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𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐳𝐳 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝. They’re the complex, unsexy solutions that hold real potential to shape a more sustainable, resilient future in the face of a rapidly changing development landscape and the relentless threats of climate change. 📆 Join us on April 23rd to discover the Nine Underhyped Frontier Technologies you need to know about 👇 https://lnkd.in/e2w9cDd2? It’s time to turn our attention away from the traditional hype cycle and bring these technologies into the spotlight. Alongside the brilliant team at Pluriversa we analysed 142 technologies and pinpointed the nine which hold the most potential but receive the least attention. The real frontier isn’t about what’s trending—it’s about what can quietly, sustainably transform lives ⚡️ Brink DT Global Results for Development Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Technology Maureen McWhirter Julia Chandler Dr. Becky Faith Pluriversa Miguel Bello Phil Outram #Techforgood #tech #trending

We’re counting down 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ⚡️ Today, we're digging (literally) into 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 💩 What if waste could power a village? Through anaerobic digestion and microbial fuel cells, organic waste—including human and animal faeces—can be transformed into biogas for cooking and electricity for lighting. These decentralised systems could also support cleaner sanitation, reduce pollution, and create new livelihood opportunities; even in regions where power and sewage infrastructure are non-existent 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞: 🔘 What can it do? 🔘 Where is it already having an impact? 🔘 What are the watch areas, barriers and enablers? 🔘 What might happen in 2035? 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9SzXGTH ℹ '𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴' 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 📆 We'll release the technologies one by one before our launch event on 23rd April. So tune in and register to join us! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2w9cDd2? We want to shout out to the incredible organisations featured in this deep dive, which are leading progress around waste-powered energy. Thank you for the insights and inspiration you've contributed to the world! 👏 The Sanergy Collaborative UWE Bristol, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Ioannis Ieropoulos, Oxentia, Toronto Zoo, Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy, ZooShare Biogas Co-operative, The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), @Corinne Wallace, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Stanford University, Marwell Zoo, Permaculture Association, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Results for Development DT Global Brink Maureen McWhirter Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Technology Pluriversa Asad Rahman Bryony Nicholson Phil Outram Julia Chandler Dr. Becky Faith #techforgood #tech #Clentech #CircularEconomy

We’re counting down 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ⚡️ Today, we would like to introduce you to 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 🧪 Algal Photobioreactors sit at the intersection of biology, engineering, and chemistry. From generating clean energy to purifying water and improving nutrition, this overlooked technology is already proving itself in projects worldwide. It’s especially promising for places tackling multiple challenges at once—like energy access and climate vulnerability. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞: 🔘 What can it do? 🔘 Where is it already having an impact? 🔘 What are the watch areas, barriers and enablers? 🔘 What might happen in 2035? 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewtcH4Br ℹ '𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴' 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 📆 We'll release the technologies one by one before our launch event on 23rd April. So tune in and register to join us! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2w9cDd2? We would like to shout out to the incredible organisations featured in our deep dive, which are leading progress around Algal Photobioreactors. Thank you for the insights and inspiration you've contributed to the world! 👏 Alcarbo Technologies Limited, Brilliant Planet, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Algenie, Joel Cuello, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kripa Varanasi, Sophia Sonnert, DilliRani Nagarajan, Eva Blasco, IMSEAM - The Blasco Lab, Heidelberg University, Arup, Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne, Turun yliopisto - University of Turku, The University of Manchester, Matthew Faulkner, Nigel Scrutton, Fraser Andrews Results for Development DT Global Brink Maureen McWhirter Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Technology Pluriversa Asad Rahman Bryony Nicholson Phil Outram Julia Chandler Dr. Becky Faith #techforgood #tech #Algae #cleantech #biotech

We’re counting down 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ⚡️ Today, we would like to introduce you to 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 🪶 Scalable, real-time monitoring for conservation and climate resilience. These low-power, AI-enabled tools can track species, detect habitat change, and offer real-time insights into ecosystems—often in places people can’t easily reach. Unlike traditional methods, they work continuously, building a clearer picture of environmental change as it happens. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞: 🔘 What can it do? 🔘 Where is it already having an impact? 🔘 What are the watch areas, barriers and enablers? 🔘 What might happen in 2035? 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekWfMwXX ℹ '𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴' 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 📆 We'll release the technologies one by one before our launch event on 23rd April. So tune in and register to join us! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2w9cDd2? Results for Development DT Global Brink Maureen McWhirter Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Technology Pluriversa Asad Rahman Bryony Nicholson Phil Outram Julia Chandler Dr. Becky Faith #techforgood #tech #biodiversity #sensors #conservationtech

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 142 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒆? To pinpoint 𝘕𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, we built a 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 of experts and community representatives to share qualitative insights on the technical, ethical, cultural, and practical implications of each 🌏 Tech is too often treated as an external solution to be introduced into communities, extracting knowledge and resources along the way. Our Global Brain Trust, convened by our partners at Pluriversa recognised that communities are already innovating, adapting, appropriating, and repurposing technologies in ways that mainstream narratives often overlook. 💯 Without these smart, curious humans, the pursuit of this important research would not have been possible. 📆 𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 23𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥. 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐭? 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2w9cDd2? Thank you to our Global Brain Trust members!⚡️ Jenna Lawson, Ali Akbar, Dr. Benton Otieno (ACWISA, SACNASP), Manisha Choudhary, Alejandro Rivera-Álvarez, Mario Heredia, Tatiana Martínez Mejía, Samkele Mnyango, Murtaza Taj, Edwin Antonio Chingate Barbosa, Tatiana Zúñiga-Burgos, Jorge Benavides, Umesh Patel, Adrian Smith, Alessandro Romagnoli, Brenda Wambui, Yasar Jarrar, PhD, Uttam Pudasaini, Mansoor Aamir, Lorna Okeng, Jessica Kopo Enga, Dr. Becky Faith and Andrew Stirling at University of Sussex. ℹ '𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴' 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒘. Results for Development DT Global Brink Maureen McWhirter Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Technology Pluriversa Asad Rahman Bryony Nicholson Phil Outram Julia Chandler Dr. Becky Faith #techforgood #tech #participatory #cleantech #braintrust

