Pilot portfolio
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Monitoring biodiversity with frontier sensing technologies
Can we gather better data on insect biodiversity with the help of sensing technologies and AI?
Data for matchmaking
Can an AI-powered platform connect Kenyan start-ups with the right funders to help them secure early-stage investment?
Bamboo and straw
Can bamboo and straw offer a sustainable, affordable solution for housing in regions most affected by rising temperatures?
AI legal assistant
Can an AI legal tool tailored to Malawi’s local context help reduce case backlogs and improve access to justice?
Personalised learning tech 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 GBV reporting
Can an AI-powered chatbot provide immediate support to victims of gender-based violence?
Evidence for accountability: remote sensing to prevent the environment from harms
Can we use technologies to detect environmentally damaging activities and hold governments accountable?
NoFire: Stop the spread
Can drones deploy a special nano-biogel fire retardant in Brazil’s forests to stop the spread of wildfires?
AI predictions of forced displacement
Is it possible to develop an Artificial Intelligence-based system to predict forced displacement in near real time?
DevExplorer: 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 Districts in Tamil Nadu
Can IoT technology efficiently manage resources (water, air) and waste in real time?
Smart Mobility
Can alternative transportation solutions improve accessibility in urban Kenya?
Rice husks to silica
Can producing high-purity silica from agricultural waste develop a new supply chain for semiconductors and create jobs?
Behaviour change chatbot
Can a chatbot improve the effectiveness and efficiency of vaccine uptake?
Bioplastic future: Transforming domestic plastic production
Can plastic production facilities be retrofitted to produce bioplastics?
Optimising vaccines through gene editing in Vero cells
How can the manufacturing of viral vector-based vaccines be optimised for production in Africa?
FOLIA: Data to improve cocoa production
Can satellite and ground data provide insights for due diligence requirements in a sustainable cocoa production market?
