--- title: "8th EARIMA International Conference 2026 — Kigali" description: "8th EARIMA International Conference is a professional conference in Kigali, Rwanda, Nov 17–20, 2026. Organized by Earima. Full prep on Model Diplomat." url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/conferences/professional/8th-earima-international-conference-2026" --- # 8th EARIMA International Conference Nov 17–20, 2026[Kigali, Rwanda](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1\&query=Kigali%2C%20Rwanda)In-person Starts in 10 days[Registration open](https://earima.net/call-for-abstracts-8th-earima-international-conference-kigali-serena-hotel-rwanda-26-28-aug-2026) The 8th EARIMA International Conference, hosted in Kigali, RWA, serves as a pivotal gathering for stakeholders in research and innovation management. This event brings together professionals, policymakers, and academics to discuss advancements, challenges, and best practices within the field. The conference aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange, contributing to the development of robust research and innovation ecosystems, particularly within the African context. ## Committees & topics - Topics Advancing Research and Innovation for African Socio-Economic Transformation · Strengthening Research and Innovation in Bio-manufacturing · Recalibrating Research and Innovation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence · Advancing Technology Transfer for Industrial Transformation · Upgrading the Role of Research and Innovation in the Humanities · Managing Research and Innovation Grants · Amplifying Research and Innovation Ethics ## Why it matters This conference is significant for several reasons. Firstly, its location in RWA underscores the growing importance of African nations in global research and innovation landscapes. By convening in Kigali, the event highlights the continent's potential and its commitment to advancing scientific inquiry and technological development. Secondly, the focus on research and innovation management is critical for translating scientific discoveries into tangible societal and economic benefits. Effective management ensures resources are optimized, ethical considerations are addressed, and research outcomes are impactful. Furthermore, the conference provides a platform for addressing disparities in research capacity and infrastructure. Discussions will likely touch upon strategies for strengthening research institutions, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhancing funding mechanisms across different regions. The insights shared and networks formed at this event can contribute to more equitable and sustainable development outcomes, aligning with broader international goals for scientific cooperation and capacity building. ## How to prepare Delegates preparing for this conference should focus on understanding the current state of research and innovation management, particularly in emerging economies. Reviewing recent publications and policy documents from organizations involved in African scientific development will be beneficial. Consider how different national contexts, such as those in KEN, ZAF, or EGY, influence research priorities and management strategies. Analyzing successful case studies of innovation ecosystems, perhaps from countries like USA or DEU, could offer valuable comparative insights. Participants should also be prepared to engage in discussions about the ethical dimensions of research and the importance of inclusive innovation. Understanding concepts like "gender-dynamics-across-cultures" and how they intersect with research practices will be crucial. Developing a strong understanding of "stakeholder-workshop" methodologies and "engagement-strategies" will allow for more effective participation in collaborative sessions and networking opportunities. Consider how your own work or interests align with the broader themes of fostering sustainable research environments and translating knowledge into actionable solutions. ## Country perspectives Where the most-relevant 5 countries stand on the core issues in play. Click through for the full country profile. [Rwanda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [Host nation, keen to showcase its advancements in science and technology and foster regional collaboration.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [Role in topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [As the host country, RWA is positioned to highlight its progress in establishing a knowledge-based economy and its commitment to fostering research and innovation. The event provides an opportunity to attract international partnerships and investment in its scientific endeavors.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Leading research powerhouse in Africa, likely to share best practices and seek new collaborations.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Role in topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [ZAF, with its established research infrastructure and significant scientific output, will likely contribute expertise on advanced research management techniques and strategies for commercializing innovation. It will also seek to strengthen ties with other African nations.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Emerging innovation hub, interested in learning from others and showcasing its growing tech sector.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Role in topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [KEN is a rapidly developing innovation hub. Its representatives will be keen to share experiences in building a vibrant tech ecosystem and to learn from international best practices in research and innovation management to further accelerate its growth.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Nigeria](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [Significant contributor to African research, focused on scaling innovation for large populations.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [Role in topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [NGA, with its large population and dynamic economy, plays a crucial role in African research. Its delegates will likely focus on strategies for managing large-scale research initiatives and translating innovation into solutions that address the needs of a diverse and extensive populace.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [Uganda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) [Neighboring country, interested in regional integration and collaborative research initiatives.