Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy Conference October 14-15, 2025

  (SEPIP) Conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, regulators and policy makers from around the world to share the results of academic work, exchange views, share experiences, discuss new ideas and exchange ideas on industrial policy, economic planning and related contemporary tools to support economic development and national competitiveness.

To be announced soon.

Main Theme:

INDUSTRIAL POLICY, TRADE WARS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ERA OF TECHNOLOGICAL, GEOPOLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Sub-Themes:

• Global Economic Shifts and Their Impact on Industrial Policy: Rethinking Approaches to International Competitiveness, Sustainability and Resilience
• Green Economy, Green Finance and Industrial Development
• The Economics of Climate Change
• Industrialization and Digitalization: Charting New Pathways for Growth
• Big Data and Analytics for Development Economy
• Agentic AI, AI Governance Platforms, Ambient Invisible Intelligence
• Hybrid Computing, Spatial Computing, Energy-Efficient Computing and Their Economic Impact
• AI and Industrial Policy Strategy
• Political, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability: An Incompatible Trio?
• Political Tensions and Sustainable Economic Futures
• Post-Neoliberal World and Economic Development
• Smart Economic Planning for Reconstruction after Conflict

• Global economy: Low Economic Growth, High Inflation, Climate Change, Supply Chain Disruptions

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 innovative ideas on industrial policy, economic planning, and related contemporary strategies to support sustainable economic development and national competitiveness. Organized by OSTİM Technical University, SEPIP 2025 aims to establish an international platform for discussing economic transformation and the evolving role of industrial policy at national and regional levels. The conference provides an opportunity to compare traditional and emerging paradigms shaped by technological, geopolitical, and environmental shifts; to present real-world experiences from international academics and policymakers; and to explore new policy tools such as industrial clustering, green economy, infrastructure planning, and digital development strategies. The SEPIP conference, first held on May 4, 2014, attracted global interest with distinguished speakers from the USA, Europe, Singapore, and South Korea. 

SEPIP 2025 will be held on October 14-15, 2024 at Universty of Nevada, Reno and/or online platform. The main theme of SEPIP 2025 is “Industrial Policy, Trade Wars, and Economic Development in the Era of Technological, Geopolitical, and Environmental Change.” Sub-themes include global economic shifts, green economy and finance, the economics of climate change, industrialization and digitalization, big data and development analytics, artificial intelligence and industrial strategies, hybrid and spatial computing, political and economic sustainability, post-neoliberal development, smart planning for post-conflict recovery, and the challenges of low global growth, inflation, climate change, and supply chain disruptions.

To be announced soon.

Prof. Dr. Murat Yülek, OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Manuel Gilberto Freitas Santos, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal

Prof. Dr. Travis Taylor,  Christopher Newport University, USA

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Bezchinsky, National University of San Martin, Argentina

Prof. Dr. Travis Taylor, Christopher Newport University, USA

Prof. Dr. Ali Akkemik,  Fukuoko University, Japan

Assoc. Prof. Bahar Erdal,  OSTİM Technical University, Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Christian S. Otchia,  Nagoya University, Japan

Assoc. Prof. Sandrine Labory, Universty of Ferrara

Franco Mosconi, University of Parma Parma, Italy

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Important dates are given below, please note them.

         DATES                                                   DETAILS                                                               

12 September 2025                   Abstract Submission Deadline

29 September 2025                  Notification of acceptance/rejection

06 October 2025                       Power Point Presentation Submission Deadline

14-15 October 2025                   Conference Dates

31 October 2025                         Full Paper Submission Deadline

Publication

Selected papers can be considered for publication at Industrial Policy (https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/indpol)

Industrial Policy (ISSN-2757-9840) is the main publishing outlet for research on industrial policy and its impact on society. The IndPol publishes high-quality research on the process of economic and technological development, particularly industrialisation.

Author's Guide

Papers submitted to the conference must be unpublished and not submitted for presentation or publication elsewhere.

Paper submissions should be in English only.

Papers should be emailed to sepip2025@ostimteknik.edu.tr in MS Office Word format.

Please provide an abstract of approximately 500 to 750 words. The abstract should not contain undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords that can be used for indexing purposes.

Authors should submit a short biography along with the final version of their accepted paper.

Title Page

The title page should include the following:

Name(s) of the author(s)

Title of the article

Author(s) affiliated institution(s), (institution), (department), (city), (state), (country)

If address information is given with the institution(s) to which it is affiliated, it will be published)

For authors who are not (temporarily) affiliated with an official institution, only their city and country of residence will be provided unless specifically requested; e-mail addresses will not be provided. However, e-mail addresses should still be indicated on the title page.

A clear indication of the corresponding author and other authors and an active e-mail address

16-digit ORCID of the author(s), if possible

Body of the Article

Text Formatting

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

Use 12-point Times Roman for the text.

Use italics for emphasis.

Use the automatic page numbering function to number pages.

Do not use field functions.

Use tab stops or other commands for indents instead of the space key.

Use the table function instead of spreadsheets to create tables.

Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.

Save your file in docx (Word 2007 or later) or doc (older Word versions) format.

Headings

Please use a maximum of three levels for displayed titles.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined at the first occurrence and used consistently thereafter.

Footnotes

Footnotes can be used to provide additional information, such as a reference to a source in the reference list. Footnotes should not consist solely of a source citation and should never include bibliographic details of a source. They should also not include any figures or tables.

Footnotes to text are numbered consecutively; footnotes to tables should be superscripted in lower case (or with an asterisk for significance values and other statistical data). Reference symbols are not used in footnotes to the title of the article or its authors.

Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Egehan ÖZKAN ALAKAŞ, Academician, Head of Organization Committee

egehan.ozkan@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Tel: 0(312) 386 10 92 Dahili: 1641

Ayşe ATABEY BÖLÜK, 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

Seray KAĞITÇI CANDAN, Academician, Deputy Head of Organization Committee

seray.kagitci@ostimteknik.edu.tr

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