Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: How Malawians Are Championing AI to Revolutionize the Legal Sector
Our AI Legal Assistant pilot aims to incorporate AI as a tool to enhance the Malawian judicial process, reducing case backlog. Read on for the pilot team’s findings from the discovery phase.
The Final Sprint: Overcoming Barriers and Paving the Way for MyDemokrasi’s Future
Read the findings from the final sprint of the MyDemokrasi pilot, and how the team plans to take the platform forward to advance digital political engagement in Malaysia.
Launchpad - Adaptive learning: How the FT hub Approaches evidence
In this edition of our Launchpad series, Grace outlines our adaptive learning approach to evidence generation, and why it is a core part of the FT Hub’s learning methodology.
Bridging the Climate Data Divide: Turning Adaptation into an Investment
The climate data divide is a major barrier to adaptation in the Global South. We're exploring how climate intelligence could turn adaptation from a cost into an investment opportunity.
Launchpad - Narratives
In session five of our Launchpad series: Ready to Launch, Frontier Tech Stories Lead Lil digs into the relationship between stories and narratives, and how to understand their connection with each pilot project.
On the Frontier of Robotics
Each month we take one global critical challenge and explore what’s happening on the frontier of innovation. This month we're On the Frontier of Robotics.
Patrick’s story: the future of robotics is the Millenium Falcon
Robots are often imagined as sleek, futuristic machines—polished humanoid figures, precise robotic arms, or autonomous delivery bots. But what if the real future of robotics looks more like the Millennium Falcon—messy, modular, and built to withstand real-world conditions?
LLMs in International Development - A Recipe for Success?
Have you ever tried a recipe box for cooking? We’ve developed a similar, recipe-based approach for using our LLM tool, to help users understand what’s possible when creating a knowledge product.
Can AI Transform Education in LMICs?
As part of the FT Hub’s Helpdesk offer, we conducted a rapid desk review to explore how AI could support education outcomes in Tanzania and Sierra Leone, as well as in other LMICs. Read on to find out more or read the full report.
Creating an investment worthy story for your innovation
Raising funds to get your early-stage innovation off the ground can be challenging. Our blog contains practical guidance for giving investors confidence to buy into your vision.
Revolutionising voter engagement: Insights from Sprint 8 of MyDemokrasi
Read on to find out how we’re exploring user needs through real-world testing of the digital MyDemokrasi platform - which gives Malaysian voters data and information on politics in real time.
How can peer learning help Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa get the most out of drones?
Discover how the FT Hub, in collaboration with Drones Doing Good Alliance, has been bringing together Peer Action Groups for African Civil Aviation Authorities to promote the safe and sustainable use of drones.
On the Frontier of Localised Manufacturing
Each month we take one global critical challenge and explore what’s happening on the frontier of innovation. This month we're On the Frontier of Local Manufacturing.
Launchpad - Lean Impact: Why the FT Hub uses this methodology
In our first Launchpad series, Ready to launch we explored the innovation methodology we use to test a pilot project idea.
On the Frontier of Carbon Markets
Each month we take one global critical challenge and explore what’s happening on the frontier of innovation. This month we're On the Frontier of Carbon Markets.
Bridging the Climate Finance Gap
The Global South faces urgent climate challenges, and it also offers significant potential for climate mitigation and adaptation through its ecosystems. But this potential is untapped. Today, Africa receives just 3% of global climate finance.
On the Frontier of Generative AI
Each month we take one global critical challenge and explore what’s happening on the frontier of innovation. This month we're on the Frontier of Generative AI.
Pilot summary: Using AI to scale access to forest carbon markets
Read the final report for our pilot ‘Using AI to scale access to forest carbon markets’
The future of AI x international diplomacy: AI information retrieval
One of 5 key trends related to the likely growing influence of AI over the next 10 years, on our lives and on the work of diplomats around the world as it grows in sophistication and maturity.
A community of practice to explore using LLMs in knowledge management
A blog piece by FCDO Pioneer Seb Mhatre outlining the future of LLMs in knowledge management for international development, arguing that the creation of a community of practice is needed.