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) [Role in topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) [UGA, as a neighboring country to RWA, will likely be interested in strengthening regional research collaborations and integrating its scientific efforts with those of other East African nations to achieve shared development goals.](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) ## Topics & background The background behind each topic and the actors that shape it. 1 ### Advancing Research and Innovation for African Socio-Economic Transformation Africa's research and innovation (R\&I) agenda has long been shaped by the gap between the continent's development aspirations and its underinvestment in science. The African Union's Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA-2024) set a target for member states to commit at least 1% of GDP to R\&D, a benchmark only a handful of countries (notably South Africa, Egypt, and Kenya) have approached. Agenda 2063 and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have reinforced the framing of R\&I as a driver of structural transformation, moving economies away from raw commodity exports toward value addition, manufacturing, and a knowledge-based service sector. Despite progress through bodies such as the African Academy of Sciences, AOSTI, and regional research networks like EARIMA in East Africa, the continent still produces less than 3% of global research output and faces persistent brain drain, fragmented funding, and weak university-industry linkages. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed both the costs of dependence on imported technology and the latent capacity of African researchers when mobilised, prompting renewed political attention to home-grown innovation ecosystems. Today the debate centres on how to translate research outputs into measurable socio-economic gains: jobs, productivity, food security, and competitiveness. Discussions emphasise blended financing, regional centres of excellence, harmonised intellectual property regimes under ARIPO and OAPI, and stronger alignment between national research councils and the private sector. Key players - [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Continental leader in R\&D spending and host of major pan-African science institutions](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) - [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [East African innovation hub and EARIMA host country with a maturing STI policy framework](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) - [Rwanda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [Champion of digital-led transformation and regional centres of excellence](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) - [Egypt](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/egypt) [Among Africa's largest R\&D investors and a key player in continental science diplomacy](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/egypt) - [Nigeria](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [Largest African economy with significant but underleveraged research capacity](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) - [Ethiopia](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) [Major demographic and agricultural research actor shaping regional innovation agendas](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) 2 ### Strengthening Research and Innovation in Bio-manufacturing Bio-manufacturing — the use of biological systems to produce vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, enzymes, and bio-based industrial inputs — emerged as a strategic priority after COVID-19 exposed Africa's reliance on imported medical countermeasures. At the height of the pandemic, the continent imported roughly 99% of its vaccines, prompting the African Union and Africa CDC to launch the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) initiative in 2021, with a target of producing 60% of vaccines used in Africa locally by 2040. Since then, initiatives such as the WHO mRNA Technology Transfer Hub in Cape Town, Institut Pasteur de Dakar's expansion, BioVac, and Rwanda's BioNTech facility have begun to reshape the landscape. However, bio-manufacturing remains capital-intensive and dependent on technology licensing, skilled human resources, regulatory harmonisation through the African Medicines Agency (AMA), and reliable demand through pooled procurement. Beyond health, agricultural biotech and industrial fermentation offer pathways to food security and bio-economy diversification. The core debate is how to build sustainable demand, secure technology transfer on fair terms, strengthen biosafety and bioethics oversight, and ensure that research universities feed talent and IP into commercial-scale facilities rather than remaining isolated from production. Key players - [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Host of the WHO mRNA hub and Africa's most established biopharmaceutical manufacturing base](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) - [Senegal](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/senegal) [Home to Institut Pasteur de Dakar, a flagship vaccine manufacturing project](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/senegal) - [Rwanda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [Site of the BioNTech mRNA facility and regional bio-manufacturing policy leader](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) - [Egypt](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/egypt) [Major regional producer of vaccines and biosimilars](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/egypt) - [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Emerging bio-manufacturing investor with strong research universities and KEMRI](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) - [Morocco](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/morocco) [North African hub investing heavily in fill-finish and biotech capacity](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/morocco) 3 ### Recalibrating Research and Innovation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence has rapidly become both a tool and an object of research, reshaping how scientific work is conducted, peer-reviewed, and disseminated. Large language models, AI-assisted literature review, automated data analysis, and generative tools have accelerated productivity but also surfaced concerns about research integrity, fabricated citations, data provenance, and the erosion of authorship norms. UNESCO's 2021 Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the 2024 UN Global Digital Compact frame the multilateral baseline, while national AI strategies are proliferating across Africa, including in Rwanda, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa. For