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Counterfeit medications sold through unauthorized online channels can be difficult to distinguish from legitimate products without lab testing, putting patients at serious risk. Scalable, affordable detection at the point of purchase remains an unresolved challenge.

Data can sometimes leave an organization through informal channels or unauthorized access long before any official breach is detected. Faster, more reliable internal leak detection remains an unresolved cybersecurity challenge.

A small number of companies control the primary channels through which most people discover and install mobile apps, giving them significant power over which businesses can reach customers at all. Balancing platform control with fair competition remains an unresolved policy issue.

Sub-glacial lakes and channels affect ice dynamics and unique ecosystems, but access is difficult. Remote sensing and careful drilling campaigns can expand knowledge.

Sub-glacial lakes and channels affect ice dynamics and unique ecosystems, but access is difficult. Remote sensing and careful drilling campaigns can expand knowledge.

Hybrid warfare tactics, including deepfakes and targeted propaganda, erode trust and polarise societies. Detection and provenance tools for media and secure civic-information channels are urgently needed.

Hybrid warfare tactics, including deepfakes and targeted propaganda, erode trust and polarise societies. Detection and provenance tools for media and secure civic-information channels are urgently needed.

Many rely on outdated equipment and limited funding, missing chances to engage youth via online channels. Low-cost digital broadcasting tools and training could modernize community media.

Public procurement, from building roads to buying medical supplies, remains one of the most common channels for corruption worldwide. Stronger, harder-to-manipulate bidding systems remain unevenly adopted.

False information about disaster response, shelters, or aid can spread rapidly during emergencies, sometimes putting lives at further risk. Faster, trusted communication channels during crises remain underdeveloped in many regions.

Develop detection, enforcement, platform, customs, and demand-reduction systems for illegal wildlife sales shifting into encrypted and cross-border digital channels.

Create traceability and enforcement systems that stop unusable textile waste from being labeled as reusable goods and exported to vulnerable communities.

Create credible monitoring, worker communication, port controls, and grievance channels for crews operating far from legal oversight.

Build convenient, safe, financially viable collection and repair channels for phones, chargers, cables, and small devices that otherwise enter household waste.

Ensure older adults, disabled people, rural residents, and undocumented groups can access benefits when governments shift from cash to digital channels.

Build systems that help diasporas access verified voting, legal, disaster, remittance, and family information across borders and languages.

Build resilient, lawful communication channels for emergency notices, legal rights, health information, and community coordination when networks are restricted.

Develop privacy-preserving methods to study paid political influence and coordinated campaigns in messaging platforms without mass surveillance.