About Us

Vision of CabRIMA

As part of the Global Research Management Network, CabRIMA will be the premier organization in the Caribbean for promoting best practices in the management, administration, and support of research and innovation, to stimulate the translation of research results into policies, practices, and products that will facilitate sustainable soci-economic development.

Mission of CabRIMA

To support systematic improvement in the effectiveness of research and innovation management systems, structures, and processes in regional research & innovation institutions through effective networking.

Objectives of CabRIMA

To professionalize the research and innovation management profession in the region, raise the profile of regional Research & Innovation Managers, and identify training needs and provide opportunities for their continuous professional development. To provide a forum for networking, collaborative actions, and the transfer of know-how among Research & Innovation Managers of the region. To develop mechanisms for Research & Innovation Managers of the region to benchmark their activities against best practices in the profession. To stimulate research and innovation, and support the translation of research results into policies, practices and products beneficial to end-users. To influence national and regional policies that will foster the regional sustainable development agendas of CARICOM member states. To link regional Research & Innovation Managers with the Global Research Management Network.

Secretariat

As Caribbean partner on the RIMI4AC project, the University of Technology, Jamaica, through its School of Graduate Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship (SGSRE), which functions as the locus for research and innovation management at the university, is the Secretariat for CabRIMA. UTech is pursuing a “build out” model for the Association starting in Jamaica, and then involving R&I institutions in the wider Caribbean.