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Build resilient, lawful communication channels for emergency notices, legal rights, health information, and community coordination when networks are restricted.
society-governance
asia
iran
information
ensuring
access
public
during
internet
shutdowns
build
resilient
lawful
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
haven
health-biology
Develop independent methods to measure when ranking algorithms intensify ethnic, religious, electoral, or communal tension in specific regional contexts.
technology-computing
asia
myanmar
understanding
recommendation
systems
amplify
local
conflict
develop
independent
methods
measure
climate-environment
society-governance
quantifying
assessing
reducing
Create safety, legal, financial, and networked support systems for local actors who challenge falsehoods in polarized or authoritarian environments.
climate-environment
africa
kenya
protecting
community
fact-checkers
retaliation
create
safety
legal
financial
networked
support
local
actors
might
systems
mathematics-logic
open
Brazil, South America
Develop privacy-preserving methods to study paid political influence and coordinated campaigns in messaging platforms without mass surveillance.
society-governance
south-america
brazil
political
improving
transparency
advertising
encrypted
channels
develop
privacy-preserving
methods
study
without
mass
surveillance
technology-computing
global-unspecified
Develop authentication and behavioral safeguards against voice and video impersonation scams that exploit trust between relatives, employees, and customers.
society-governance
preventing
deepfake-enabled
financial
fraud
targeting
families
develop
authentication
behavioral
safeguards
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
prevent
way
being
technology-computing
Build datasets, models, human networks, and distribution interventions for misinformation in languages poorly represented in major technology platforms.
technology-computing
asia
india
misinformation
detecting
local-language
scales
build
datasets
models
human
networks
distribution
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
society-governance
african
remains
open
Canada, North America
Create methods for governments to evaluate bias, error, and accountability in automated public decisions while preserving citizen privacy and system security.
technology-computing
north-america
canada
public
making
algorithms
auditable
exposing
personal
data
create
methods
governments
society-governance
global-unspecified
whether
systems
philosophy-ethics
Develop rapid-response, evidence-preservation, platform-accountability, legal, and psychosocial support systems for journalists targeted by coordinated abuse.
technology-computing
asia
philippines
journalists
coordinated
protecting
digital
harassment
develop
rapid-response
evidence-preservation
platform-accountability
legal
systems
society-governance
ensuring
global-unspecified
climate-environment
Build interoperable authentication, watermarking, provenance, and public-literacy systems that distinguish authentic civic media from manipulated or synthetic content.
social-civic-problems
provenance
media
verifying
ai-generated
political
build
interoperable
authentication
watermarking
public-literacy
global-unspecified
society-governance
systems
whether
philosophy-ethics
mathematics-logic
technology-computing
Create community-owned archival methods that preserve oral traditions, local records, and indigenous knowledge while respecting consent and access boundaries.
social-civic-problems
south-america
peru
local
oral
knowledge
preventing
loss
history
digitization
create
community-owned
archival
economics-resources
climate-environment
recovery
society-governance
actors
Develop practical learning models focused on finance, measurements, health, digital tools, and work decisions for adults with interrupted education.
social-civic-problems
africa
morocco
adults
improving
numeracy
among
excluded
formal
schooling
develop
practical
learning
society-governance
digital
decisions
evidence
low
Create age-appropriate programs that build emotional skills, peer support, referral pathways, and teacher capacity while respecting local culture.
social-civic-problems
asia
sri-lanka
scaling
mental-health
literacy
schools
overmedicalizing
students
create
age-appropriate
programs
build
economics-resources
ecosystems
protection
education
society-governance
Develop valid evaluation approaches that measure original thinking while minimizing bias from coaching, language, resources, and cultural familiarity.
local-regional
assessing
creativity
problem-solving
rewarding
privilege
develop
valid
evaluation
approaches
measure
methods
mitigating
impacts
climate
climate-environment
designed
foods
Build sustainable authoring, translation, review, licensing, and distribution systems for rigorous content beyond dominant global languages.
social-civic-problems
africa
ethiopia
languages
creating
high-quality
open
educational
resources
underrepresented
build
sustainable
authoring
systems
society-governance
public
technology-computing
global-unspecified
Create interoperable enrollment, portable learning records, mobile instruction, and language support for children whose families move for work.
social-civic-problems
asia
india
children
improving
education
continuity
seasonal
migration
create
interoperable
enrollment
portable
global-unspecified
health-biology
low
displaced
african
Identify and remove institutional, cultural, pedagogical, and confidence barriers that prevent girls from persisting in high-level quantitative study.
mathematics-logic
asia
pakistan
reducing
gender
exclusion
advanced
mathematics
physics
identify
remove
institutional
cultural
society-governance
arrangements
reduce
risk
designs
Teach children to navigate privacy, scams, manipulation, harmful content, and online identity when shared phones and limited supervision are common.
social-civic-problems
asia
indonesia
children
developing
safe
digital
literacy
low-cost
devices
teach
navigate
privacy
global-unspecified
technology-computing
identity
whether
philosophy-ethics
open
Mexico, North America
Build accessible guidance systems that explain careers, prerequisites, costs, scholarships, apprenticeships, and labor-market realities to students without family networks.
economics-resources
north-america
mexico
guidance
making
career
useful
first-generation
learners
build
accessible
systems
explain
education
social-civic-problems
students
society-governance
technology-computing
Develop practical instructional tools, scheduling models, and training for teachers simultaneously educating students across several age and ability levels.
social-civic-problems
asia
nepal
teachers
supporting
multi-grade
rural
classrooms
develop
practical
instructional
tools
scheduling
might
local
actors
students
united
Create transparent verification, pricing, refund, housing, and grievance systems for students recruited across borders by agents and educational intermediaries.
social-civic-problems
asia
india
preventing
exploitation
international
student
recruitment
create
transparent
verification
pricing
refund
systems
technology-computing
society-governance
public
housing
