The Conference aims to gather leading academics, professionals, scholars, researchers   and policy makers to share their knowledge and new ideas and discuss current developments in the field of Responsible Innovation and Society 5.0 with an integration of equal opportunities in different context. This conference aims to shed the light on topics related to the use of sustainable practices with responsible innovation supporting society 5.0 that could support policy makers, business leaders and higher education institutions in various ways in relation to usage of different digital transformation and innovative tools to support operations and business sustainability. The audience will benefit from different research papers from national, regional, and international scholars discussing real issues tacking the use of digital innovation in different aspects including governance, education, communication, and other related fields. In line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the conference is focused on Gender Equality and therefore topics will be presented with a gender quality focus.

The conference aims to tackle issues related to the following aspects:

• Assess the impact of Responsible Innovation and Business Sustainability in relation to society 5.0
• Shed light on different responsible innovation practices, tools and techniques in relation to the business sustainability in different contexts.
• Publish high-quality research that focuses on gender quality in terms of application, use or practice of different responsible and sustainable management in a transformative business environment covering various contextual factors.
• Act as a guide for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers while devising or revising policies and procedures related to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Themes and Topics:

• Society 5.0 Next generation Ethical Standards and Practices
• Innovative Education Practices and Management for Society 5.0
• Emerging Trends, Policies and Practices in the Concept of Society 5.0
• Responsible Innovation Practices for Green Economy and Sustainability
• Sustainable Technology and Technology Transformation for Society 5.0
• Governance and Executive leadership to manage Society 5.0
• Technology and AI for Human and Talent Management serving Society 5.0
• Use of Business Data Analytics and Sustainability
• Global Challenges and Responsible Sustainable Management

We are pleased to announce that Springer Nature’s proceedings technically support the 8^th Equal Opportunities Conference. The conference book proceeding will be published with an ISBN number and indexed by SCOPUS. A selection of papers will be published as Journal Publication in Q1 and Q2 in a special issue dedicated to the conference subject to further developments to match the journal requirements. The conference is designed to serve directly United Nations Sustainable Development Goals specifically SDG4 Education Quality, SDG5 Gender Equality, and SDG17 partnership with the Goals.

• Society 5.0 Next generation Ethical Standards and Practices
• Innovative Education Practices and Management for Society 5.0
• Emerging Trends, Policies and Practices in the Concept of Society 5.0
• Responsible Innovation Practices for Green Economy and Sustainability
• Sustainable Technology and Technology Transformation for Society 5.0
• Governance and Executive leadership to manage Society 5.0
• Technology and AI for Human and Talent Management serving Society 5.0
• Use of Business Data Analytics and Sustainability
• Global Challenges and Responsible Sustainable Management

Papers accepted for the 8^th Equal Opportunities Conference after the double-blind peer-review process will be published in conference proceedings, which is indexed by SCOPUS.

Additionally, selected papers that have been presented at the conference will also be considered for further development of a possible publication in the highly esteemed partner journals listed below. Note that journal editors are provided with the conference proceedings and will make selections if they feel the work is appropriate and of sufficient quality for the journal. If invited to publish in a journal authors will be expected to develop the work by 40-50%, including a change of title and abstract. Individual journal procedures will need to be followed and there is no guarantee of publication. Of course, this will include one or more of the following journals:

1. European Journal of Innovation Management, Regular Issue, Emerald Publishing, (Web of Science Journal Citation Report, Impact Factor 4.75, Q1, Scopus). ”Articles selected by the conference will be considered for publication on EJIM”.
2. International Journal of Innovation Studies, Special Issue, KeAi Publishing, (Q2, Scopus). 
3. The Bottom Line, Special Issue, Emerald Publishing, (Scopus, Q1).
4. Competitiveness Review, Special Issue– Emerald Publishing, (Scopus, ABDC, Q1).
5. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, Special Issue, Emerald Publishing, (Scopus, Q2, 2.5).
6. Journal of Business and Socio-economic Development (JBSED), Special Issue– Emerald
7. The International Journal of Business Ethics and Governance (IJBEG), Special Issue-EMBAT.

Supporting Scientific Research Policy

The 8th Equal Opportunities Conference may follow many policies to support the scientific research ‎movement and attracts high-quality research. Such policies may be as follows: ‎

Best Paper Award

To encourage high-quality scientific research, the conference may give an award for the best ‎paper and presentation in the whole conference. The author may be awarded and his paper ‎may be displayed on the journal webpage for a conference. ‎

Encouraging Scientific Research for Youths and Ph.D. students

The 8th Equal Opportunities Conference may have an important role in supporting scientific ‎research for young researchers and Ph.D. students through many policies to be discussed in the ‎statute of the conference such as dedicating one issue for outstanding Ph.D. papers in Arab and ‎international universities.‎

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