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Future progress on human development and planetary health depends on solving children being targeted by advertising. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient. The required intervention must integrate community knowledge, data and appropriate technology while remaining affordable, privacy-preserving and operable with minimal external support. Strong solutions will articulate measurable impact metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and a plan for sustained operation by local actors after the pilot phase.

solutions children being targeted advertising social-civic-problems
WS06165
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T07:12:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06165 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6165

The problem of quality control remaining weak continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

sustainable quality control remaining weak other
WS06162
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T07:09:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06162 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6162

If machines and software generate large economic value with fewer workers, existing payroll and income tax structures may weaken. Governments need alternatives that fund public goods without punishing productive investment. The solution must produce useful coordination and accountability while minimizing collection of sensitive personal and behavioral data. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

economics-resources asia india fair taxation autonomous production mass surveillance machines software generate large technology-computing climate-environment society-governance systems without
WS05178
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T07:06:00Z · Horizon: 2050
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WS05178 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5178

If machines and software generate large economic value with fewer workers, existing payroll and income tax structures may weaken. Governments need alternatives that fund public goods without punishing productive investment. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

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WS05173
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T07:01:00Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS05173 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5173

Future progress on human development and planetary health depends on solving borders becoming walls. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient. The required intervention must integrate community knowledge, data and appropriate technology while remaining affordable, privacy-preserving and operable with minimal external support. Strong solutions will articulate measurable impact metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and a plan for sustained operation by local actors after the pilot phase.

solutions borders becoming walls designing social-civic-problems
WS06145
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:52:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06145 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6145

Automated scheduling, evaluation, pricing, and dismissal may shape work without a visible manager. The unresolved problem is giving workers collective voice over systems that are proprietary, dynamic, and difficult to audit. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

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WS05163
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:51:00Z · Horizon: 2050
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WS05163 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5163

Addressing blasphemy laws being abused is critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda. Current efforts fall short in scale, speed and equity, leaving the most vulnerable behind. Any viable solution must function in low-resource settings with limited specialists, transport, laboratory capacity and broadband. Proposals should specify quantifiable biological, social or environmental outcomes, openly discuss potential risks, and present a realistic pathway for long-term maintenance and local ownership beyond short research pilots.

blasphemy laws being abused 2030 mathematics-logic
WS06137
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:44:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06137 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6137

Traditional credentials are too slow for rapidly changing technical work, while unverified short courses create noise. Future education needs trustworthy, modular, employer-connected, and worker-controlled skill validation. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

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WS05153
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:41:00Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS05153 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5153

international courts remaining weak remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Systems currently in place are inadequate for the scale and complexity of the problem. A successful approach must work where resources are scarcest and demonstrate clear, measurable results. It should identify possible harms, respect local agency, and show how the solution can be maintained and expanded by the communities it is meant to serve.

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WS06131
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:38:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06131 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6131

Future progress on human development and planetary health depends on solving secret prisons existing. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient. The required intervention must integrate community knowledge, data and appropriate technology while remaining affordable, privacy-preserving and operable with minimal external support. Strong solutions will articulate measurable impact metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and a plan for sustained operation by local actors after the pilot phase.

solutions secret prisons existing designing social-civic-problems
WS06129
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:36:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06129 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6129

solitary confinement being overused remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Systems currently in place are inadequate for the scale and complexity of the problem. A successful approach must work where resources are scarcest and demonstrate clear, measurable results. It should identify possible harms, respect local agency, and show how the solution can be maintained and expanded by the communities it is meant to serve.

solitary confinement being overused implementing other
WS06126
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:33:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06126 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6126

Automation may remove tasks gradually rather than eliminate whole occupations, leaving workers with unstable hours and declining bargaining power. The challenge is designing transition institutions before labor-market weakness becomes entrenched. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

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WS05143
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:31:00Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS05143 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5143

Future progress on human development and planetary health depends on solving legal aid missing for the poor. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient. The required intervention must integrate community knowledge, data and appropriate technology while remaining affordable, privacy-preserving and operable with minimal external support. Strong solutions will articulate measurable impact metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and a plan for sustained operation by local actors after the pilot phase.

solutions legal aid missing poor social-civic-problems
WS06123
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:30:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06123 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6123

tear gas being overused remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Systems currently in place are inadequate for the scale and complexity of the problem. A successful approach must work where resources are scarcest and demonstrate clear, measurable results. It should identify possible harms, respect local agency, and show how the solution can be maintained and expanded by the communities it is meant to serve.

tear gas being overused implementing other
WS06115
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:22:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06115 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6115

Many valuable outputs may be generated through open-source contributions, community data, and user interaction rather than conventional employment. National accounts and compensation systems do not yet capture these flows fairly. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

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WS05133
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:21:00Z · Horizon: 2050
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WS05133 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5133

rights of assembly being blocked remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Systems currently in place are inadequate for the scale and complexity of the problem. A successful approach must work where resources are scarcest and demonstrate clear, measurable results. It should identify possible harms, respect local agency, and show how the solution can be maintained and expanded by the communities it is meant to serve.

rights assembly being blocked designing other
WS06113
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:20:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06113 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6113

The problem of ballot boxes being stuffed continues to affect hundreds of millions of people and undermines progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Existing responses remain fragmented, under-resourced and poorly adapted to local contexts. A strong solution must operate effectively under severe constraints of skilled personnel, infrastructure, electricity and connectivity. It should define clear measurable outcomes, identify possible unintended harms, and demonstrate how the intervention can be sustained by local institutions long after initial funding ends.

sustainable ballot boxes being stuffed other
WS06110
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:17:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06110 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6110

Future progress on human development and planetary health depends on solving governments losing credibility. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient. The required intervention must integrate community knowledge, data and appropriate technology while remaining affordable, privacy-preserving and operable with minimal external support. Strong solutions will articulate measurable impact metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and a plan for sustained operation by local actors after the pilot phase.

governments losing credibility scaling successful society-governance
WS06107
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:14:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06107 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6107

AI-assisted work complicates ownership, credit, responsibility, and compensation. New systems must distinguish meaningful human contribution without rewarding superficial claims or enabling exploitation. The solution must work with limited capital, intermittent services, and local maintenance capacity. The research opportunity is to define measurable success criteria, test the approach in realistic settings, identify failure modes, and create a pathway from prototype to accountable deployment.

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WS05123
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:11:00Z · Horizon: 2035
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WS05123 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=5123

Future progress on human development and planetary health depends on solving vaccines being refused. Conventional approaches have proven insufficient. The required intervention must integrate community knowledge, data and appropriate technology while remaining affordable, privacy-preserving and operable with minimal external support. Strong solutions will articulate measurable impact metrics, risk mitigation strategies, and a plan for sustained operation by local actors after the pilot phase.

solutions vaccines being refused designing health-biology
WS06104
By Ian Patel · 2026-08-20T06:11:00Z · Horizon: 2030
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WS06104 | World Solve | https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?view=problem&id=6104