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One hill down, a forest of hills to go
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 23/09/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 23/09/2026

One hill down, a forest of hills to go

Three years after its FT Hub pilot, Oko Forests is glad it stopped to read the map.

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What the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice taught us about testing tech for justice
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 15/09/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 15/09/2026

What the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice taught us about testing tech for justice

Reflecting on insights from our Access to Justice Learning Brief with Sara Wahedi at the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice.

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The solutions that already exist
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 11/09/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 11/09/2026

The solutions that already exist

12 September is the International Day for South-South Cooperation. This year's theme, Solidarity Rising, rests on the observation that proven solutions already exist across the Global South, but too often they stay fragmented and hard to reach.

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Making climate risk investable: our first portfolio learnings
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026

Making climate risk investable: our first portfolio learnings

A new film and report sharing what we learned from our first climate adaptation portfolio. Can frontier technologies turn climate risk into something someone is willing to pay for?

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What does international development look like in the Age of AI?
Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026 Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026

What does international development look like in the Age of AI?

As we end our AI mini-series, join us for a Field Trip to the Future.

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Are we about to waste it?
Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026 Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026

Are we about to waste it?

From Sierra Leone to Sri Lanka: the case for building AI together.

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What happens when the algorithm marks its own homework?
Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026 Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 09/09/2026

What happens when the algorithm marks its own homework?

The responsible AI decisions that matter most rarely arrive labelled as such.

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Access to Justice: a new learning brief 
Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 03/08/2026 Pilot learnings, Evidence, News, Methodology Frontier Tech Hub 03/08/2026

Access to Justice: a new learning brief 

Introducing our latest learning brief on integrating AI and other technologies to improve access to justice for survivors in low-resource and post-conflict settings

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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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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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