Aid by Sector
Strengthening Africa's Science Granting Councils Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will deepen ongoing work with the African Science granting Councils in the same thematic areas as those covered by the first phase of SGCI research management; monitoring learning and evaluation; knowledge transfer to the private sector; and enhanced networks and partnerships amongst councils and with other science system actors. It will extend focus into two new cross cutting dimensions; research excellence and gender equality and inclusivity. It will strengthen national Science Technology and Innovation systems and contribute to socio economic development in sub Saharan Africa by enhancing more effective and inclusive management of research and innovation by Councils in sub Saharan Africa.
Supporting Economic Empowerment and Development in Palestine (SEED)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will focus on the UK International economic development assistance to Palestine in the areas of water, electricity, access & movement and trade, and fiscal losses and customs. Programme activities will support institutional capacity building and infrastructure development, working closely with the Palestinian Authority and Government of Israel. The overarching goal is to support economic growth and job creation in Palestine.
Unlocking Digital Impact for Development.
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will help to deliver the strategic goals of DFID’s Digital Strategy, which aims to harness digital technology to deliver on the SDGs. The programme budget is £18.5 million between 2019-20 to 2023-24. Delivery will primarily be through the Digital Impact Alliance, housed within the UN Foundation. There is a separate pillar to finance complementary policy research and advice activities with other partners, including Digital Pathways at Oxford, as well as a learning and evaluation pillar. The programme will identify, trial and institutionalise good practice and common standards for digital development work. It will deliver sustainable and reusable digital products which create new or improved services; replicable business and partnership models to increase the use of digital products and data; data-driven policy-making tools and products to inform and advance transformation; and training offerings and skills-building tools to improve investments in digital technologies.
Digital Access Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Prosperity Fund cross-HMG 'Digital Access Programme' is a FCDO-led partnership with DCMS. It aims to catalyse more inclusive, affordable, safe and secure digital access for excluded and underserved communities in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia. Increased digital inclusion in the programme countries will form the basis for more thriving digital ecosystems that generate high-skilled jobs, opportunities for local digital entrepreneurship focused on country-specific development challenges, as well as potential partnerships with international and UK business aimed at mutual prosperity. The Digital Access programme will also focus on learning about sustainable models and enablers for digital inclusion. The learnings will be shared with key stakeholders and other partner countries, thereby amplifying the impact of the programme.
M4D - Mobile for Development Strategic Partnership
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To work jointly with the industry group representing mobile phone operators worldwide, the GSMA, and its subsidiary Mobile for Development, to identify and support the development and use of new, innovative ways in which mobile phone technologies and mobile network infrastructure can be used to improve the reach, delivery and affordability of life-enhancing services to poor people in Africa and Asia. As a result of this work some 14 million poor people are expected to benefit from improved access to life enhancing services by 2020.
Digital Advances for Nuclear Science and Applications
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Radiation detection has a wide range of applications in fields such as medical, environmental monitoring and security. However, compact, high-performing commercial systems can be prohibitively expensive and often require specialised expertise and support to operate and maintain, making them inaccessible to many developing countries. A significant portion of the cost is attributed to the data acquisition and analysis components of these devices. For some commercially available software, specialised training workshops and long-term support is required, further escalating costs and limiting accessibility to these systems. To address these challenges, our project aims to develop a scalable, low-power, low-cost and lightweight, streaming digitiser. This digitiser will interface with detectors (both new and existing), digitise the input and stream it to low-power single-board computers. We will also develop pulse shape analysis software to extract information from the detector signals, provide real-time data monitoring and store data for subsequent analysis. When combined with small-volume scintillator detectors, this complete detection system will offer an affordable alternative to existing commercial products. The control and user interface will be deigned for access through WiFi or other lightweight and portable protocols. Due to its light weight and portable design, our system will be ideal for field applications, such as radiation mapping and source identification (for example, mapping of uranium mines). Its scalability and low cost also make it suitable for use in Compton cameras and ion therapy (for example, to monitor or identify the origin of observed γ rays in therapy or security scenarios).
