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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 Ethiopia๐ฆ
Watch the trailer below ๐ฌ
@UKinEthiopia @arribada_i @UNICEF @WFP @FCDOResearch @FCDOGovUK
youtube.com/watch?v=2xdyocEJโฆ
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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/26220035โฆ
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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๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ญ NG & GH journalists concluded a week-long programme at @ImperialCollege ๐ฌ๐ง, 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 ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ณ๐ฌ
Ghanaian & Nigerian journalists explored digital diagnostics, malaria gene drive, AIโled drug discovery and storytelling with @ImperialCollege, @FrontierTechHub & the Science Media Centre โ turning complex science into stories that matter under the UKโGhana STI Strategy. ๐For more details [facebook.com/share/p/1bQnVDvโฆ]
#ScienceJournalism #UKGhanaSTI #GrowTogether
Announcing our 10th FT cohort ๐
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/insightsโฆ
๐ Can AI provide offline legal support in rural Tanzania?
๐ Can ancient tech offer climate adaptation in the Sahel?
๐ Can AI screen corrosive capital in Ukraine?
Congratulations to the FCDO Pioneers from @UKinSenegal @UKinUkraine @ukinsouthafrica @UKinTanzania @ukinthailand
Read about all seven ideas here:
frontiertechhub.org/insightsโฆ
๐ฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown December โจ
#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.
youtu.be/nPkr9HmglG0?si=RqJCโฆ
๐ฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown Decemberโจ
#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.
youtube.com/watch?v=khjY7zjJโฆ
๐ฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown December โจ
#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?
youtube.com/watch?v=UvA5MK1Cโฆ
Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia.
๐ Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th
Funded by @FCDOResearch ๐
'Biodiversity in a Backpack' shows UK tech being adapted with local partners in Kenya & Colombia.
Watch the 8 min film now ๐ฌ frontiertechhub.org/uk-tech-โฆ
@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 ๐ฌ๐ง are being adapted for use in Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช, 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 ๐ฌ
Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia.
๐ Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th
Funded by @FCDOResearch ๐
At #COP16 leaders raised the need for #techtransfer to equip & empower communities in LMICs to protect nature most at risk โ ๏ธ
We need to make #biodiversity solutions accessible, affordable and adaptable where they're needed most.
Sign up to see the film: tinyurl.com/4wm9ne82
โก๏ธ48 hours to go! FCDO staff - apply to join the Frontier Tech programme today. All you need is an idea!๐ก
๐ 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 โก๏ธ
Join us TOMORROW at 2PM๐
Itโs time to turn our attention away from the traditional hype cycleโก๏ธ
@FCDOResearch @FCDOClimate @FCDOGovUK @pluriversa @DavidLammy @JennyChapman @results4dev #TechforGood
tickettailor.com/events/fronโฆ?
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All ready for the inaugural ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐น AI forum ๐ค
Excited to have @EthiopianAII @SafaricomET @InstituteGC @Simprints @CamaraEducation @FrontierTechHub @GSMAm4d Kagool and more to talk AI opportunities and risks - and build more ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐น 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
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ ๐จ๐ ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐-๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐.
๐ Join us, @pluriversa and @FCDOResearch on April 23rd to discover them first๐
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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 us๐ง
In Bengaluru @jamesgodber @UKinIndia is exploring the missing link: TRUSTโก๏ธ
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. ๐
Learn more about this pilot here: lnkd.in/eRfQUkE4