It’s nearly 8AM, and I’m at London Paddington station, walking down the long platform towards the waiting area. It’s a Friday morning, so it's quieter than usual. As I walk, my mind cuts to a different time and place: February 2022 in Samburu County, Kenya, where I remember watching a hefty, squat drone flying overhead.

Read our request for proposals for supporting the delivery of inclusive and responsible innovation as part of the FT Hub.

There’s just one week to go until the application deadline for our 9th call for ideas, and we’re already seeing signs that an incredible new cohort of FCDO Pioneers is soon to arrive.

Read final learnings from our pilot EmpatIA: Enabling Healthcare Transformation in Peru

Invitation to tender: AI/Machine Learning-based system capable of predicting forced displacement in near real time

As the Earth’s temperature rises, desertification – the permanent degradation of once-arable land – continues to be a significant, and growing, global risk. But what if we could harness the potential of nature restoration in these drylands to sequester carbon and improve the lives of millions in the Sahel. Introducing the Drylands pilot.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, millions of children around the world missed routine vaccines. I am embarking on a Frontier Technology pilot that will explore the question: Can a chatbot improve the effectiveness and efficiency of vaccine uptake?

Explore learnings from our fourth sprint of the Pnyx pilot in Malaysia, around building a mobile prototype for the MyDemokrasi platform.

This post describes the launch of FOLIA's mobile and web app, and an exclusive invitation to present to key stakeholders at the prestigious ChocoShow 2023.

Learnings from our third sprint as part of the Project Sapling pilot in Sierra Leone

Explore learnings of the final Sprint of our pilot on using sensors to enhance beekeeping productivity in South Africa

A blog by James Bell, a Frontier Tech Hub Implementing Partner with CEFAS.

Explore learnings from our pilot, ‘EmpatIA — AI to enhance healthcare in remote areas of Peru'.

LLMs for evidence-based decision making in development - request for submissions

Invitation to tender: Independent Technical Expert/s - evaluate proposed AI platform to predict classroom conditions in Tanzania

This post outlines learnings from the third sprint of our pilot, Pynx.

This post describes the technical challenges associated with gathering accurate data about farm locations and boundaries and building FOLIA’s digital infrastructure.

In session five of our Launchpad series: Ready to Launch, Frontier Tech Stories Lead Lil digs into why storytelling is such a powerful tool for impact, when learning out loud on pilot projects.

This post is the second of two blogs which capture learnings from our pilot — ‘IoT-enabled household battery distribution via micro-retailer networks’

This post is the first of two blogs which capture learnings from our pilot — ‘IoT-enabled household battery distribution via micro-retailer networks’.