Frontier Tech Hub Newsletter #1
Welcome to the first issue of the Frontier Tech Hub’s regular newsletter, with a wide range of updates from across the Hub.
This time, we have three things to share with you: a story, a report and a meet-up invitation. Let's get started.
Drones vs Locusts
This is a powerful, multimedia story about drones tackling desert locusts in Kenya, pioneered by FCDO-funded Violet Ochieng, a young MSc student at the University of Nairobi.
Using distributed manufacturing to address demand for PPE
An insight into the routes to building resilient, local production systems. Six routes, to be exact, surfaced from our team supporting innovators to use distributed manufacturing and circular economy approaches to address demand for PPE and medical supplies during COVID-19.
Frontier Tech Hub Ideas Showcase
Come along to the first Frontier Tech Hub Ideas Showcase, where you can hear about the 86 innovative ideas submitted by your colleagues at the FCDO and discuss their potential with others in the Network.
If you’re looking for more, here’s a quick roundup of the top stories shared by FCDO pilot teams during May:
Can we reveal the final destination of humanitarian aid? (4 minute read)
Piloting e-mobility in Casamance’s waterways (8 minute read)
To Sprint or not to Sprint? The first leg of our Forest Fire project (9 minute read)
Can we reduce the financing gap faced by local NGOs with humanitarian projects supported by migrants? (8 minute read)
Using Supply Chains to Create Social Impact in Humanitarian Settings (8 minute read)
That’s all for this edition…
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