The countdown is on ⚡️ What are the 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 you need to know about? Today we would like to introduce you to 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🌱 Bioremediation uses living organisms—like fungi, bacteria, and plants—to clean up contaminated soil and water. It’s low-cost, low-tech, and rooted in nature, making it a powerful alternative to expensive, extractive clean-up methods. Explore Bioremediation in detail, and learn about: 🔘 What it can do 🔘 Where it's already having an impact 🔘 Watch areas, barriers and enablers 🔘 Future scenarios 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSQuQuyE ℹ '𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴' 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 📆 We'll release the technologies one by one before our launch event on 23rd April. So tune in and register to join us! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2w9cDd2? Results for Development DT Global Brink Maureen McWhirter Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Technology Pluriversa Asad Rahman Bryony Nicholson Phil Outram Julia Chandler Dr. Becky Faith #techforgood #tech #bioremediation #naturebased

We have been working together with Frontier Tech Hub for the last one year to scale up bioplastics market and production in Nepal. We have been able to get a lot of insights on market dynamics, efficient production process and most importantly, understanding the constraints that are holding us back.

Calling SRH entrepreneurs in Ghana and South Africa ⚡ 📆 Our friends at Hanga have launched their Cohort 2 applications for their SRH programme: an opportunity for 20 entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa who are developing innovative, tech-driven solutions to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) 🚀 Previous Hanga SRH entrepreneurs have worked on: 🔘 Improving maternal health, beyond antenatal care, ensuring safe pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care 🔘 Tackling unsafe abortion by removing barriers to safe abortion services and post-abortion care 🔘 Targeting young people (10-24) with youth-friendly SRH information and services. 🔘 Tackling gender-based violence (GBV) by preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence through innovative solutions 🔘 Meeting the need for contraception by increasing access to contraception and comprehensive SRH education 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dRk_D2nz The team are also hosting outreach events in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 and Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 next week! Sign up to learn more about the Hanga SRH Cohort 2 application process, meet the team, and hear firsthand from Cohort 1 alumni, Leonora Tima of GRIT - Gender Rights in Tech (Formerly Kwanele South Africa) and Sarah Nkansah Boateng 🇬🇭 of TTYM GLOBAL (Talk To Your Midwife) as they share their SRH entrepreneurship journeys and experiences in the inaugural cohort. 📍 Reserve your seat: 🇬🇭 Accra, Ghana 📅 Wednesday, 9 April 2025 🕔 5 PM (WAT) 🏢 Impact Hub Accra (5AAP), Accra 🔗 RSVP here: lu.ma/mw0ry2w4 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa 📅 Wednesday, 9 April 2025 🕙 10 AM (SAST) 🏢 WomHub, Cape Town 🔗 RSVP here: lu.ma/rwkgh59x Ministry of ICT & Innovation, Rwanda Hanga PitchFest Kelley Rowe Catherine Wambũi Kuria

Some technologies capture the global narrative. AI, humanoid robots, self-driving cars, social media. We talk about them endlessly, invest our collective time and money in them, and in turn they narrow our gaze on how the future might unfold. Over the last 6 months, on behalf of the Frontier Tech Hub and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, I’ve led an amazing team investigating which technologies are falling under the radar. Want to know which technologies we landed on? 🎟️ Join us for an online event (Weds 23 April | 14:00 BST): https://lnkd.in/e3qHx_9t Learn about how we whittled down from 142 to 9 underhyped technologies, with the help of a Global Brain Trust. Not only do we believe these techs will have a big impact on people’s lives, but they open up more locally rooted, decentralised approaches for who builds, who funds, and who governs our technological future. See you there? 🙏🏽 A huge thank you Miguel, Ricardo and the amazing team at Pluriversa for making this work happen. And the Frontier Tech Hub team - Phil, Dr. Becky Faith, Antony, Lil, Bryony, Gita Luz, Alex - for being the best possible partners and colleagues on this journey. P.S. Link to our first underhyped technology in the comments👇🏽

We’ve seen firsthand the immense potential of circular economy solutions in resource constrained environments. From bioplastics in Nepal to transforming agricultural waste into silicon in Malaysia, we've learned some powerful lessons that can help accelerate this movement. Our latest report breaks down the key factors shaping success — and failure — for early-stage innovators in the circular economy. Through our work and interviews with partners, we’ve uncovered common barriers and unique opportunities to scaling circular economy innovations.  Are you keen to support sustainable futures? We’re offering clear recommendations that add to how we think about scaling circular innovations. So, if you’re curious about what’s holding back the future of sustainability in resource constrained environments — and what you can do about it — read the full report. There’s so much more to discover. 📖 https://lnkd.in/demUNX6f #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Innovation #CircularFuture Samuel Fookes; Ben Britton; Ian Vickers; Anna Crawford; DT Global; Results for Development; Brink; Phil Outram; Tertia Bailey; Tara Baumgarten; Victor Boyle-Komolafe; Arwa Richard; Michael Wanyama; noorina hidayu; Ezekiel Hayford; Maria Gomez Martin; Anurodh Sachdeva; British Embassy Kathmandu, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Zero Circular, Utopia, Ugan Manandhar, Dori N., Anima Piya, Aadhish Gurung, Prashant Ghimire