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The ICIC Network Opportunities
TANGIBLE DELIVERABLES
The network of educators, business executives, and policymakers involved in the ICIC is focused on the development of business partnerships and promoting research activities. Members of the network will benefit from the exchange of ideas and the development of alliances and partnerships before, during and after the conference. Long terms goals may include:
Educators
- Development of collaborative research activities.
- Opportunities to develop an understanding of the needs and issues confronting business and policymakers in the construction environment.
- Development of collaborative research efforts with businesses and scholars from throughout the world.
- Participation in forums to examine relevant research needs and ideas to generate potentially creative solutions to problems confronting industry and governments from across the globe.
- Identification and exploration of emerging technologies for research activities and their impact on business, education, and government.
- Identification of possible funding sources for research activities.
- Identify quality international doctorate schools to address the needs of industry and to bring researchers from all over the world together.
- Establish an industry research agenda to facilitate the construction work and improve productivity across continents. This could attract large international organizations to share and exchange their experience and problems with international academics. The ICIC network provides opportunities for high profile academics to work with CEOs of international companies and decision- makers from around the globe.
- Set up joint training programs in support of the need of industry and to develop the required capacity to work efficiently at the international market.
Business executives
- Development of joint business ventures.
- Development of an understanding the issues and challenges confronting their industry by the exchange of information with leaders in their industry and scholars.
- Development of a network of influential business and governmental leaders.
- Identification of scholars to help them achieve their objectives for increased productivity, use of new and better materials, etc.
- Identification of new technologies that could help them become more successful in the achievement of their objectives.
- Identification of new markets for their businesses.
- Identification of training programs needed by industry. Working with educators to implement such training programs.
Government representatives
- Establishment of partnerships with world-class leaders to address common issues and concerns.
- Work closely with industry executives in the development of new and creative funding sources for developing and improving the infrastructure.
- Identification of infrastructure issues confronting governments and policymakers from all over the world.
- Development of knowledge of creative mechanisms for funding for infrastructure research projects.
- Development of an understanding of global economics and the issues confronting businesses and educational institutions, both nationally and internationally.
- Development of knowledge of new technologies that could be used to address infrastructure issues.
- Participation in forums to enhance their understanding of how governments, business and education may participate in joint ventures and partnerships to best address issues of global business challenges, emerging trends in business practice, and new political developments.
Ultimately, it is up to each ICIC member to develop relationships and partnerships to meet their needs and specific objectives. This conference is not just about topics and speakers; it is about building sustained partnerships between influential executives and leaders from industry, education and governments from across the globe. Such partnership could produce joint business ventures and high quality research to address common challenges facing the infrastructural industry.