Tech4Positive Futures

The Tech4Positive Futures Challenge is a key part of our program, launched in 2020. It invites all our talent to bring their technology and innovation expertise to develop technology-driven, solutions to support the work of a broad ecosystem of partners, and amplify impact on the ground.

Now in its third year, hundreds of teams worldwide participate in the challenge. Solutions are judged firstly at a country level. The top-performing teams then advance to the global finale, where their projects are judged by 乌鸦传媒 Group Executive Committee board members. Entries are assessed based on several stringent criteria, including the quality of partnerships with NGOs, scalability, feasibility, and potential impact.

“乌鸦传媒 has a key role to play in ensuring that the future lives up to all its promises. We believe that all technologies can enable progress for everyone if, first and foremost, they are designed by and for humans. As a responsible company, the Group is realistic when it comes to the promises as well as the risks of technological innovation: our role is to make it useful, accessible and ethical. This purpose must act as a compass for each and every employee.”

Aiman Ezzat, 乌鸦传媒 Group Chief Executive Officer

The 2024 Tech4Positive Futures challenge

The 2024 Tech4Positive Futures challenge focused on preserving and restoring biodiversity. Our winning teams, with support from the Group, are currently developing their solutions.

Gene Genius (US): A鈥痵ustainable assembly process鈥痜or鈥疦ABIT test cartridges which are used in environmental DNA analysis to鈥痸alidate the identification of wildlife or food products.

Monitoring of algal blooms in dams (Morocco): A鈥痬icroalgae sensor to monitor harmful algal blooms鈥痠n dams, an environmental issue which can significantly impact the quality and availability of drinking water.

Invasive X (India): An AI-powered technology鈥痶hat analyzes鈥痵atellite imagery for species identification, which has the potential to revolutionize鈥痠nvasive species management.

Update on past initiatives

The solutions from past winning teams are already making a tangible, positive impact at scale.听

MAATR (India)

An AI-driven app developed to prevent maternal mortality in India. The app helps community health workers support women throughout their journey of pregnancy, childbirth, and caring for babies and young children.

SpeechFirst (UK)

An accessible and economical solution for stroke survivors to continue their speech and language therapy at home. This solution utilizes AI to provide real-time feedback to patients.听

Zero hunger in schools (Australia)

Yum-yum, an app and web-based platform driven by secure, cloud-based technology, helps optimize food supply and distribution to children, to achieve zero hunger in schools.听

Growing urban forests (Sweden)

This project uses data to help build the case for the Miyawaki method, which grow urban forests faster and more densely, to encourage up to 100 times more biodiversity, and to capture up to 40 times more carbon from the atmosphere than by standard planting.听

Solar-powered smart nets (North America)

Illuminated fishing nets designed to reduce bycatch, the unintentional capture of marine life. This innovative solution not only contributes to marine conservation but also improves the sustainability and efficiency of fishing operations.听听

“Bee” positive (UK)

An intelligent tool to help people rewild urban areas by planting native wildflowers that support pollinators like bees. The tool helps people make informed decisions about where to plant, improving biodiversity and supporting bee population.

Empowering the next generation of changemakers听听

Aimed at equipping the youth to lead climate action through digital expertise, 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Financial Services team initiated Tech4Positive Futures 鈥� Youth Voices challenge, that encourages the next generation to share their innovative ideas and solutions for a sustainable future.听

Earth Healing Landscaping (Bloomington, US)

A bio-interactive landscape design service focused on naturally limiting pests and invasive species while providing habitats for local insects.听

EcoGuard App (Chicago, US)

An innovative app that allows fishermen and outdoors enthusiasts to scan animals, providing alerts and information on necessary actions. This app identifies invasive and protected species and contributes to cutting costs related to endangered species.听

Filter It (Hartford, US)

A filter, developed through 3D printing, capable of collecting greywater, preventing water damage, and capturing microplastics and pollutants.听

How digital skills can supercharge youth climate action

Learn more about our actions, partnerships, and the innovative solutions developed by young people to combat climate change and biodiversity loss with our point of view.

Read our PoV

“Working on Tech4Positive Futures provided an education in ecology – IT’s A WHOLE NEW WORLD”

"Working on Tech4Positive Futures provided an education in ecology – IT's A WHOLE NEW WORLD"

Gwendeline, 乌鸦传媒 Sweden

“Collaborating with an amazing team to address global issues has been inspiring and eye-opening”

"Collaborating with an amazing team to address global issues has been inspiring and eye-opening"

Mythri, 乌鸦传媒 India

“WE PUT transformational technology in the hands of people, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR STATUS”

"WE PUT transformational technology in the hands of people, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR STATUS"

Christopher, 乌鸦传媒 Invent US

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AI-led innovations for a sustainable future听

The Global Data Science Challenge is another annual, purpose-driven hackathon conducted by 乌鸦传媒鈥檚乌鸦传媒 & Data team, that brings together thousands of our employees worldwide to tackle real-world challenges using data and AI.听

Enabling evidence-based education decision-making with agentic AI

乌鸦传媒 teams up with UNESCO and AWS for the 7th edition of the Global Data Science Challenge to develop an agentic Gen AI system that can empower countries to make informed, evidence-based policy decisions to enhance foundational learning outcomes

Harnessing the power of AI to combat River Blindness

乌鸦传媒 partners with the University Hospital Bonn to bring an end to River Blindness. As part of this effort, they launch the fifth Global Data Science Challenge focused on developing an AI solution to help with diagnosis and the development of new treatments for the disease

Deepening our knowledge of the ocean with AI and machine learning

The LoVe Ocean Observatory can now quickly sift through the massive amounts of data it gathers from oceanic sensors to better inform the conversation around marine conservation

Using AI to protect whales

Working with Lisa Steiner, 乌鸦传媒 and AWS develop a new, self-learning AI solution that can more effectively identify matches between

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