18. International Conference on "Knowledge, Economy and Management"

 

18th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
KNOWLEDGE, ECONOMY and MANAGEMENT
16-18 May, 2026 Zanzibar, Tanzania

INVITATION
The International Conference on Knowledge, Economy and Management (ICKEM), which was organized at the national level in 2002, has been continuing internationally since 2005. ICKEM has been organized in Malta, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan Morocco and Bosnia and Herzegovina in addition to Turkiye. The 18th conference will be held in Zanzibar on May 16-18, 2026 in cooperation with Istanbul S. Zaim University and Zanzibar University. The conferences are open to the participation of scientists, experts and practitioners interested in the subject, including knowledge economy, knowledge management, knowlede society, etc. in Turkiye and abroad. Details about our conference are available on our website. We look forward to your contribution and participation to our congress, and we will be happy to see you at our conference.

Conference Language:
Full text and/or presentation languages are possible in English, Turkish and Arabic, provided that the abstract is in English.

Topics:

The Knowledge Economy

• Knowledge Economics and Knowledge-Based Economies
• Human Capital & Economic Growth
• Information and Communication Technologies
• R&D and Innovation
• Economics of Technology and Innovation
• Digital Economy and Monetary-Fiscal Policies
• Global Economic Crises & the Knowledge Economy

Knowledge Management & E-Business

• Knowledge Management and Its Applications
• Information and Document Management
• Data Mining and Content Management
• E- Human Resources Management
• E-Business and Its Applications
• E-Finance and Banking

Knowledge Society

• Knowledge, Power and Government
• The Value and Sharing of Knowledge
• Knowledge Society and Public Administration
• Working in the Knowledge Society
• Energy and Security in the Knowledge Society
• Media and Communication in Knowledge Society
• Social Media and Social Impacts
• Artifical Intelligence and Beyond

E-Government / Trade

• E-Government and Applications
• E-Governance and Knowledge Cities
• E-Municipality and Information Systems
• E-Learning and Distance Education
• E-Commerce and Applications
• Electronic Crimes and Punishments

International Economics and Trade

• Economic Relations Between Turkey and Tanzania
• Economic Integration of Arab States with Turkey
• International Transport Corridors
• Trade Within the World Trade Organization
• Migration of Production Factors
• Investment Activities and Foreign Investments
• Cryptocurrencies and Trade

Other Topics

• Higher Education and Universities
• Institutionalization and History of Knowledge
• Sources of Knowledge and Philosophy of Knowledge
• E-Learning and Distance Education
• Globalization and Critical Approaches

Other Relevant Issues
If you feel your contribution does not fit into any of the above category, you are welcome to make your submission in the last listed category

Registration Fees
Each paper requires a registration. In case the same author presents more than one abstract, for each additional abstract a different co-author must be registered to the Conferences, or Second and further abstracts by the same author will be charged as fifty percent of the preferred registration fees for each additional abstract. Registration is free of charge for participants from the organizing universities and Tanzania Universities.

The registration fee for the conference is 150 USD. The rate is 125 USD for graduate students and 100 USD for virtual participants

The registration fees include;

- Participation to all scientific sessions,

- Admission to the scientific and commercial exhibition,

- Coffee breaks and lunches indicated in the program,

- Opening ceremony and conference dinner,

- All conference documents (conference bag, name badge, certificate of attendance, proceedings),

 GENERAL INFORMATION:

- Payments can be made by bank transfer. The details will be sent to applicants in a pre-confirmation letter upon receipt of registration request. Any money transfer deduction caused by your bank will be charged upon arrival

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission:	April 1, 2026
Registration:	April 15, 2026
Program announcement:	April 20, 2026
Fulltext or Ext.Abstract	Sub: May1, 2026

TYPES of SUBMISSIONS:

Applications must be made in one or more of the following categories and all applications will be subject to a blind peer review process to be concluded within ten days at the latest

Abstract Submission

Please send your abstracts via Online Abstract Submission System, until April 1, 2026.
Abstracts include the aim of the paper, methodology and finding. A begin with an abstract of 300 words or less. The abstract should be single-spaced. Type size should be 12 point. Every article should include two keywords minimum.

 Work-in-Progress Papers (Extended Abstract): Please submit an extended summary of your proposal/paper in no more than 1,000 words. These papers will be scheduled for presentation, and the abstracts will be included in the conference program. Work-in-progress (WIP) papers could be proposed conceptual framework based on extensive literature reviews, or research in progress papers with partial results.

Refereed Papers (full papers): Should be submitted as a full publishable manuscript with empirical findings, or conceptual/qualitative research articles. After acceptance, the full refereed papers should be formatted properly with no more than 4,000 words. All accepted papers will be published in the refereed conference Proceedings.

Virtual or Poster Paper: We understand that some presenters will be unable to make the trip to Tashkent to present their paper, mainly due to financial and/or other restrictions on travel. ICKEM 2025 has therefore instituted a virtual or poster papers to allow the authors of accepted proposals the same publication opportunities as regular presenters.

Panel Organizer(s): Panels should have at least five participants (including the chair). Panel organizers are responsible for the arrangement of all the presenters under their proposed topics, and should ensure that all are firmly committed. If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to free register for the conference.

PROCEEDINGS:

The Refereed Conference Proceedings reviewed in Electronic Proceedings Book with ISBN.

