📚 Conference Sub-themes and the Strategic Role of Public-Private Partnerships
🌾 Sub-theme 1. Food Security and Resilient, Green Agriculture
Multipartite cooperations to transform agri-food systems sensitive to the conservation and sustainable valorization of Biodiversity and ecosystem resources
In Côte d'Ivoire, agricultural activities are responsible for nearly 62% of deforestation. Cropping systems, mainly extensive and export-oriented agriculture (cocoa, rubber, oil palm, cashew), are the major drivers of forest destruction and biodiversity erosion in the territory.
To address this, PPPs could constitute an essential lever to modernize agricultural value chains, integrate technological innovations, improve access to inputs, and stimulate the adoption of agroecological practices. It will be a matter of rethinking productive and competitive food systems that are sensitive to biodiversity preservation and favorable to the promotion of ecosystem resources (sustainable ecotourism, biotechnology, ecological restoration, and environmental monitoring systems).
This sub-theme will explore how collaboration between public institutions, agri-food companies, farmers' organizations, and research centers can strengthen resilience, reduce climate vulnerability, preserve biodiversity, promote natural resources, and ensure sustainable food security.
🏥 Sub-theme 2. Health and Well-being: Partnership Models to Consolidate the One Health Approach
In a context of increasing health risks, PPPs are essential to strengthen disease surveillance, support biomedical innovation, improve access to health services, and integrate human, animal, and environmental dimensions.
This sub-theme will focus on the potential of public-private alliances to implement One Health strategies, develop diagnostic solutions, and strengthen local capacities.
🤝 Sub-theme 3. Social and Economic Innovations at the Service of Societies
Co-construction of inclusive solutions through science and economic actors
This sub-theme will analyze how PPPs can catalyze social innovations, foster entrepreneurship, promote technologies adapted to local needs, and strengthen community participation. Cross-sector collaborations accelerate the dissemination of innovations, improve local governance, and stimulate the social and solidarity economy.
🤖 Sub-theme 4. Capacity Building and Artificial Intelligence at the Service of Research
Strategic alliances for competitive African science
Training, access to advanced technologies, and data governance require structuring partnerships. This sub-theme will highlight the role of PPPs in skills development, research digitalization, the integration of AI into scientific practices, and the provision of cutting-edge infrastructure. These partnerships are essential to sustainably position African research in the global knowledge economy.
🌍 Official Languages
The official languages of the conference are French and English. Arrangements will be made for simultaneous English-French translation of all plenary sessions and most parallel sessions.
👥 Target Audience
The persons invited to participate in the CSRS 2026 International Conference are mainly:
- Researchers, teacher-researchers, and doctoral students from national and international university institutions and research centers
- Experts and specialists in the fields of biodiversity, health, environment, food security, climate change, and emerging technologies
- Policy makers and economic actors representing the relevant sectoral ministries (health, agriculture, environment, higher education)
- Technical and financial partners, UN agencies, NGOs, and civil society organizations
- Private sector actors, particularly innovative companies and start-ups
- Media representatives and communication partners
Particular attention will be paid to the participation of the Ivorian and African scientific diaspora, whose expertise and networks constitute a major asset for strengthening cooperation and innovation dynamics for the sustainable development of Sub-Saharan Africa.
📋 Communication Themes
Communication proposals must address the Conference themes, as defined above. They must include the following elements:
- The name of the researcher/practitioner and their contact details
- The affiliation institution
- The title of the communication (maximum 100 words)
- An abstract of maximum 300 words
- The presentation modality of the communication (oral, poster)
- The conference sub-theme concerned
📝 Abstract Format
Communication abstracts must not exceed 300 words. They must be entered according to the following specifications:
- Software: Microsoft Word
- Font: Times New Roman 12
- Line spacing: single
- Page format: A4
📁 File Naming
Files must be named by specifying the event, the type of communication (oral or poster), the first author's last and first name, and the (short) title of the communication as follows:
| Type of Communication | File Name Format |
|---|---|
| Oral communication | Oral_LastName_FirstName |
| Poster | Poster_LastName_FirstName |
💻 Online Submission Form
The online call for papers submission form is available at:
🔍 Evaluation and Publication
Communication proposals will be evaluated by a scientific committee and accepted communications will be published online on the website of the Swiss Centre for Scientific Research in Côte d'Ivoire (www.csrs.ch).
Accepted oral communications will be the subject of a 15-minute presentation followed by discussions. An abstract book will be available before the conference and the conference proceedings will be published.
📅 Calendar
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Deadline for abstract submission | July 25, 2026 |
| Acknowledgment of receipt | Sent by the conference secretariat |
| Notification of selection results | No later than August 25, 2026 |
| Final and full text submission | No later than August 30, 2026 |
The Scientific Committee will inform all authors of the selection results for articles retained in the conference program, notifying them of the required modifications. Each abstract will be evaluated by two independent reviewers who are experts in the field. The final and full text of accepted communications, taking into account the reviewers' observations, must be sent to the conference secretariat, following the same procedures as for the abstract submission.