This post is the second of two blogs which capture learnings from our pilot — ‘IoT-enabled household battery distribution via micro-retailer networks’

This post is the first of two blogs which capture learnings from our pilot — ‘IoT-enabled household battery distribution via micro-retailer networks’.

Fresh from the Geoseal pilot’s scoping trip to Ethiopia; we now have a clear understanding of what GeoSeals needs to achieve in our upcoming field trial.

Invitation to tender: Help us test whether an AI enabled chatbot can reduce barriers to vaccine uptake

What makes tech truly ‘frontier’?

What has the cohort learned from our experiments so far?

Defining your audience and refining the narratives they hear

How and why to capture good evidence

This post captures learning from the second Sprint of our pilot — ‘Harnessing sensor technologies to improve beekeeping productivity in South Africa’.

Explore learnings from our pilot — eTriage for social inclusion: navigating out of vulnerability situations.

We’re preparing to trial GeoSeals, our solution to real-time reporting of humanitarian aid stock levels for aid agencies, helping them to manage supply chains cost-effectively.

This post outlines learnings from the second sprint of our pilot, Pynx.

This post introduces the pilot’s solution prototype, FOLIA, and an update from the third sprint

We’re happy to introduce an exciting addition to the Discovery Fund: the Frontier Tech Helpdesk. The Helpdesk is now accessible to all FCDO staff, and offers expert guidance and assistance in exploring questions and ideas related to the innovative realm of frontier technologies and their potential for positive impact.

This short film tells the story of the humans in Rajapur and Katmandu working to engage local communities to prepare against the impacts of climate shocks.

We are seeking an independent technical expert to support the FCDO as they lead cross-government research.

Welcome to the twelfth issue of the Frontier Tech Hub’s regular newsletter, with a wide range of updates from across the Hub.

Eight promising ideas for how frontier technology can help meet global challenges have recently been explored as part of the first cohort of a new support mechanism with the Frontier Technologies Hub, called the Discovery Fund.

From gene-editing to chatbots, discover the pioneering ideas from FCDO staff which will apply frontier technologies to global critical challenges.

Explore learnings from our pilot, ‘EmpatIA — AI to enhance healthcare in remote areas of Peru'.