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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: How Malawians Are Championing AI to Revolutionize the Legal Sector
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 04/04/2025 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 04/04/2025

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: How Malawians Are Championing AI to Revolutionize the Legal Sector

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.

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The Final Sprint: Overcoming Barriers and Paving the Way for MyDemokrasi’s Future
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 04/04/2025 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 04/04/2025

The Final Sprint: Overcoming Barriers and Paving the Way for MyDemokrasi’s Future

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.

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Bridging the Climate Data Divide: Turning Adaptation into an Investment
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 25/03/2025 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 25/03/2025

Bridging the Climate Data Divide: Turning Adaptation into an Investment

The climate data divide is a major barrier to adaptation in the Global South. We're exploring how climate intelligence could turn adaptation from a cost into an investment opportunity.

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Patrick’s story: the future of robotics is the Millenium Falcon
Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 26/02/2025 Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 26/02/2025

Patrick’s story: the future of robotics is the Millenium Falcon

Robots are often imagined as sleek, futuristic machines—polished humanoid figures, precise robotic arms, or autonomous delivery bots. But what if the real future of robotics looks more like the Millennium Falcon—messy, modular, and built to withstand real-world conditions?

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LLMs in International Development - A Recipe for Success?
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 21/02/2025 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 21/02/2025

LLMs in International Development - A Recipe for Success?

Have you ever tried a recipe box for cooking? We’ve developed a similar, recipe-based approach for using our LLM tool, to help users understand what’s possible when creating a knowledge product.

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Revolutionising voter engagement: Insights from Sprint 8 of MyDemokrasi
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 23/01/2025 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 23/01/2025

Revolutionising voter engagement: Insights from Sprint 8 of MyDemokrasi

Read on to find out how we’re exploring user needs through real-world testing of the digital MyDemokrasi platform - which gives Malaysian voters data and information on politics in real time.

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How can peer learning help Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa get the most out of drones?
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 23/01/2025 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 23/01/2025

How can peer learning help Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa get the most out of drones?

Discover how the FT Hub, in collaboration with Drones Doing Good Alliance, has been bringing together Peer Action Groups for African Civil Aviation Authorities to promote the safe and sustainable use of drones.

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On the Frontier of Generative AI
Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 28/11/2024 Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 28/11/2024

On the Frontier of Generative AI

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 Generative AI.

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Pilot summary: Using AI to scale access to forest carbon markets
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 22/11/2024 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 22/11/2024

Pilot summary: Using AI to scale access to forest carbon markets

Read the final report for our pilot ‘Using AI to scale access to forest carbon markets’

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A community of practice to explore using LLMs in knowledge management
Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 13/11/2024 Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 13/11/2024

A community of practice to explore using LLMs in knowledge management

A blog piece by FCDO Pioneer Seb Mhatre outlining the future of LLMs in knowledge management for international development, arguing that the creation of a community of practice is needed.

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On the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture
Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 01/11/2024 Pilot learnings, News Frontier Tech Hub 01/11/2024

On the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture

Each month we take one global critical challenge and explore what’s happening on the frontier of innovation, where FCDO colleagues are working with partners to test solutions in the real world. This month? We're on the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture.

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Bioplastics in Nepal - Pioneering a plastics-free future
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 25/10/2024 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 25/10/2024

Bioplastics in Nepal - Pioneering a plastics-free future

Learn more about Zero Circular’s overarching goal: to introduce biodegradable plastics into the plastic ecosystem in Nepal

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Nepal Bioplastics - Transition to bioplastics through retrofitting
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 25/10/2024 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 25/10/2024

Nepal Bioplastics - Transition to bioplastics through retrofitting

Read about Zero Circular’s retrofitting of existing plastics machines to manufacture bioplastics in Nepal

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Smart GeoSeals pilot report - using technology to improve humanitarian supply chains
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 25/10/2024 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 25/10/2024

Smart GeoSeals pilot report - using technology to improve humanitarian supply chains

Read the report for our pilot 'Smart GeoSeals to track delivery of humanitarian aid' here

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EmpatIA pilot report - our findings in enhancing healthcare for remote areas in Peru
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 14/10/2024 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 14/10/2024

EmpatIA pilot report - our findings in enhancing healthcare for remote areas in Peru

Read the report for our pilot 'EmpatIA - enhancing healthcare access to remote areas in Peru' here

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Navigating Carbon Credit Hurdles to Mobilise Climate Finance in the Sahel
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 11/10/2024 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 11/10/2024

Navigating Carbon Credit Hurdles to Mobilise Climate Finance in the Sahel

Read on to find out how the team on one of our current pilots, ‘Turning Drylands into Global Carbon Sinks’ are trying to mobilise carbon finance through the Voluntary Carbon Market, and the challenges that lay ahead.

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The ‘third wheel’: bringing sustainable e-mobility to wheelchair users in Nairobi
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 27/09/2024 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 27/09/2024

The ‘third wheel’: bringing sustainable e-mobility to wheelchair users in Nairobi

Read more about our progress to date on providing assistive tech and digital mapping to help wheelchair users in Kenya.

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Introducing a new podcast: Stories from the Frontier
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 19/09/2024 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 19/09/2024

Introducing a new podcast: Stories from the Frontier

We want to bring you the best stories from the frontlines of innovation around the world, so we’re excited to introduce Stories from the Frontier. Listen to the first 20 minute episode here.

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How three frontier technologies are transforming humanitarian aid supply chains
Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 16/09/2024 Pilot learnings, Evidence Frontier Tech Hub 16/09/2024

How three frontier technologies are transforming humanitarian aid supply chains

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.

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LLMs to improve decision making in development - what do future users want?
Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 23/08/2024 Pilot learnings Frontier Tech Hub 23/08/2024

LLMs to improve decision making in development - what do future users want?

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'.

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