To solve the problem of food spoilage and insecurity in Nigeria, the Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE) and the Swiss Federal Laboratory for Material Science and Technology
This project will combine Mozambique’s largest digital job platform for informal workers with an AIpowered virtual assistant, and apply algorithms to provide workers with targeted insights into the labor market to improve job opportunities and financial outcomes. Over 54% of Mozambique’s adult workforce is in the informal sector, and information gaps on demand trends mean that opportunities for workers to improve their livelihoods are limited.
GiveDirectly & CEGA - USA, Togo
GiveDirectly and CEGA will demonstrate a new model for rapid assistance where machine learningbased targeting will guide the delivery of digital cash transfers. Data science will enable GiveDirectly to better assess communities who are most in need of cash transfers.