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We support the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to harness the potential of frontier technologies to tackle some of the worldโ€™s biggest challenges

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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
1 year
To honour #WorldHumanitarianDay we're introducing you to GeoSeals: a solution to eliminate stockouts of life-saving aid in at rural health points in Ethiopia๐Ÿ“ฆ Watch the trailer below ๐ŸŽฌ @UKinEthiopia @arribada_i @UNICEF @WFP @FCDOResearch @FCDOGovUK https://t.co/wP0h0quCgm
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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
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๐ŸŽฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown December โœจ #3: Imagining Technologies for Disability Futures This film asks: What ideas of body and personhood are at stake as technology advances? How do imagined futures connect to disabled people's lives today? https://t.co/sFmCWXIF7x
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Frontier Technologies
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๐ŸŽฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown Decemberโœจ #2: Welcome to Sodom Where does your old phone go? For many, Agbogbloshie in Ghana - one of the world's largest e-waste dumps. This is why we need to build a fair and just circular economy for all. https://t.co/71lgK4UDTm
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Frontier Technologies
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๐ŸŽฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown December โœจ #1: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind In 2001 teenager William built a wind turbine to save his village from Malawi's devastating famine. He did it with determination, scrap materials and a single library book. https://t.co/ONZfQ3s8TA
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Frontier Technologies
2 months
@nanopore @UK_CEH @FCDOResearch 'Biodiversity in a Backpack' shows UK tech being adapted with local partners in Kenya & Colombia. Watch the 8 min film now ๐ŸŽฌ https://t.co/wNa7fMGAjY @Cop30noBrasil kicks off, 1 year after @COP16Oficial called for support for LMICs. This is what it can look like in practice.
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@edwardabarnett
Ed Barnett
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Two technologies from the UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง are being adapted for use in Kenya ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช, making it faster, cheaper and more accessible to monitor biodiversity in the places that need it most. Science & Technology are at the heart of the UK-Kenya relationship. #GoFarGoTogether ๐Ÿ”ฌ
@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
2 months
Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia. ๐Ÿ‘€ Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th Funded by @FCDOResearch ๐Ÿš€
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Frontier Technologies
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@nanopore @UK_CEH @FCDOResearch At #COP16 leaders raised the need for #techtransfer to equip & empower communities in LMICs to protect nature most at risk โš ๏ธ We need to make #biodiversity solutions accessible, affordable and adaptable where they're needed most. Sign up to see the film: https://t.co/Fv5MsrhdPT
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Frontier Technologies
2 months
Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia. ๐Ÿ‘€ Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th Funded by @FCDOResearch ๐Ÿš€
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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
2 months
โšก๏ธ48 hours to go! FCDO staff - apply to join the Frontier Tech programme today. All you need is an idea!๐Ÿ’ก ๐Ÿ”— https://t.co/iUmaDmMZYc @FCDOGovUK @FCDOResearch @FCDOHumanRights @FCDOClimate @FCDOStats @FCDONutrition @FCDOInclusive @FCDODigital @FCDOGrowth @InnovateFCDO @FCDOGH
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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
8 months
Join us TOMORROW at 2PM๐Ÿ“† Itโ€™s time to turn our attention away from the traditional hype cycleโšก๏ธ @FCDOResearch @FCDOClimate @FCDOGovUK @pluriversa @DavidLammy @JennyChapman @results4dev #TechforGood https://t.co/jm9oO881Dr?
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@vicentesd
Vicente Solera Deuchar
9 months
All ready for the inaugural ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น AI forum ๐Ÿค– Excited to have @EthiopianAII @SafaricomET @InstituteGC @Simprints @CamaraEducation @FrontierTechHub @GSMAm4d Kagool and more to talk AI opportunities and risks - and build more ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น partnerships in this fast growing space
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Vicente Solera Deuchar
9 months
Thanks again to @iCog__ @GSMAm4d @EthiopianAII @UKinEthiopia @CamaraEducation @SafaricomET Kagool @GlobalMapAid @fitsumaregaa @FrontierTechHub and all our guests and partners for a brilliant evening
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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
9 months
๐€๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆ, ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐ž-๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐. ๐Ÿ“† Join us, @pluriversa and @FCDOResearch on April 23rd to discover them first๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/jm9oO881Dr?
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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
9 months
The hope for this idea is to reduce plastic waste, save costs and nurture a more efficient water supply for the city. It could have huge benefits for the city, its residents and the world. ๐ŸŒ Learn more about this pilot here:
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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
9 months
Today is #WorldWaterDay. We're thinking about how we can reduce plastic bottle use and bring to the surface the safe water which may already exist in the pipes around us๐Ÿ’ง In Bengaluru @jamesgodber @UKinIndia is exploring the missing link: TRUSTโšก๏ธ
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Frontier Technologies
10 months
๐Ÿšจ During COVID-19, 90% of countries faced health service disruptions. What if the next crisis found us ready? Our latest briefing shares lessons from the COVIDaction RHS program on how telehealth & data can build resilience. ๐Ÿ”—
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@Imperial_IGHI
Institute of Global Health Innovation
10 months
It's Friday, so it's time for a new @RobotTalkPod episode!๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Today, we're sharing an interview with Dr Patrick Meierย from the Climate Robotics Network about how robots can help scale action on #ClimateChange. Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/3NgrXnXU1v @ICLHamlynRobots
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@FrontierTechHub
Frontier Technologies
11 months
๐ŸŒ 685 million people still live without electricity, and by 2030, 1.8 billion may still rely on unsafe energy. In the wake of International Day of Clean Energy, explore FCDOโ€™s e-mobility reviewโ€”solar bikes in Uganda, battery rentals in Kenya & more. ๐Ÿ“˜ https://t.co/UP2T9SB6DV
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@GDIHub
Global Disability Innovation Hub ๐Ÿ’œ
11 months
1/We are in #Kenya this week with our partners @FrontierTechHub testing the @neomotionlife and MATT Mobility third-wheel devicesโ€”an innovative approach to enhancing urban mobility for people with disabilities. #GDIHub #AT2030Programme
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@Simprints
Simprints
10 months
We are incredible grateful to the @FCDOGovUK and @FrontierTechHub for inviting us to support a critical workshop to collect the needs and demands of the humanitarian system for identification and deduplication systems in Ethiopia. Special thanks to the amazing participants for
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