Frontier Technology Livestreaming call for applications and new Futures offer officially launched
2019 has begun with a bang for all things frontier technology at the UK Dept. for International Development (DfID).
Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft launched the 2019 call to DFID staff for new Frontier Tech pilot ideas.
He met a range of technology innovators from our Digital Marketplace* and heard from DFID Pioneers about their pilots so far. These have been doing everything from applying blockchain to the humanitarian supply chain, to seeding an electric motor taxi industry in Rwanda, to harnessing drones to deliver better health outcomes in Mozambique.
Livestreaming is now officially open for ideas from DFID staff. The selected pilots receive:
- Funding to test, learn from, and apply the latest technology solutions to our work
- Matchmaking with specialist technology innovators and entrepreneurs
- Support to work in new, agile ways, including handling of all programme management by a specialist Frontier Tech Hub
Our new cohort of Frontier Technology Pilots will be announced on Monday 25th February, 2019
The event also marked the opening of Frontier Technology Futures, a complementary strategic capacity-building offer for DFID country offices and departments. For proposals that are taken forward in futures, the Frontier Tech Hub will:
- Design a bespoke series of engagements tailored to priorities
- Deliver a weeklong immersive futures experience
- Deepen engagement with tech trends, local tech ecosystems and innovative methodologies
Our selected teams for Futures trips will be announced on 19th March, 2019
*if you are a technology entrepreneur, inventor or innovator who would like to take part in our work, please apply to be part of our Digital Marketplace.