The global demand for humanitarian aid is surging, with 308m+ people expected to need assistance by 2024. Traditional supply chains are struggling to keep up, and the pressure mounting to deliver aid faster, smarter, and more efficiently has never been greater.

This blog post by FCDO Pioneer Robert Phillips explores some of the results of user engagement surrounding the pilot 'Using LLMs as a tool for International Development professionals'.

Read the final installation of a three-part series about the journey and learnings from our pilot AI as a tool for International Development professionals. This article discusses the UI development for the tool and directions for further improvement and scaling.

Read the second installation of a three-part series about the journey and learnings from our pilot AI as a tool for International Development professionals. This part explores the building of effective retrieval systems and prompt engineering.

After a competitive ‘dragon's den’ process, we are pleased to announce the 16 successful applications and the diverse ideas they will make a reality, alongside local implementing partners and the Frontier Tech Hub team, over the coming 12-18 months.

Read the first installation of a three-part series about the journey and learnings from our pilot AI as a tool for International Development professionals. This blog focuses on the preparation of the data and the approach taken by the team.

As the Earth’s temperature rises, desertification – the permanent degradation of once-arable land – continues to be a significant, and growing, global risk. But what if we could harness the potential of nature restoration in these drylands to sequester carbon and improve the lives of millions in the Sahel. Introducing the Drylands pilot.

Read the study findings from our pilot EmpatIA: AI to enhance healthcare in remote areas of Peru.

Read about the impact of the AI conversation agent on the Project EmpatIA pilot and the learnings from incorporating generative AI into healthcare.

In this special edition you’ll find: A look at our 2022 Future of Elections cycle, four trends we’re seeing this year, and four new ideas from FCDO to use tech to protect democracy around the world.

Are you working out what kind of business model you need to use to make sense of your work? Are you exploring different avenues to generate revenue in your work or make your pilot project sustainable? If you are looking to answer these questions, the next Launchpad session is for you.

Learn more about the idea behind our pilot ‘Using LLMs as a tool for international development professionals’ in this piece by Seb Mhatre, FCDO pioneer.

Design engineer Ruby Hill hand-made 13 hubs to be installed 3000km away in Ethiopia, to prevent stock-outs of life-saving malnutrition supplements, needed by millions of babies across the world annually.

Read about the fifth sprint of our pilot ‘Pnyx: the digital public assembly; redefining representation’

It’s nearly 8AM, and I’m at London Paddington station, walking down the long platform towards the waiting area. It’s a Friday morning, so it's quieter than usual. As I walk, my mind cuts to a different time and place: February 2022 in Samburu County, Kenya, where I remember watching a hefty, squat drone flying overhead.

Read our request for proposals for supporting the delivery of inclusive and responsible innovation as part of the FT Hub.

There’s just one week to go until the application deadline for our 9th call for ideas, and we’re already seeing signs that an incredible new cohort of FCDO Pioneers is soon to arrive.

Read final learnings from our pilot EmpatIA: Enabling Healthcare Transformation in Peru

Invitation to tender: AI/Machine Learning-based system capable of predicting forced displacement in near real time

As the Earth’s temperature rises, desertification – the permanent degradation of once-arable land – continues to be a significant, and growing, global risk. But what if we could harness the potential of nature restoration in these drylands to sequester carbon and improve the lives of millions in the Sahel. Introducing the Drylands pilot.