African research systems, AI represents both opportunity and risk. It can compensate for thin specialist capacity, enable local-language NLP, and accelerate diagnostics and climate modelling; but reliance on foreign foundation models trained on non-representative data threatens epistemic dependence, and limited compute infrastructure constrains domestic model development. Open science, data sovereignty, and equitable access to compute have become central policy questions. The debate now is how universities, funders, and journals should adapt: revising research methods curricula, clarifying disclosure standards for AI use, investing in shared compute and African-language datasets, and building governance that allows experimentation without compromising integrity. Key players - [Rwanda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [Host of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and an early AI policy adopter](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) - [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Regional AI talent hub with a draft national AI strategy and active research community](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) - [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Leading African AI research output and home to major compute and data initiatives](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) - [Egypt](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/egypt) [Operator of one of Africa's earliest national AI strategies and applied research centres](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/egypt) - [United States](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/united-states) [Dominant source of foundation models, frameworks, and AI research funding](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/united-states) - [China](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/china) [Major provider of AI infrastructure, training partnerships, and dual-use research linkages in Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/china) 4 ### Advancing Technology Transfer for Industrial Transformation Technology transfer — the movement of know-how, processes, and intellectual property from research institutions or foreign partners into productive industrial use — has been a recurring theme of African industrialisation since the Lagos Plan of Action (1980). The contemporary framing was sharpened by the AfCFTA, which entered force in 2021 and aims to expand intra-African trade in manufactured goods, and by the AU's call for regional value chains in pharmaceuticals, automotive, agro-processing, and green technologies. Globally, TRIPS flexibilities, the WTO's 2022 COVID-19 IP waiver decision, and ongoing debates around compulsory licensing have shaped how developing economies access proprietary technology. Within Africa, technology transfer offices (TTOs) at universities remain nascent, university-industry collaboration is uneven, and FDI-linked transfer is often limited to assembly rather than design or core process knowledge. Special economic zones, science parks, and innovation hubs have proliferated, but absorptive capacity in domestic firms remains a bottleneck. The central questions are how to strengthen TTOs and IP management at African universities, negotiate technology transfer clauses in trade and investment agreements, build skills pipelines that allow local firms to absorb transferred technology, and ensure transfer supports green and digital industrialisation rather than locking in obsolete processes. Key players - [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Operator of the most developed TTO ecosystem on the continent under the IPR Act](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) - [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Active in industrial policy reform and university-industry linkage programmes](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) - [Ethiopia](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) [Pursuing manufacturing-led growth dependent on inbound technology transfer](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) - [Nigeria](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [Largest industrial market with significant local content and transfer policy ambitions](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) - [China](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/china) [Largest bilateral source of industrial technology, infrastructure, and training in Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/china) - [Germany](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/germany) [Major partner on technical and vocational education and industrial technology cooperation](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/germany) 5 ### Upgrading the Role of Research and Innovation in the Humanities Research funding and policy attention globally have skewed heavily toward STEM, leaving the humanities — history, philosophy, languages, literature, area studies, and the arts — chronically underfunded even as societies grapple with questions of identity, ethics, governance, and meaning that are fundamentally humanistic. In Africa, the humanities carry additional significance: they underpin debates on decolonisation of knowledge, restitution of cultural heritage, indigenous languages, and the contested narratives of nationhood and pan-Africanism. Initiatives such as CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa), the African Humanities Program, and UNESCO's work on intangible cultural heritage have sustained the field, but precarity persists. The rise of generative AI has paradoxically raised the stakes: humanities expertise is essential for interpreting AI's social impacts, while at the same time AI threatens traditional humanities methods and labour markets. Recent restitution debates — including the return of Benin Bronzes and other cultural artefacts — have also underscored the policy relevance of humanities research. The debate focuses on how research councils can rebalance funding portfolios, how humanities scholarship can be integrated into innovation policy (including in design, policy analysis, and creative industries), and how African languages and epistemologies can be embedded in curricula, archives, and digital platforms. Key players - [Senegal](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/senegal) [Host of CODESRIA, the continent's leading social science and humanities research council](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/senegal) - [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Major contributor to African humanities scholarship and decolonisation