The 5th International Conference on Creativity and Innovation at/for/from/with Grassroots (ICCIG) focuses on fostering inclusive development by amplifying the voices and insights of grassroots innovators and communities to promote collaboration, respect for local knowledge, and empathetic innovations.
Topics
- Educational Innovations, blending formal and informal knowledge systems in schools and colleges
- Inclusive Innovations in Technology, particularly from farmers and grassroots communities, social entrepreneurship, and frugal innovations
- Cultural Creativity, including crafts, traditional knowledge, and the blend of traditional and modern approaches
- Institutions, both formal and informal, related to common property resource management in both urban and rural areas
- Public Policy for Inclusive Innovations, particularly climate adaptation and open-source innovation
- Natural Resource Management, with a focus on food, nutrition, biodiversity, and social diffusion
- Frugal Innovations by and for Women
- Mind to Market, addressing supply chains, funding, and startup ecosystems
Who should Attend
- Academics
- Scholars
- Policy makers
- Corporate leaders
- Administrators
- Activists
- Organizational leaders
- Local community representatives
- Public and private initiatives around the world
- Various social and cultural networks engaged in the empowerment of local creativity
