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Create methods for governments to evaluate bias, error, and accountability in automated public decisions while preserving citizen privacy and system security.

Develop rapid-response, evidence-preservation, platform-accountability, legal, and psychosocial support systems for journalists targeted by coordinated abuse.

Disaster-driven internal displacement in Romania is poorly tracked in real time, making it difficult for humanitarian agencies to allocate shelter and aid where it is most needed.

Utilities and hospitals in Democratic Republic of Congo increasingly face ransomware attacks, but many operate on legacy systems without the budget or expertise to implement modern cybersecurity defenses.

Current approaches to methods for assessing the resilience of critical infrastructure to compound climate and cyber risks either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

Achieving privacy-preserving detection of coordinated platform influence operations at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.

Peri-urban areas surrounding major cities in United States have inconsistent internet access, limiting residents' access to remote work, telehealth, and digital financial services.

Citizens of Ethiopia generate growing volumes of personal data through digital services, but existing legal frameworks lack enforcement mechanisms to hold companies accountable for misuse.

Current approaches to methods for quantifying and reducing the environmental impacts of the digital economy either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for solutions for providing reliable digital connectivity in remote and disaster-affected areas are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

Mobile money platforms widely used in Peru are frequent targets of SIM-swap and social engineering fraud, and current verification protocols are insufficient to prevent account takeovers.

Sectors employing large portions of the workforce in Egypt face rising automation risk, and existing reskilling programs are not reaching workers before displacement occurs.

Achieving designs for digital systems that promote human agency flourishing and collective intelligence at meaningful scale demands simultaneous progress in fundamental research, engineering integration and socio-technical systems that work for low- and middle-income settings. Existing efforts remain fragmented relative to the magnitude of the challenge.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for participatory budgeting designs resistant to elite and algorithmic capture are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for designs for digital public infrastructure that remains secure inclusive and trustworthy are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.

Current approaches to designs for digital financial systems that remain inclusive and resilient under stress either underperform under variable field conditions or generate externalities that undermine long-term sustainability and equity. Closing the gap requires coordinated advances in science, systems design and enabling institutions.

Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for design principles for digital platforms that promote constructive rather than polarizing discourse are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.