Emerging due diligence and traceability requirements across forest commodity supply chains risk excluding smallholder farmers and producers. This report looks at the potential for open data tools to demonstrate compliance.

We’re looking for expert support to assess the market for Silica and Silicon, providing key intelligence, analysis and recommendations for commercialisation pathways.

One tech stack and decades of lived experience to locate clandestine graves.

Insights from a panel at Pembroke College, Oxford: a Pioneer, a technologist, two forensic archaeologists, an artist and a searching sister.

AI is poised to transform international development. This is true not just in partner countries and local contexts, but also in how development itself is delivered. This blog introduces our AI-powered tool called DevExplorer, which makes it faster and easier to extract insights from global development data.

Budgetary constraints and high case backlog pose significant challenges for Malawi’s legal system. Our discovery report contains research findings on how AI can improve efficiency and enhance access to justice within Malawi.

Amid growing voter disillusionment, this pilot explored whether an AI- powered platform could increase political transparency and trust by analyzing media sentiment toward Malaysian politicians. Read on to find out how LLMs could reshape how we engage with democracy.

Climate adaptation is a critical necessity for the Global South. Yet, private investment in adaptation solutions has been slow. To change this, we’re introducing our Climate Adaptation Tech & Innovation Lab.

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 Underhyped Tech.

We’ve launched our deep dive report on how to scale circular economy solutions in LMICs. Read this accompanying blog post for a summary of the four critical factors determining whether solutions gain traction.

Five recommendations for harnessing and supporting the growth of Underhyped Frontier Tech for International Development.

Restoring land and water health with nature-based techniques. One of our nine Underhyped Frontier Technologies for Development.

Storing renewable energy for longer, without mined metals. One of our nine Underhyped Frontier Technologies for Development.

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.

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.

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.

The methodology behind our Underhyped Frontier Tech for Development exploration.

Detecting risks using durable, reusable sensors where traditional biosensors fail. One of our nine Underhyped Frontier Technologies for Development.

Powering off-grid communities with sustainable biogas and electricity. One of our nine Underhyped Frontier Technologies for Development.

Capturing and reusing heat for cleaner energy and resilient power. One of our nine Underhyped Frontier Technologies for Development.