Pilot portfolio
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AI legal assistant: accelerating access to justice
Can an AI legal tool tailored to Malawi’s local context help reduce case backlogs and improve access to justice?
Teaching the future: Personalized learning technology for teacher professional development
Can digital personalised learning technology empower teachers and improve classroom instruction?
SWaDE: Satellite-based water demand estimation
Can AI make solar mini grids a more reliable energy source for powering irrigation in Ethiopian farms?
AI-enhanced gender-based violence reporting and response
Can an AI-powered chatbot provide immediate support to victims of gender-based violence?
FOUND: Testing technologies to locate clandestine graves
Can a combination of sensors, imagery, and machine learning help locate clandestine graves in Mexico?
Evidence for accountability: remote sensing to prevent the environment from harms
Can we use technologies to detect environmentally damaging activities and help hold governments accountable?
Stop the spread: using drones and nano-biogel to prevent wildfires
Can drones deploy a special nano-biogel fire retardant in Brazil’s forests to stop the spread of wildfires?
AI vs conflict misinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Can we use AI to tackle conflict-related misinformation on social media in Arabic?
AI/Machine Learning-based system capable of predicting forced displacement in near real time
Is it possible to develop an Artificial Intelligence-based system to predict forced displacement in near real time?
Using LLMs as a tool for International Development professionals
Can AI systems that retrieve and synthesise data support international development practitioners with common evidence-based tasks?
Turning drylands into global carbon sinks
Can technology accurately measure the carbon storage impact of regeneration efforts in the Sahel and link to global carbon markets?
Smart District initiative in Tamil Nadu
Can IoT technology efficiently manage resources (water, air) and waste in real time?
Smart Mobility: Using Assistive tech and digital mapping to promote urban accessibility
Can alternative transportation solutions improve accessibility in urban Kenya?
From rice husk to silicon: exploring new supply chains for semi-conductors
Can producing high-purity silica from agricultural waste develop a new supply chain and create jobs?
Behaviour change chatbot to encourage vaccine uptake
Can a chatbot improve the effectiveness and efficiency of vaccine uptake?
