Frontier Technologies

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

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

To honour #WorldHumanitarianDay we're introducing you to GeoSeals: a solution to eliminate stockouts of life-saving aid in at rural health points in Ethiopia📦

Watch the trailer below 🎬

@UKinEthiopia @arribada_i @UNICEF @WFP @FCDOResearch @FCDOGovUK

https://t.co/wP0h0quCgm

[UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬 @UKinNigeria]

🇳🇬🇬🇭 NG & GH journalists concluded a week-long programme at @ImperialCollege 🇬🇧, exploring labs in digital diagnostics, malaria research, sustainable energy & AI.

They also built skills at the Frontier Tech Hub & the Science Media Centre, to better tell Africa's science stories.

[UK in Ghana 🇬🇧🇬🇭 @UKinGhana]

From Accra to London 🇬🇭🇳🇬
Ghanaian & Nigerian journalists explored digital diagnostics, malaria gene drive, AI‑led drug discovery and storytelling with @ImperialCollege, @FrontierTechHub & the Science Media Centre – turning complex science into stories that matter under the UK‑Ghana STI Strategy. 👇For more details [https://t.co/ZuO7wRYpwh]
#ScienceJournalism #UKGhanaSTI #GrowTogether

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

@FCDOResearch @FCDOGovUK @UKinSenegal @UKinUkraine @ukinsouthafrica @UKinTanzania @ukinthailand Read about all seven ideas here:

https://t.co/hetTq3ZhyO

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

Announcing our 10th FT cohort 🚀

Meet 7 new pilots funded by @FCDOResearch to test new solutions, led by @FCDOGovUK Pioneers.

They join 108 pilots testing tech under real constraints: fragile systems, low connectivity, sensitive contexts.

Explore here: https://t.co/hetTq3ZhyO

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

@FCDOResearch @FCDOGovUK 🔘 Can AI provide offline legal support in rural Tanzania?
🔘 Can ancient tech offer climate adaptation in the Sahel?
🔘 Can AI screen corrosive capital in Ukraine?

Congratulations to the FCDO Pioneers from @UKinSenegal @UKinUkraine @ukinsouthafrica @UKinTanzania @ukinthailand

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

🎬 24 Frontier Films to countdown December ✨

#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

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

🎬 24 Frontier Films to countdown December ✨

#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

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

🎬 24 Frontier Films to countdown December✨

#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

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

@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 🎬 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.

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

Two UK technologies from @nanopore and @UK_CEH are helping to close the biodiversity data gap in Kenya and Colombia.

👀 Watch the preview below. Full film released November 5th

Funded by @FCDOResearch 🚀

[Ed Barnett @edwardabarnett]

Two technologies from the UK 🇬🇧 are being adapted for use in Kenya 🇰🇪, 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 🔬

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

@nanopore @UK_CEH @FCDOResearch At #COP16 leaders raised the need for #techtransfer to equip & empower communities in LMICs to protect nature most at risk ⚠️

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

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

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 ⚡️

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

⚡️48 hours to go! FCDO staff - apply to join the Frontier Tech programme today. All you need is an idea!💡

🔗 https://t.co/iUmaDmMZYc

@FCDOGovUK @FCDOResearch @FCDOHumanRights @FCDOClimate @FCDOStats @FCDONutrition @FCDOInclusive @FCDODigital @FCDOGrowth @InnovateFCDO @FCDOGH

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

Join us TOMORROW at 2PM📆

It’s time to turn our attention away from the traditional hype cycle⚡️

@FCDOResearch @FCDOClimate @FCDOGovUK @pluriversa @DavidLammy @JennyChapman @results4dev #TechforGood

https://t.co/jm9oO881Dr?

[Vicente Solera Deuchar @vicentesd]

All ready for the inaugural 🇬🇧 🇪🇹 AI forum 🤖

Excited to have @EthiopianAII @SafaricomET @InstituteGC @Simprints @CamaraEducation @FrontierTechHub @GSMAm4d Kagool and more to talk AI opportunities and risks - and build more 🇬🇧 🇪🇹 partnerships in this fast growing space

[Vicente Solera Deuchar @vicentesd]

Thanks again to @iCog__ @GSMAm4d @EthiopianAII @UKinEthiopia @CamaraEducation @SafaricomET Kagool @GlobalMapAid @fitsumaregaa @FrontierTechHub and all our guests and partners for a brilliant evening

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝.

📆 Join us, @pluriversa and @FCDOResearch on April 23rd to discover them first👇

https://t.co/jm9oO881Dr?

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

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. 🌍

Learn more about this pilot here: https://t.co/E1PyfasrDd

[Frontier Technologies @FrontierTechHub]

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 us💧

In Bengaluru @jamesgodber @UKinIndia is exploring the missing link: TRUST⚡️