Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) will host the 11th Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management from August 6 to 10.
The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Inclusion and Exclusion: Policy and Practice’. Using both theoretical and empirical lenses, spanning research and practitioner pieces from academia, industry and the government, the conference will explore different ways by which policy processes impact social outcomes, said an IIMB release.
95 papersA total of 95 papers are expected to be presented at the conference with pre-conference events planned over the weekend.
On August 6, the conference will host a public policy hackathon that seeks to develop evidence-based suggestions on ‘How public policy can target challenges facing society today.’
On August 7, former Union Minister P Chidambaram and former RBI Governor D Subbarao will share insights on ‘How the dramatis personae institutionally dealt with the headwinds of financial contagion and the larger political and economic context within which this particular public policy challenge was resolved’.
The session will be moderated by Rupa Chanda of the Economics & Social Sciences Area at IIMB.
Panel discussionThe panel discussion on August 8 will feature key policymakers associated with ideating, creating, commenting and implementing the FRBM Act.
This will be followed by presentations of short-listed submissions from the policy hackathon, where policymakers will participate in identifying the final winners of the hackathon.
On the evening of August 9, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh will speak on his latest book, Old History, New Geography , released in June 2016. In the context of repeated bifurcations of the States , his talk will provide insights on the recent formation of Telangana.