2012 - 18th IGWT Symposium - Technology and Innovation for a Sustainable Future: a Commodity Science Perspective

Technological innovation is one of the fundamental drivers of competitiveness for public and private organizations as well as for countries as it can be useful to create and deliver value in products and services by improving the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of operations and processes in an increasingly challenging environment.
The innovation process itself is changing with the use of new media and due to the globalization process which affects organizations of any size, sector and country.
The 18th IGWT Symposium will focus on the different aspects of the development of innovative strategies following a global approach which is characteristic of commodity science.
More specifically the topics examined will concern the relationship between technology, innovation and the following issues:
- sustainable production
- environmental management
- natural resources exploitation
- energy production and efficiency
- product quality, safety and traceability
- consumer information and protection
- business ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
- quality management
- operations and process management
- research and development
The official language of the Symposium will be English.
Important instructions for participants
All those who wish to submit a paper for the 18th IGWT Symposium must register on this website in the Registration section
Once the registration process is complete, it will be possible to login in the Upload abstracts/papers section, using the the email address provided during registration and the chosen password.