debates](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) - [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Active centre for African literature, history, and heritage research](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) - [Nigeria](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [Significant producer of humanities scholarship and creative industries policy](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) - [Ethiopia](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) [Custodian of major historical and linguistic heritage shaping African humanities studies](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) - [France](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/france) [Key partner and counterpart in heritage restitution and Francophone humanities cooperation](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/france) 6 ### Managing Research and Innovation Grants The management of research grants has become a defining capability for African research institutions as external funding has grown more complex. Major funders — including the EU's Horizon Europe, the Wellcome Trust, the NIH, the Gates Foundation, the IDRC, the Science for Africa Foundation, and bilateral donors — now demand sophisticated financial systems, compliance with anti-bribery and export-control regimes, conflict-of-interest disclosures, open-access mandates, and detailed monitoring frameworks. Domestic instruments such as Kenya's National Research Fund, Rwanda's NCST grants, and South Africa's NRF have similarly professionalised. Many African universities, however, still struggle with weak pre-award and post-award offices, limited indirect cost recovery, unreliable financial reporting, and difficulties retaining grants management specialists. High-profile cases of mismanagement or audit findings have damaged institutional reputations and triggered tighter donor controls. Initiatives like the Good Financial Grant Practice (GFGP) standard, championed by the African Academy of Sciences, aim to standardise institutional capacity. The emerging agenda focuses on building professionalised grants offices, harmonising financial and ethical compliance across institutions, supporting early-career researchers to access funding, ensuring fair indirect cost rates, and reducing the administrative burden that diverts researchers from science itself. Key players - [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Host of major continental funders including the Science for Africa Foundation and AAS](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) - [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Operator of Africa's most mature national research funding architecture via the NRF](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) - [Rwanda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) [Implementer of streamlined national grant administration through NCST](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/rwanda) - [Uganda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) [Active EARIMA member building research grants management capacity in regional universities](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) - [United Kingdom](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/united-kingdom) [Major bilateral funder via UKRI, Wellcome, and FCDO research partnerships](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/united-kingdom) - [United States](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/united-states) [Largest external funder of African research through NIH, NSF, and USAID instruments](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/united-states) 7 ### Amplifying Research and Innovation Ethics Research ethics in Africa has evolved significantly since the controversies of the 1990s and 2000s around clinical trials conducted on the continent, which prompted reforms in informed consent, community engagement, and ethical review. National ethics committees, institutional review boards, and bodies such as the African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) now oversee a growing volume of research. Frameworks include the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) guidelines, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the AU Model Law on Medical Research. New technologies have widened the ethical frontier. Genomic research, biobanking, and data-sharing raise questions of benefit sharing and sovereignty, addressed in part by the H3Africa initiative's policies. AI in research surfaces concerns about algorithmic bias, synthetic data, and authorship. Social science research grapples with informed consent in digital ethnography and surveillance contexts. Meanwhile, the rise of predatory journals, paper mills, and AI-generated content has put research integrity under unprecedented strain. The core debate is how to scale ethics review capacity without creating bottlenecks, harmonise standards across borders for multi-country studies, integrate emerging-technology ethics (AI, gene editing, neurotechnology) into existing frameworks, and ensure that ethics oversight is genuinely independent, well-resourced, and grounded in African values rather than imported wholesale. Key players - [South Africa](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) [Operator of one of Africa's most developed research ethics infrastructures and bioethics scholarship base](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/south-africa) - [Kenya](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) [Home to multiple accredited ethics review committees and major clinical research sites](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/kenya) - [Uganda](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) [Significant clinical research hub with active national ethics oversight via UNCST](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/uganda) - [Nigeria](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) [Large research community shaping national health research ethics policy](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/nigeria) - [Ethiopia](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) [Growing research base navigating genomic and public health ethics challenges](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/ethiopia) - [Switzerland](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/switzerland) [Host of WHO and CIOMS, central to global ethics standard-setting that shapes African practice](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/switzerland) ## Resources News, lessons, and country profiles to prep for 8th EARIMA International Conference. 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