Ethiopia, China Express Desire to Deepen Collaboration on Science and Technology

Addis Ababa, September 27, 2025 (ENA) – Ethiopia’s Innovation and Technology Minister Belete Mola and his Chinese counterpart Yin Hejum, along with their respective delegations, discussed ways of enhancing collaboration in the areas of Innovation and Technology.

The discussion focused on the areas of science and technology, people-to-people exchange, joint lab technology transfer, and Science Park, among others.

During the occasion, Innovation and Technology Minister Belete Mola said a lot has been done together, stressing the need for harnessing the joint effort to work more in the sector.

 

Ethiopia and China have immense potential that can be further cultivated for mutual benefit, he underlined. Belete also noted that Ethiopia aspires to be a frontier in the digital economy.

The implementation of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) would have a significant contribution to achieving our goal, he indicated.

 

Ethiopia has registered several achievements in the digital economy, he noted, emphasizing the need to foster collaboration in the area.

Science and technology, peace, education, health, climate change mitigation, infrastructure development, agriculture, and research are among the focus areas of cooperation that need to be strengthened, the minister added.

Chinese Science Technology Minister Yin  Hejum, on his part, expressed a desire to deepen mutually beneficial and practical cooperation by focusing on areas of common interest.

 

He added that both sides need to explore shared interests to implement joint research programs, encouraging institutions, universities, and companies from the two countries to conduct joint research across disciplines and cross-field cooperation.

To enhance Science Technology and Innovation cooperation under the Belt and Road framework, he encouraged Ethiopia to participate under the Belt and Road framework in Science and Technology Innovation action plan.

He also mentioned the priority areas in science and technology, people-to-people exchange programs, joint lab technology transfer, and the Science Park.

Special cooperation programs in special information technology, science and technology support for poverty alleviation, sustainable development, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and traditional Chinese medicine are also among the collaboration areas, he elaborated.