Invitation to tender: Help us test whether an AI enabled chatbot can reduce barriers to vaccine uptake

We are happy to announce that the tender for a partner to help us test whether an AI enabled chatbot can reduce barriers to vaccine uptake is now live.

The Invitation to Tender document can be found by clicking this LINK*

*This document was updated on 22 November to include responses to submitted questions.

This pilot will work with a country health team and a partner(s) with deep knowledge of behavioural science and application programming interfaces (APIs) to design and test a chatbot to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of a vaccine uptake or other essential health/SARH behaviour change intervention in one country in East or West Africa where this has not yet been tried and where the need is greatest, for example areas with high levels of zero dose children - children who don’t receive a single dose of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis- containing vaccine.

We anticipate piloting a AI enabled chatbot but we are interested to hear from applications which type of chatbot they recommend and why, including consideration of access, language, conversational style and feasibility of scaling.

More information on this pilot can be found on its pilot profile page.

For those interested in applying, please note the deadline to submit proposals is Sunday 26th November 2023 at 23:59 UK time.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Please contact FTLenquiries@DT-Global.com with any enquiries regarding this invitation to tender or for further information on the Frontier Technologies Hub. Title your enquiry ‘Enquiry — FT BC Chatbot’.