𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. COMESA is already implementing digital solutions as the Regional Customs Transit Guarantee (RCTG), the Regional Payment and Settlement System (REPSS), the Online Non‑Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Reporting System, the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) and the Food Balance Sheet to strengthen trade facilitation and regional integration. The 13th Annual Research Forum explores how these innovations can accelerate industrialisation and deepen regional value chains. #COMESA #ARF2026 #RegionalIntegration #InnovationAfrica #FrontierTechnologies