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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Develop monitoring approaches that work despite persistent cloud cover, fragmented enforcement, local economic dependence, and rapidly changing extraction routes.
technology-computing
africa
democratic-republic-of-the-congo
detecting
illegal
logging
cloud-covered
tropical
forests
develop
monitoring
approaches
work
society-governance
economics-resources
forest
science-space
systems
Create maintenance standards, inspection systems, repair financing, and accountability mechanisms where elevator outages isolate elderly and disabled residents.
social-civic-problems
asia
china
elevator
preventing
failures
high-rise
affordable
housing
create
maintenance
standards
inspection
society-governance
systems
public
technology-computing
intergenerational
Develop drainage, runway materials, power backup, communications, and financing approaches for airports essential to island connectivity and disaster response.
climate-environment
oceania
samoa
island
climate-resilient
airport
infrastructure
small
states
develop
drainage
runway
materials
communities
remote
economics-resources
public
society-governance
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Build resident reporting, inspection, funding, contractor, and legal mechanisms that prevent public housing from deteriorating after construction.
social-civic-problems
europe
united-kingdom
public
housing
improving
maintenance
accountability
build
resident
reporting
inspection
funding
society-governance
safe
economics-resources
global-unspecified
haven
Develop standards, tracking, community oversight, vehicle financing, and safe-route models for children traveling through informal transport networks.
social-civic-problems
africa
kenya
transport
safe
school
regions
formal
bus
systems
develop
standards
tracking
society-governance
informal
public
technology-computing
economics-resources
Develop materials, inspection methods, protective coatings, financing, and maintenance plans for roads, ports, bridges, and water systems exposed to salt and humidity.
economics-resources
asia
philippines
preventing
corrosion
coastal
public
infrastructure
develop
materials
inspection
methods
protective
society-governance
systems
climate-environment
safe
water
Design location, lighting, maintenance, staffing, payment, reporting, and transport connections that address safety as well as sanitation.
economics-resources
asia
india
making
public
toilets
safe
usable
women
night
design
location
lighting
social-civic-problems
maintenance
transparency
global-unspecified
procurement
Develop sensors, inspections, maintenance prioritization, and community reporting systems for small bridges that fail without warning.
social-civic-problems
asia
nepal
low-cost
bridge
monitoring
rural
transport
networks
develop
sensors
inspections
maintenance
systems
society-governance
public
climate-environment
economics-resources
open
South Africa, Africa
Create safer wiring, metering, enforcement, retrofit financing, and emergency-response approaches in dense settlements with improvised connections.
economics-resources
africa
south-africa
preventing
fatal
fires
informal
electrical
networks
create
safer
wiring
metering
settlements
society-governance
public
social-civic-problems
health-biology
Create systems to track quality, environmental impact, labor conditions, and price integrity for sand, cement, steel, timber, and aggregates.
climate-environment
asia
india
transparent
sourcing
construction
materials
public
projects
create
systems
track
quality
society-governance
across
without
quantum
governance
open
Brazil, South America
Develop interoperable shipping, customs, trucking, terminal, and warehousing information systems that work across public and private actors.
social-civic-problems
south-america
brazil
systems
reducing
port
congestion
caused
fragmented
data
develop
interoperable
shipping
society-governance
technology-computing
public
economics-resources
mathematics-logic
open
East African Community, Africa
Create interoperable documentation, cold-chain coordination, and risk-based inspection systems that reduce spoilage without weakening safety controls.
social-civic-problems
africa
east-african-community
preventing
food
loss
border
delays
inconsistent
inspections
create
interoperable
documentation
systems
society-governance
technology-computing
safety
public
open
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Develop systems that reduce child labor, conflict finance, and environmental harm while allowing artisanal miners to participate in formal markets.
climate-environment
africa
democratic-republic-of-the-congo
artisanal
miners
traceability
minerals
mines
excluding
develop
systems
reduce
child
society-governance
economics-resources
labor
governance
biometric
Develop city-level data and economic models that quantify barriers in transport, housing, employment, education, and public services to guide investment.
economics-resources
measuring
hidden
costs
disability
exclusion
cities
develop
city-level
data
economic
public
society-governance
social-civic-problems
services
global-unspecified
governance
urban
open
United States, North America
Create voting systems that are independently usable, secure, private, and accessible across physical, sensory, cognitive, language, and digital barriers.
technology-computing
north-america
united-states
accessible
voting
ensuring
disabled
elderly
citizens
create
systems
independently
usable
society-governance
social-civic-problems
digital
inclusive
public
Build sustainable training, remote interpretation, quality standards, and funding models for healthcare, courts, education, and emergency communication.
social-civic-problems
asia
india
interpretation
improving
access
sign-language
public
services
build
sustainable
training
remote
society-governance
global-unspecified
designing
african
governance
open
South Africa, Africa
Create testing, accountability, and escalation standards for systems that perform poorly for accents, dialects, code-switching, and minority languages.
society-governance
africa
south-africa
preventing
language
discrimination
ai-enabled
customer
service
create
testing
accountability
escalation
systems
technology-computing
public
intergenerational
open
open
United States, North America
Develop navigation, staffing, station design, payment, safety, and communication systems that make transit usable beyond physical wheelchair access.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
transit
building
inclusive
public
sensory
cognitive
disabilities
develop
navigation
staffing
systems
technology-computing
social-civic-problems
access
informal
Develop interoperable standards, open contracting, data portability, and technical capacity so public agencies retain control over essential digital systems.
technology-computing
digital
preventing
procurement
lock-in
proprietary
infrastructure
develop
interoperable
standards
open
society-governance
systems
public
data
technical
climate-environment
open
Guatemala, North America
Design participation processes that use visual, oral, local-language, and offline methods instead of relying on written notices and digital portals.
social-civic-problems
north-america
guatemala
making
public
consultation
accessible
low-literacy
communities
design
participation
processes
visual
society-governance
local
might
digital
actors