February 4, 2019

Seminar on Law, Technology & Development @ UILS, Chandigarh

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About the Seminar

The National Seminar on LAW, TECHNOLOGY, AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: TRANSFORMING CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES, Sponsored by Indian Council for Social Sciences Research North West Regional Centre (ICSSR- NWRC ) Chandigarh will be conducted at UILS, Panjab University on March 30, 2019.

Irrespectively of their type, new technologies have serious social, economic, political and environmental implications. They shape our homes, businesses, policies, governments and the environment. At the turn of the 21st-century smartphones, laptops, digitalization, and artificial intelligence applications, online marketing, GMO’s, Voice based virtual assistants like Alexa and Google Home etc were not part of the lives of a majority of the human population.

Now, more than 4 billion people have access to handheld devices that possess more computing power than the space stations had in the early twentieth century. The pace of transformation continues to accelerate. Technological development or progress, has led to the emergence of a technological society which must, of necessity, be accompanied by changes and adaptations in all disciplines. Such a ‘Technology society’ is being defined as ‘cyclical co-dependence, co-influence, and co-production of technology and society upon the other and vice versa.’

Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence are transforming lives, jobs, and skills. The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba already owns a bank and is using knowledge about its customers to provide small-scale loans to Chinese consumers. Some surveys report that technology is making the world more unequal. But they also insist that only technology can fix this also. According to IMF, technology is a bigger driver of inequality than globalization. So do our problems arise from a mismatch between application of technology for development and the resultant benefits and opportunities?

At the same time, the benefits that technology can bring to society are immense. The access to technologies enhances economic efficiency, facilitates better living conditions and has the potential to democratize governance and decision making. Technology enables greater knowledge of national and international issues, values, and cultures.

Be it health, agriculture, food, lifestyle products or space explorations technology has made huge contribution. Not denial but innovating, planning, managing, adapting and regulating impacts of the new technology is required to ameliorate the disruptions and maximize the advantages and benefits. The key is to focus on policies that respond to the changes driven by the technological application.

While there are situations where technology is resistant to regulation in the traditional manner, law will continue to play an essential role in the mediation of new technologies into the future as much as those same technologies will continue to shape the law. To some, technology is “inherently dynamic and self-augmenting” in fact terming it as “autonomous technology”. Others critique the idea that technological evolution is essentially beyond the control of individuals, state or society.

They argue instead that the apparent autonomy of technology is a result of “technological somnambulism,” the tendency of people to uncritically and unreflectively embrace and utilize new technologies without regard for their broader social, economic, cultural and political effects. This conference aims to understand how various disciplines can be harnessed for change brought by technology.

Sub-themes

ECONOMY, TECHNOLOGY, AND DEVELOPMENT

Online Economy and Entrepreneurship
Technology and Economic Development
Information Technology and Economic Growth
Banking in the 21ST Century

SOCIETY, CULTURES, AND TECHNOLOGY

Health, Biotechnology, and Bioethics
Technology and Inequality
Technology and Social Interactions
Innovation in Medical Technologies: Society, Law, and Policy
Impacts of Artificial Intelligence-based technologies and applications

ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND DEVELOPMENT

Transfer of Technology
Law, Environmental Protection and Technology
Environmental Technologies, Intellectual Property, and Climate Change Waste
Management and New Technologies

TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: THE FUTURE OF LAW

Technology and Civil Liberties
Privacy, Technology, and National Security
Technological and Legal Developments in Intellectual Property Laws
Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Security Law
Health Law
Legal Profession and Technology
Artificial Intelligence Governance
Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Information Security

Call for papers

Research papers are invited from the academicians, practitioners, research scholars and students on the issues related to the themes. The quality-based selected papers will be published in the form of a Book with International Standards Book Number. Only full papers submitted on or before the deadline shall be considered for publication. The authors of selected abstracts will be given an opportunity to present their papers during various sessions on the day of the seminar.

Submission Guidelines

Delegates are requested to adhere to the following guidelines to facilitate the submission process.

Abstract Submission

Delegates are requested to send an abstract of 200 to 300 words as an attachment in a soft copy in a word document with the following information to [email protected] latest by March 20, 2019.

Name of the delegate(s)
Designation/Institution Details/Occupation
Address and Email id
Title of the abstract
Abstract

Selected abstracts shall be acknowledged.

Submission of a full-length paper

The paper should be original, relevant and clear.
Format and Specifications required:
Font: Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 spacing
Footnote: Times New Roman, 10pt., 1.0 spacing
Alignment: Justified
Sheet: A4 Size with 1’’ Margin on all sides
Citation: Uniform Style of Citation
Length: Max. 4000 words (exclusive of footnotes)

Delegates are requested to send their full papers to [email protected] on or before January 31, 2019.

Note:

No TA/DA will be provided to delegates.

Delegates have to arrange their own accommodation.

No paper shall be deemed to be read.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission: March 20, 2019(Revised)
Registration/Fee Payment: March 20, 2019
Submission of Full Paper: March 25, 2019
Conference Day: March 30, 2019

Registration

For registration fill this Google form.

Fee

Faculty Members, Academicians, and Professionals: Rs.1 500/-

Research Scholars and Students: Rs.1000/-

Co-Authors: Rs.500/-

Mode of Payment

Participants must also bring duly filled copy of registration forms which is attached with the brochure (subject to the acceptance of their abstract) at the time of depositing their registration fee which shall be taken at the registration desk from 9.00 A.M to 10.30 A.M in the form of cash or Demand Draft made in favor of Director, UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh, on or before March 20, 2019.”