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We support the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to harness the potential of frontier technologies to tackle some of the worldโs biggest challenges
Joined September 2020
To honour #WorldHumanitarianDay we're introducing you to GeoSeals: a solution to eliminate stockouts of life-saving aid in at rural health points in Ethiopia๐ฆ Watch the trailer below ๐ฌ @UKinEthiopia @arribada_i @UNICEF @WFP @FCDOResearch @FCDOGovUK
https://t.co/wP0h0quCgm
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๐ฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown December โจ #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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๐ฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown Decemberโจ #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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๐ฌ 24 Frontier Films to countdown December โจ #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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@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 ๐ฌ 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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Two technologies from the UK ๐ฌ๐ง are being adapted for use in Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช, 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 ๐ฌ
Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia. ๐ Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th Funded by @FCDOResearch ๐
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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 โ ๏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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Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia. ๐ Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th Funded by @FCDOResearch ๐
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Applications close in 48 hours! Calling FCDO staff in @UKinNigeria @UKinIndia @ukinpakistan @UKinSomalia @UKinGhana @UKinLibya @UKinKenya @UKinColombia @UKinCameroon @UKinVietnam @ukinphilippines @UKinMexico @UKinUkraine @UKinUzbekistan @UKinSierraLeone @UKinSudan @UKinGeorgia โก๏ธ
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โก๏ธ48 hours to go! FCDO staff - apply to join the Frontier Tech programme today. All you need is an idea!๐ก ๐ https://t.co/iUmaDmMZYc
@FCDOGovUK @FCDOResearch @FCDOHumanRights @FCDOClimate @FCDOStats @FCDONutrition @FCDOInclusive @FCDODigital @FCDOGrowth @InnovateFCDO @FCDOGH
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Join us TOMORROW at 2PM๐ Itโs time to turn our attention away from the traditional hype cycleโก๏ธ @FCDOResearch @FCDOClimate @FCDOGovUK @pluriversa @DavidLammy @JennyChapman @results4dev #TechforGood
https://t.co/jm9oO881Dr?
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All ready for the inaugural ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐น AI forum ๐ค Excited to have @EthiopianAII @SafaricomET @InstituteGC @Simprints @CamaraEducation @FrontierTechHub @GSMAm4d Kagool and more to talk AI opportunities and risks - and build more ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐น partnerships in this fast growing space
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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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๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ ๐จ๐ ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐-๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐. ๐ Join us, @pluriversa and @FCDOResearch on April 23rd to discover them first๐ https://t.co/jm9oO881Dr?
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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. ๐ Learn more about this pilot here:
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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 us๐ง In Bengaluru @jamesgodber @UKinIndia is exploring the missing link: TRUSTโก๏ธ
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๐จ 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. ๐
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It's Friday, so it's time for a new @RobotTalkPod episode!๐ฃ๏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
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๐ 685 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 FCDOโs e-mobility reviewโsolar bikes in Uganda, battery rentals in Kenya & more. ๐ https://t.co/UP2T9SB6DV
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1/We are in #Kenya this week with our partners @FrontierTechHub testing the @neomotionlife and MATT Mobility third-wheel devicesโan innovative approach to enhancing urban mobility for people with disabilities. #GDIHub #AT2030Programme
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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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