Special Journal Issue:

The conference has teamed up with the International Journal of Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Management (The JKEM) for publishing a Special Journal Issue on Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Management indexed by EBSCO, ASOS Academia. All submitted papers will have opportunities for consideration for this Special Journal Issue. The selection will be carried out during the review process, as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision will be made based on peer review reports by the guest editors and the Editor-in-Chief, jointly.

CONFERENCE VENUE: Zanzibar University, Tunguu, Tanzania

VISA: Turkish citizens holding diplomatic, special, and service passports are exempt from visas for travel up to 90 days. Turkish citizens holding ordinary passports are required to have a visa. Ordinary passport holders traveling to Tanzania can obtain an electronic visa or a visa at the border crossings through the website "visa.immigration.go.tz." Information for citizens of other countries is available on the following page. https://immigration.go.tz/index.php/immigration-services/visa-information

ACCOMMODATION: There are suitable hotels around the university. Information regarding partner hotels will be sent to those who submit papers

CONTACT:

Telephone : +90 212 692 8935 / 9673 / 8872

Mobile: +99 899 981 43 07/+99 897 480 5777

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18. ICKEM /Scientific Board

Prof. Dr. Ali Rıza Abay Yalova University

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevat Acar İstanbul S. Zaim University

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Ağır Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University

Prof. Dr. Ali Akdemir İstanbul Arel University

Prof. Dr. Mesut Akdere Purdue University

Prof. Dr. Barış Alpaslan Ankara Social Sciences University

Prof. Dr. Kenan Aydın İstanbul Gelişim University

Prof. Dr. Hamza Ateş İstanbul Medeniyet University

Prof. Dr. Hayriye Atik Erciyes University

Prof. Dr. Hülya Aşkın Balcı İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Balcı İstanbul Ticaret University

Prof. Dr. Yüksel Bayraktar Ankara University

Prof. Dr. Susan Bruyere Cornell University

Prof. Dr. Berch Berberoglu University of Nevada

Prof. Dr. Mahmut Bilen Sakarya University

Prof. Dr. Yüksel Birinci Turkish Higher Education Council

Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Bingöl Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Prof. Dr. Veysel Bozkurt İstanbul University

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Dinç İstanbul S. Zaim University

Prof. Dr. Muhammed A. Elhussein Zanzibar University

Prof. Dr. Cemil Erarslan Yalova University

Prof. Dr. Hüsnü Erkan Dokuz Eylül University

Prof. Dr. Ekrem Erdem Erciyes University

Prof. Dr. Seyfettin Erdoğan İstanbul Medeniyet University

Prof. Dr. Nihat Erdoğmuş İstanbu S. Zaim University

Prof. Dr. Gary S. Fields Cornell University

Prof. Dr. Ayfer Gedikli Düzce University

Prof. Dr. İsmail H. Genç American University of Sharjah

Prof. Dr. Bülent Güloğlu İstanbul Technical University

Prof. Dr. Ahmet İncekara İstanbul University

Prof. Dr. Erdal T. Karagöl Turkish Ministry of Education

Prof. Dr. Harry Katz Cornell University

Prof. Dr. Halit Keskin Yıldız Technical University

Prof. Dr. Tamer Koçel  İstanbul Kültür University

Prof. Dr. Sarosh Kuruvillla Cornell University

Prof. Dr. Vilmante Kumpikaite Kaunas Uni. of Technology

Prof. Dr. Risa L. Lieberwitz Cornell University

Prof. Dr. Sedat Murat İstanbul University

Prof. Dr. William S. Neilson University of Tennessee

Prof. Dr. Süleyman Özdemir İstanbul Esenyurt University

Prof. Dr. Hakan Sarıbaş Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University

Prof. Dr. Richard A. Swanson University of Minnesota

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kemal Şan Sakarya University

Prof. Dr. Necdet Şensoy İstanbul Ticaret University

Prof. Dr. Kaspars Klavins University of Latvia

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Talmain York University

Prof. Dr. Aysıt Tansel Orta Doğu Technical University

Prof. Dr. S. Gonca Telli Doğuş University

Prof. Dr. Murat Ustaoğlu İstanbul University

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ulusoy Turkish Higher Education Council

Prof. Dr. Turan Yay Yeditepe University

Prof. Dr. D. Çağrı Yıldırım Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University

Prof. Dr. Uğur Yozgat Nişantaşı University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yüksel Okşak Uludağ University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burhan Uluyol İstanbul S. Zaim University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Kazan İstanbul S. Zaim University

18. BEYKON/ICKEM Yürütme Kurulu/Executive Board

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Güran Yumuşak İstanbul S. Zaim University

Prof. Dr. Barış Alpaslan Ankara Social Sciences University

Prof. Dr. Özgür Kökalan İstanbul S. Zaim University

Dr. Rıfkı Buğra Bağcı İstanbul S. Zaim University

Dr. Mahmut Demirkıran İstanbul S. Zaim University

Dr. Tuğçenur Ekinci Furtana İstanbul S. Zaim University

Dr. Ömer Gizlier İstanbul S. Zaim University

Dr. Murat Işıker American International University – Kuwait

Dr. Eren Yıldırım İstanbul S. Zaim University

Dr. Ensari Yücel İstanbul S. Zaim University

Res. Assist. Zehra Killik İstanbul S. Zaim University

Res. Assist. M. Bengü Demirkıran İstanbul S. Zaim University

Res. Assist. Ahmet Fatih Taşçı İstanbul S. Zaim University

DRAFT PROGRAM

*This trip is valid only for those who purchase the sightseeing tour package. For details on the tour package, please request information from kongre@beykon.org.