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The age of AI: Ten years in, looking ten years on
Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 30/07/2026 Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 30/07/2026

The age of AI: Ten years in, looking ten years on

Ten years ago, tech was stuff you could pick up and drop on your toes. Now it’s often AI + X. What might AI make newly possible for people doing development in the future?

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The age of AI: what's worth testing in the future that’s emerging?
Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 30/07/2026 Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 30/07/2026

The age of AI: what's worth testing in the future that’s emerging?

Fitting AI to real systems, building institutions that can work with it, and testing new arrangements that shift power over how it is developed and used.

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Apply now: Calling for climate resilience ventures in Southeast Asia
Tender Frontier Tech Hub 27/07/2026 Tender Frontier Tech Hub 27/07/2026

Apply now: Calling for climate resilience ventures in Southeast Asia

We're offering catalytic grants of £15,000 – £20,000 to help ventures and organisations with solutions to address financial resilience of farmers, fishers and food businesses across Southeast Asia.

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If you're not online, are you in the future?
Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 24/07/2026 Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 24/07/2026

If you're not online, are you in the future?

AI is a snapshot of the past. Ten years of AI pilots taught us that the constraint is rarely the algorithm.

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The road to OASIS (and an invitation to use it yourself)
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 16/07/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 16/07/2026

The road to OASIS (and an invitation to use it yourself)

OASIS is a shared, open home for AI in development, where practitioners can find, discuss and build on each other's work rather than starting from scratch. Come and join us.

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Systemic investing and the path to stabilise our food systems from climate risks
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 16/07/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 16/07/2026

Systemic investing and the path to stabilise our food systems from climate risks

We explore what the next phase of adaptation finance could look like for food supply chains exposed to climate shocks.

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An ethics for the disappeared in a technological age
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 15/07/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 15/07/2026

An ethics for the disappeared in a technological age

What does ethical action look like when humanitarian crises intersect with rapidly advancing technologies? Eight ethical lessons from the frontier of forensic technologies.

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Responsible AI on the Frontier
Pilot learnings, Evidence, Report Frontier Tech Hub 02/07/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, Report Frontier Tech Hub 02/07/2026

Responsible AI on the Frontier

The value of testing something imperfect often outweighs the cost of not testing it at all.

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The pilot ended, but the flying didn’t
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 25/06/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 25/06/2026

The pilot ended, but the flying didn’t

Could drones help control desert locusts? A simple question, with a five year answer.

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Piloting AI before it became mainstream
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 17/06/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 17/06/2026

Piloting AI before it became mainstream

How can you cut through the noise of superabundant AI content? By telling stories of impactful AI that no one has ever heard before.

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In the battle for trust, AI is a problem and can be a solution
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 18/05/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 18/05/2026

In the battle for trust, AI is a problem and can be a solution

Can AI enable civil society organisations, culturally and contextually embedded but often under-resourced, to act faster and at a more ambitious scale to create more resilient societies, and to detect mis- and disinformation initiatives more effectively?

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What investors really want to see in climate adaptation startups
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 01/05/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 01/05/2026

What investors really want to see in climate adaptation startups

Over the past year, the Frontier Tech Hub has been exploring how to diversify and scale capital into the critical area of climate adaptation and resilience. Here’s what we learned from our first three pilots.

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Five barriers preventing climate finance from working for those who need it most 
Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 10/04/2026 Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 10/04/2026

Five barriers preventing climate finance from working for those who need it most 

The World Bank calls carbon markets "essential for accelerating climate action in developing countries," but can ambitious frameworks deliver for the communities they're meant to serve?

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Vai’s story: the first frame, groove and complex cut
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 10/04/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 10/04/2026

Vai’s story: the first frame, groove and complex cut

When the Solomon Islands’ first CNC milling machine arrived, the operator role needed to be familiar with the AutoCAD design software. In a company of nearly 100 people, six were women, and two of them knew AutoCAD: Vai, and her sister. The opportunity went to Vai.

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Violet’s story: navigating without a map
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 18/03/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 18/03/2026

Violet’s story: navigating without a map

Today, Violet Ochieng is Kenya’s country representative for precision agriculture, in a field where around 90% of licensed pilots are men. She has built her expertise largely by finding her own way, and she is determined that the next generation will not have to do the same.

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Where is the frontier today?
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 11/03/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 11/03/2026

Where is the frontier today?

Here are ten things we learned from our 10th call for applications.

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Pradita’s story: opening access to learning beyond Kathmandu
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 10/03/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 10/03/2026

Pradita’s story: opening access to learning beyond Kathmandu

Pradita was an intern at Field Ready Nepal in 2017 when she saw the 3D printer on the table. Eight years after the pilot project, she is the Founder and Executive Director of Fab Foundation Nepal, continuing to explore the same question.

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The little maker taking on global supply chains
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 02/02/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 02/02/2026

The little maker taking on global supply chains

The Hub's funding and proof of concept now allows us to unlock reshoring and localised manufacturing for organisations and companies of unlimited size.

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NoFire: proving fire prevention in the real world
Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 01/02/2026 Evidence, News Frontier Tech Hub 01/02/2026

NoFire: proving fire prevention in the real world

How a de-risked, commercial, ready-to-use flame retardant came to be, and what it can achieve for the rest of the world.

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Seven new ideas using frontier tech to solve global challenges
News Frontier Tech Hub 21/01/2026 News Frontier Tech Hub 21/01/2026

Seven new ideas using frontier tech to solve global challenges

From Tanzania and the Sahel to Ukraine, Mexico, and Southeast Asia, this new cohort reflects a drive to design and harness tools for the fragile systems, low-connectivity environments, and real institutional constraints that need innovative solutions more than ever.

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