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We help the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office harness the potential of frontier technologies to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges
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Calling all technology providers! Register your interest in our programme
Calling all technology providers! Register your interest in our programme
Here at the Frontier Technologies Hub, we’re often looking for technologists to engage with the programme. It might be an invitation to…
Sara Al Harfan
Nov 11, 2020
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The future of insect farming is happening now
The future of insect farming is happening now
According to Microsoft’s “IoT Signals” report released in 2019, approximately 30% of IoT deployment initiatives fail in the…
Eugene Oduor
Aug 8
The Drone Frontier: an eagle-eyed view on the future of unmanned aerial vehicles
The Drone Frontier: an eagle-eyed view on the future of unmanned aerial vehicles
The Drone Frontier is a podcast series created by the UKaid funded Frontier Technologies Hub.
Ruth McPake
Jul 5
Open tender: Frontier technology applications for humanitarian settings.
The FT Hub has a growing body of evidence on frontier technology applications for humanitarian settings, and there is sustained interest in…
Ruth McPake
Jul 1
Soil vs Hydroponics…
Soil vs Hydroponics…
… the battle of the year
Mevis Aiyeju
Jun 30
A review of the Powering Healthcare Clinics pilot
A review of the Powering Healthcare Clinics pilot
Tokozile N. Ngwenya
Tokozile Ngwenya
Jun 15
Pilot Story: Manufacturing for the next frontier in Kenya
Pilot Story: Manufacturing for the next frontier in Kenya
See the story of the pilot and our insights on additive manufacturing tech here.
Sara Al Harfan
Jun 9
Five things we’ve learned about collaboration in a pilot project for data verification of social…
Five things we’ve learned about collaboration in a pilot project for data verification of social…
“Tech can do anything, so what does it need to do for the people it serves?” This is a personal philosophy of Nelson Nogueira, our CTO…
Triggerise
Jun 7
To Sprint or not to Sprint?: The first leg of our Forest Fire project
To Sprint or not to Sprint?: The first leg of our Forest Fire project
As I begin working on this blog into the late hours of the night, the 27th of April 2022 to be exact, (it was also the holy month of…
Neshmiya A. Khan
May 30
Key lessons from our pilot testing the effectiveness of drones for controlling locust swarms in…
Key lessons from our pilot testing the effectiveness of drones for controlling locust swarms in…
Written by Nigel Breyley and Kush Gadhia
Ruth McPake
May 25
Exhibition of the DroneSight for Desert Locusts Management during Nairobi Innovation Week at the…
Exhibition of the DroneSight for Desert Locusts Management during Nairobi Innovation Week at the…
Innovation is the wellbeing of all things new and without newness there is no progress. Innovation is very important as it makes us highly…
Violet Ochieng'
May 24
Using Supply Chains to Create Social Impact in Humanitarian Settings
Using Supply Chains to Create Social Impact in Humanitarian Settings
How field immersions and impact mapping helped BRAC understand the role of distributed manufacturing in building social surplus
David Vigoureux
May 24
The costs vs benefits of digitally connecting small batteries to collect data
The costs vs benefits of digitally connecting small batteries to collect data
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) innovators such as M-KOPA have demonstrated the means by which low-income users can acquire solar home systems (SHS)…
Jon Ridley
May 21
Prototype testing a new opportunity for MMA revenue generation
Prototype testing a new opportunity for MMA revenue generation
Through the Frontier Technologies Livestreaming (FTL) programme we are testing the product concept of “daily rentable batteries” that…
Jon Ridley
May 21
Study of CPG Brand Cross-subsidization and Electric Vehicle Usage for Offering Public Distribution…
Study of CPG Brand Cross-subsidization and Electric Vehicle Usage for Offering Public Distribution…
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Pradeep VSR Pydah
May 17
Understanding the Potential Benefits of Blockchain Technology in Property Records Administration…
Understanding the Potential Benefits of Blockchain Technology in Property Records Administration…
Navneet Kumar
May 17
Carol Ellison Science Award winner highlights locust research at her first international scientific…
Carol Ellison Science Award winner highlights locust research at her first international scientific…
Violet Ochieng is the first winner of the inaugural Carol Ellison Science Award 2021 which is awarded to a student doing her/his research…
Violet Ochieng'
May 16
Piloting e-mobility in Casamance’s waterways
Piloting e-mobility in Casamance’s waterways
Jokosun Energies in collaboration with the Frontier Technology Hub and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is…
namory diakhate
May 16
Through The Storm
Through The Storm
While I am well aware of the agile methodology, it is only through Frontier Technology Livestreaming that I have worked in sprints and I…
Mevis Aiyeju
May 13
Testing a new blockchain-based solution for addressing the beneficiary de-duplication problem
Testing a new blockchain-based solution for addressing the beneficiary de-duplication problem
The beneficiary duplication problem is a known issue facing humanitarian organizations. In very simple terms, the duplication problem is…
Samer Haffar
May 9
Making agricultural inputs accessible to small-scale farmers and agro-dealers through e-commerce.
Making agricultural inputs accessible to small-scale farmers and agro-dealers through e-commerce.
The decision to commence the third sprint for this project was a great one. Our focus for this sprint was centred primarily on how to…
laraba Alabi
May 5
Can we reveal the final destination of humanitarian aid?
Can we reveal the final destination of humanitarian aid?
Tracking your home Amazon order or online shopping from warehouse to door is now commonplace, with apps and online tracking portals built…
Alasdair Davies
May 4
Can we reduce the financing gap faced by local NGOs with humanitarian projects supported by…
Can we reduce the financing gap faced by local NGOs with humanitarian projects supported by…
By April 2022, UNHCR had reported that there were more than 6 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the world, the most significant…
Simon Pestano
May 3
Health and wellness bundle
Health and wellness bundle
Moving beyond collaboration to co-designing a community product
Qhala
Apr 19
Deadline extended: Are you a distributed manufacturing expert?
Deadline extended: Are you a distributed manufacturing expert?
Help us to better understand how leveraging local makerspaces, manufacturers, and open-source designs can build resilience and improve…
Ruth McPake
Apr 11
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