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As One Woman
WHAT: BIMSTEC-SAARC Women Economic Forum
WHEN: January 13, New Delhi
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The Ministry of External Affairs and Assocham conference will address women's issues through training, information and participation in decision-making and advocacy, and debate gender inequality in South Asia, despite the changing social norms
Safety Net
WHAT: Securing the Cashless Economy
WHEN: January 18, New Delhi
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The Assocham event will debate whether India is ready with a full-proof infrastructure and adequate measures for cyber security as the government's demonetisation initiative is expected to speed up deployment of digital services and enable transition towards a cashless economy
A New Dawn
WHAT: Renewable Energy Summit
WHEN: January 20, New Delhi
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The conference organised by CII will take note of the potential of renewable energy in India and discuss strategies to scale up rooftop solar deployment, off-grid energy solutions, investment potential and smart grid implementation, as well as innovative financing models to promote solar equipment manufacturing in the country
Groundwork
WHAT: National Conference on GST
WHEN: January 20, Baroda
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The Assocham event will analyse the draft GST Law and its impact on the industry, IT and accounting systems, supply chains and the business process on the GST portal. It will deliberate on preparatory steps required to be taken by taxpayers for smooth transition to GST
Key Public Services
WHAT: Enhancing the Quality of Service Delivery
WHEN: January 16-17, Kuala Lumpur
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The World Bank conference will have researchers, practitioners and policymakers share their big-picture overviews and reviews of case studies, to explain how capability for effective implementation of key services has been attained, sometimes in unlikely circumstances
Beyond Borders
WHAT: Making Trade Inclusive
WHEN: January 18, Tokyo
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The Asian Development Bank symposium will examine what can be done to improve SME participation in global markets and what role multilateral trading systems can play, besides addressing how the resistance to freer trade can be overcome and how trade benefits can be made inclusive
Growth Hackers
WHAT: Mentoring Session for SMEs
WHEN: January 27, Bangalore
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The Nasscom event will provide opportunities to entrepreneurs to have discussions with IT services veterans and mentors, about their business and challenges, and receive the right guidance to help develop a keen sense of what needs to be done to take the business to the next level