The Intelligent Observatory
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
The South African Astronomical Observatory and the STFC Hartree Centre are joining forces to deliver the Intelligent Observatory, where the human engineers and astronomers are aided by advanced software solutions to deliver the best scientific products and swift maintenance of the telescopes and instruments. This collaboration will deliver three main results: a platform to interrogate the scientific literature; a unified system to analyse all health-check signals from the instruments and predict necessary maintenance in advance; and automated pipelines to provide scientists with high-quality data, which can automatically correct disturbances from the atmosphere and unavoidable imperfections in the instruments. These three combined activities will accelerate ground-breaking research by the astrophysical community in South Africa and worldwide. Until now, many of these activities have been performed manually, requiring significant time and effort, and observing requests were evaluated only twice a year and allocated some hit-or-miss slots in advance. The SAAO telescopes have been refurbished for robotic operations, to enable a wider use by the community, and observing requests will be processed on a nightly basis. This shift will enable the rapid follow-up of new phenomena, including the many astrophysical transients that are now flagged every night and will become even more abundant with the advent of the Vera Rubin Observatory. This new approach requires operations to be prioritised and automated as much as possible, and advance warning of any possible faults such that the engineering teams can promptly intervene during the day. The Hartree AI researchers will build generative AI solutions, to aid the effective elicitation of knowledge in the scientific literature and in fault logs. Working closely with the SAAO scientists, they will develop a unified platform to collect and analyse all telemetry data (telescope and instrument health, weather stations), including audio and video data, to direct early maintenance efforts. Finally, Hartree and the SAAO will deliver automated pipelines to convert the instrument detector signals in ready data products for science, with minimal user intervention and using all information gathered during every night including the telemetry from the other strand of work. Some of these solutions are not yet available even at the most advanced observatories. Observatories are the best place to develop new technologies in a safe environment, strengthening them for wider industrial applicability. The work on knowledge elicitation will lower the barrier versus access to literature in many fields, accelerating new discoveries but also the interrogation of internal logs for similar occurrences of possible issues. The work on telemetry models will develop solutions for predictive maintenance that can be applied to the industrial sector, e.g. to predict whether some ambient conditions can result in more frequent manufacturing defects or catching early warning signs of machinery faults. The work on pipelines will provide advanced solutions for image reconstruction, defect detection and artifact correction in challenging regimes. By lowering the barrier to excellent science, the tools developed in this combined SAAO-Hartree endeavour can provide many hands-on training opportunities for STEM universities, including historically disadvantaged institutions.
Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement (PACE)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The PACE is designed to support more accountable and inclusive institutions to respond to Nigeria’s governance and climate change challenges. This is a governance programme, seeking to address the governance challenges that undermine development and perpetuate social exclusion in Nigeria.
Western Balkans – Freedom and Resilience Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will address long-term, structural issues across the region, including ethno-nationalist division, and support transparency and accountability in government, as well as underlying society challenges such as discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Programme will comprise a portfolio of interventions in three areas: reconciliation and peacebuilding in conflict-affected communities; empowering women and girls and tackling Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) and gender-based violence; and strengthening government capacity, transparency and accountability. Programming will be country-led, with Posts able to bid for funds in support of projects in line with their priorities.
Revenue Mobilisation, Investment and Trade Programme - ReMIT
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme, through provision of high quality technical assistance, aims to support Pakistan to implement reforms that lock in macroeconomic stability and improve conditions for high and sustained growth, mutual prosperity, job creation and poverty reduction. The TA will be provided to; • Strengthen tax revenue mobilisation, helping to raise Pakistan’s tax to GDP ratio from 13 percent to 18 percent by increasing the number of tax payers; • Address the investment environment challenges faced by local and UK businesses, moving Pakistan towards being one of the top 50 countries to do business in; • Facilitate trade and drive competitiveness, addressing barriers to trade in order to reduce Pakistan's trade deficit; • Modernise macroeconomic policy making and implementation process.
UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) Phase 2
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve the relevance and maximise the impact of UK research funding on the lives of the world's poorest people. The UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) will provide a framework for a more co-ordinated approach to development sciences research by UK based funders and stakeholders in international development research.
Empowering Palestinian Institutions and Civil Society in Palestine - EPICS
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
EPICS aims to improve the viability, legitimacy and inclusion of governance and service delivery, to protect and support civic space, and to empower women, in the OPTs. It will provide technical assistance to PA institutions across governance sectors, with a particular focus on financial viability and provision of essential services, in order to protect the fiscal viability and legitimacy of the PA in a declining context. EPICS will protect and support Palestinian civic space by supporting CSOs to hold the PA and other local duty bearers to account for governance and service delivery. EPICS will strengthen women’s empowerment, primarily through supporting coalition building among local and grassroots organisations. Through improving PA viability and legitimacy, it will help reduce the drivers of instability and extremism.
India –UK Economic Cooperation Programme (ODA)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This is a 3 year programme which will help India to implement its proposed economic reforms, climate and infrastructure development priorities, with a view to support its long-term growth objectives. It will provide expertise and support, primarily to Ministry of Finance, with some assistance expected to be provided to a small number of state governments and other Indian agencies. The programme will engage in areas where the UK is well-placed to make the greatest strategic impact: (i) private finance and reforms to the business environment; (ii) tax revenue mobilisation and public finance; and (iii) high quality, low carbon and resilient infrastructure. It will provide up to £1.5m ODA in technical cooperation in 2023/24, with funding allocations for the following two years to be confirmed, subject to a maximum of £4.5 million over 3 years.
Ghana Revenue Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support reform of Ghana’s domestic revenue collection, including strengthening accountability mechanisms and providing the foundation for long term sustainable revenue generation.
Africa Technology and Innovation Partnerships - ATIP
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will strengthen innovation ecosystems in Africa, with a focus on Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, in order to stimulate inclusive economic growth and the scaling of technology enabled businesses to solve development challenges.
Digital Identity as an Enabler for Development
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support governments to implement trusted, secure and inclusive digital Identification and civil registration systems, informed by international evidence and experience, by supporting the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development initiative, known as ID4D, between 2019-2020 to 2024-25. This programme will finance ID4D to, first, produce evidence-based guidance on the preferred approaches for digital identification and illustrate the development value of the systems, second, establish and support global platforms, convening and peer-to-peer exchange to share lessons and experiences of what works and why, and third, provide technical assistance to over 30 governments and regional institutions to support countries to roll-out digital identification and civil registration systems. DFID will also support an independent evaluation of the World Bank Group’s ID4D programme during the course of this grant.
PIDG2 - Second phase of FCDO's Support to the Private Infrastructure Development Group .
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The aim of PIDG is to mobilise private investment in infrastructure, in order to increase service provision for the poor, boost economic growth, trade and jobs to alleviate poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Public Financial Management Multi Donor Trust Fund – Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme provides support to strengthen Nepal’s Public Finance Management (PFM) systems in the context of the implementation of federalism.
Educate the Most Disadvantaged Children in Bangladesh
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support 360,000 marginalised children, including 216,000 girls, to gain foundational skills, i.e. literacy, numeracy, socio-emotional and life skills through Educate the Most Disadvantage Children in Bangladesh (EMDC-B) programme. EMDC will focus on the poorest girls and children with disabilities, with the goal of improving system-wide support for all marginalised children.
Indo Pacific Connectivity Programme (IPCP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
IPCP objective is to create open, resilient, connected and integrated regional markets, including energy markets. This will help increase trade, growth, investment, renewable and low-carbon energy generation, and job creation, and reduce poverty
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