Define the mission, not the answer.
- Who experiences the problem, and where?
- What baseline evidence demonstrates the need?
- What constraints matter: power, connectivity, language, cost or repair?
- What would count as a safe, useful test?
National needs · local solutionsStart with a problem
Start with a problem
worth solving.
Challenges are a bridge between real community and service needs and the innovators who can test practical responses. Strong briefs define the user, evidence, constraints and safeguards before proposing a technology.
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Improve rural water-point reliability.
Explore low-cost reporting, maintenance prioritisation and transparent service follow-up with the responsible water service provider. Any sensor or AI component should be tested against simple alternatives and measured against a baseline.
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