This volume contains the full papers presented at BIUST Research and Innovation Symposium 2017 (RDAIS 2017) held on June 12-14, 2017 at Botswana International University of Science and Technology in Palapye, Botswana. There were six countries that participated outside of Botswana, with 46 authors outside of BIUST. Of these submissions, there were three international collaborations and ten local collaborations. Participation within BIUST had 48 academics and 100 undergraduate and postgraduate students.