This is post one of three that captures learning from the second sprint of our pilot, “De-duplicating aid to enhance the impact of humanitarian assistance”.

Coca, the leaf needed to make the illegal drug cocaine, can be grown easily in most regions of Colombia. Crops like corn, soybeans and most kinds of coffee need regular sunlight, but coca is capable of thriving in the shade - but so is cocoa.

By his own admission, Matthew MacDevette began his career in the investment space thinking that finance was “a little bit evil”. Then he began working on how to get private investors into risky and impactful sectors in Africa. He began to warm to the topic.

The 2007 Dreamworks film, Bee Movie was generally regarded as a bit of a letdown, but 15 years later, it can confidently claim to have inspired one of the latest projects taken forward as part of Frontier Technology Livestreaming.

Welcome to the fourth issue of the Frontier Tech Hub’s regular newsletter, with a wide range of updates from across the Hub.

Welcome to the third issue of the Frontier Tech Hub’s regular newsletter, with a wide range of updates from across the Hub.

Welcome to the second issue of the Frontier Tech Hub’s regular newsletter, with a wide range of updates from across the Hub.

Colleagues come together to discuss where the opportunities are to harness technologies to solve challenges across the FCDO. Explore the infographic 📈

The seventh call of Frontier Technology Livestreaming has come to a close and the latest cohort of 21 innovative proposals and FCDO Pioneers has been chosen 🚀

Welcome to the first issue of the Frontier Tech Hub’s regular newsletter, with a wide range of updates from across the Hub.

This post captures learning from the first sprint of our pilot — ELEK TEY, Electrifying Water Transport for Better Livelihoods.

During the Frontier Technologies Hub sixth call for applications, almost two-thirds of the blockchain applications we received wanted to pilot the technology in East Africa.

During our sixth call for Frontier Technologies pilots we received 23 applications for innovations which contained an AI component. Of these applications, 13 sought to test machine learning innovations in South Asia.

This post captures learning from the first sprint of our pilot, “De-duplicating aid to enhance the impact of humanitarian assistance”.

This post captures learning from the first sprint of our pilot — ‘Smart geo-seals to track delivery of humanitarian aid’

The Frontier Technologies Hub is a programme designed to help FCDO advisors apply frontier technologies like 3D printing and the Internet of Things to the biggest challenges in development.

Data-driven technologies have enormous potential to support the work of UK Aid. The FT Hub commissioned a then-DFID wide survey that highlighted big data analysis and applications as holding the greatest potential of any frontier technology to impact its work.