SHILLONG: Meghalaya Chief Minister, Dr Mukul Sangma on Tuesday underlined that looking at management studies only as a professional course needed be changed and it should be made a crucial part of studies.
“Though addressing the issues of globalization is still a challenge, if we do not think locally none of our activities will be sustainable. Therefore, the challenges and opportunities of globalisation has to be understood and dealt with in the right perspective to ensure that there is no dislocation of our activities which is so crucial to our sustainable development growth,” said Dr Sangma.
He was addressing the inaugural session of the Ist North Eastern Management Association (NEMA) national conference organised in collaboration with the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) at conference hall of USTM at 9th Mile, RI Bhoi, according to a government communique.
Sangma said, “Sustainability of any activity especially farming was important and the people engaged in farming need to be acclimatised to the pulls and pushes of globalisation to develop agriculture as a vibrant sector contributing to the growth and sustainable development of the economy. He also stated that locally available potentials must be leveraged upon which will help to act locally.
The two days’ conference is based on the theme, ‘Think Global Act Local: Contemporary Sustainable Business Practices and Development.”
He also said that having the conference in this part of the country would pave way for bigger conferences and attract intellectuals, researchers and academicians to North East.
The chief minister released the conference souvenir and other books during the Inaugural Session. Topics like Inclusive Growth and North Eastern Region, Economics, Finance, Inclusive Growth and Recent Business Practices, Entrepreneurship, innovation, CSR Issues, CSR and Governance Issue s, Tourism, Sustainability & service Sector Growth-Issues and Challenges and Building Sustainable Business Practices in North East will be deliberated upon during the two days’ conference.