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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Develop locally credible communication systems that address uncertainty, past harm, rumors, and access barriers without stigmatizing hesitant communities.
health-biology
africa
democratic-republic-of-the-congo
communication
uncertainty
building
trusted
public-health
vaccine
develop
locally
credible
systems
society-governance
reliable
communities
technology-computing
last
open
United States, North America
Create secure, ethical systems for collecting, authenticating, storing, and making digital evidence usable by investigators without exposing victims.
philosophy-ethics
north-america
united-states
evidence
preserving
online
war
crimes
human-rights
abuses
create
secure
ethical
systems
technology-computing
society-governance
digital
corruption
Build cross-platform methods that identify influence operations moving among local apps, messaging networks, social media, and video platforms.
technology-computing
platforms
detecting
coordinated
inauthentic
behavior
regional
build
cross-platform
methods
identify
global-unspecified
social
society-governance
local
systems
african
philosophy-ethics
Develop standards and tools that detect manipulation, preserve provenance, and improve reproducibility across increasingly complex scientific workflows.
society-governance
scientific
authenticating
images
data
public
research
develop
standards
tools
detect
systems
technology-computing
global-unspecified
trust
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
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
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
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
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
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
Develop recognition systems that validate skills learned through apprenticeships, family businesses, and informal labor without imposing costly exams or bureaucracy.
society-governance
africa
nigeria
informal
building
affordable
pathways
work
formal
credentials
develop
recognition
systems
settlements
economics-resources
technology-computing
social-civic-problems
digital
