We support the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to harness the potential of frontier technologies to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges
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To honour #WorldHumanitarianDay we're introducing you to GeoSeals: a solution to eliminate stockouts of life-saving aid in at rural health points in Ethiopia📦
Watch the trailer below 🎬
@UKinEthiopia @arribada_i @UNICEF @WFP @FCDOResearch @FCDOGovUK
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OASIS is led by @FrontierTechHub under the GRTD portfolio. They have also built a community where dev professionals can share, discuss & learn about AI.
Join the community: linkedin.com/groups/26220035…
Read our news article: bit.ly/4vzhzZs
#AIforDevelopment #OpenSourceAI
ALT Image credit: Frontier Tech Hub. Describes three OASIS tools: EvalExplorer, DevExplorer and the upcoming Transport Global Intelligence System.
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🇳🇬🇬🇭 NG & GH journalists concluded a week-long programme at @ImperialCollege 🇬🇧, exploring labs in digital diagnostics, malaria research, sustainable energy & AI.
They also built skills at the Frontier Tech Hub & the Science Media Centre, to better tell Africa's science stories.
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From Accra to London 🇬🇭🇳🇬
Ghanaian & Nigerian journalists explored digital diagnostics, malaria gene drive, AI‑led drug discovery and storytelling with @ImperialCollege, @FrontierTechHub & the Science Media Centre – turning complex science into stories that matter under the UK‑Ghana STI Strategy. 👇For more details [facebook.com/share/p/1bQnVDv…]
#ScienceJournalism #UKGhanaSTI #GrowTogether
Announcing our 10th FT cohort 🚀
Meet 7 new pilots funded by @FCDOResearch to test new solutions, led by @FCDOGovUK Pioneers.
They join 108 pilots testing tech under real constraints: fragile systems, low connectivity, sensitive contexts.
Explore here: frontiertechhub.org/insights…
🔘 Can AI provide offline legal support in rural Tanzania?
🔘 Can ancient tech offer climate adaptation in the Sahel?
🔘 Can AI screen corrosive capital in Ukraine?
Congratulations to the FCDO Pioneers from @UKinSenegal @UKinUkraine @ukinsouthafrica @UKinTanzania @ukinthailand
Read about all seven ideas here:
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🎬 24 Frontier Films to countdown December ✨
#1: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
In 2001 teenager William built a wind turbine to save his village from Malawi's devastating famine. He did it with determination, scrap materials and a single library book.
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🎬 24 Frontier Films to countdown December✨
#2: Welcome to Sodom
Where does your old phone go? For many, Agbogbloshie in Ghana - one of the world's largest e-waste dumps. This is why we need to build a fair and just circular economy for all.
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🎬 24 Frontier Films to countdown December ✨
#3: Imagining Technologies for Disability Futures
This film asks: What ideas of body and personhood are at stake as technology advances? How do imagined futures connect to disabled people's lives today?
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Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia.
👀 Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th
Funded by @FCDOResearch 🚀
'Biodiversity in a Backpack' shows UK tech being adapted with local partners in Kenya & Colombia.
Watch the 8 min film now 🎬 frontiertechhub.org/uk-tech-…
@Cop30noBrasil kicks off, 1 year after
@COP16Oficial called for support for LMICs. This is what it can look like in practice.
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Two technologies from the UK 🇬🇧 are being adapted for use in Kenya 🇰🇪, making it faster, cheaper and more accessible to monitor biodiversity in the places that need it most.
Science & Technology are at the heart of the UK-Kenya relationship. #GoFarGoTogether 🔬
Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia.
👀 Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th
Funded by @FCDOResearch 🚀
At #COP16 leaders raised the need for #techtransfer to equip & empower communities in LMICs to protect nature most at risk ⚠️
We need to make #biodiversity solutions accessible, affordable and adaptable where they're needed most.
Sign up to see the film: tinyurl.com/4wm9ne82
⚡️48 hours to go! FCDO staff - apply to join the Frontier Tech programme today. All you need is an idea!💡
🔗 frontiertechhub.org/apply
@FCDOGovUK @FCDOResearch @FCDOHumanRights @FCDOClimate @FCDOStats @FCDONutrition @FCDOInclusive @FCDODigital @FCDOGrowth @InnovateFCDO @FCDOGH
Applications close in 48 hours! Calling FCDO staff in @UKinNigeria @UKinIndia @ukinpakistan @UKinSomalia @UKinGhana @UKinLibya @UKinKenya @UKinColombia @UKinCameroon @UKinVietnam @ukinphilippines @UKinMexico @UKinUkraine @UKinUzbekistan @UKinSierraLeone @UKinSudan @UKinGeorgia ⚡️
Join us TOMORROW at 2PM📆
It’s time to turn our attention away from the traditional hype cycle⚡️
@FCDOResearch @FCDOClimate @FCDOGovUK @pluriversa @DavidLammy @JennyChapman @results4dev #TechforGood
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All ready for the inaugural 🇬🇧 🇪🇹 AI forum 🤖
Excited to have @EthiopianAII @SafaricomET @InstituteGC @Simprints @CamaraEducation @FrontierTechHub @GSMAm4d Kagool and more to talk AI opportunities and risks - and build more 🇬🇧 🇪🇹 partnerships in this fast growing space
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Thanks again to @iCog__ @GSMAm4d @EthiopianAII @UKinEthiopia @CamaraEducation @SafaricomET Kagool @GlobalMapAid @fitsumaregaa @FrontierTechHub and all our guests and partners for a brilliant evening
𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝.
📆 Join us, @pluriversa and @FCDOResearch on April 23rd to discover them first👇
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Today is #WorldWaterDay. We're thinking about how we can reduce plastic bottle use and bring to the surface the safe water which may already exist in the pipes around us💧
In Bengaluru @jamesgodber @UKinIndia is exploring the missing link: TRUST⚡️
The hope for this idea is to reduce plastic waste, save costs and nurture a more efficient water supply for the city. It could have huge benefits for the city, its residents and the world. 🌍
Learn more about this pilot here: lnkd.in/eRfQUkE4