citations and reference list.
EndNote style (Download zip, 3 kB)
Tables
- All tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.
- Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
- For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table.
- Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.
- Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.
There is no registration fee for participating in the conference. All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee members of SEPIP 2023, experts in their field. Please submit your papers at sepip2023.ostimteknik.edu.tr
Call for Papers
->You are invited to submit your scientific papers for SEPIP2023.
->Papers should be written in english, the official language of the event.
->Deadlines
Please, remember the following important dates:
- Abstract & work in progress papers submission deadline: 22 September 2023. (included)
- Notification of acceptance/rejection: 29 September, 2023.
- Final paper submission deadline: 06 October, 2023 (included)
Guidelines
- Papers submitted to the conference should be unpublished work and not submitted for presentation or publication elsewhere.
- It is possible to submit papers not only in English but also in Turkish. It is important to note however that manuscripts not written in English should contain an additional abstract in English.
- Papers should be submitted by email to sepip2023@ostimteknik.edu.tr in MS Office Word format.
- Please provide an abstract of ca. 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
- Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
- Authors should submit a brief biography with the final version of their accepted paper.
Contact
Egehan ÖZKAN ALAKAŞ, Academician, Head of Organization Committee
egehan.ozkan@ostimteknik.edu.tr
Tel: 0(312) 386 10 92 Dahili: 1641
Ayşe ATABEY, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee
ayse.atabey@ostimteknik.edu.tr
Tel: 0(312) 386 10 92
Zehra SEVER, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee
zehra.sever@ostimteknik.edu.tr
Tel: 0(312) 386 10 92