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Frontier Tech Hub
Responsible and inclusive tech innovation
June 2025
Aim, Background, and Activities
Aim
To recommend ways for the Frontier Tech team to make sure innovation pilots are consistently and robustly responsible and inclusive
Background
Innovations in the development sector consider equity, social inclusion, and unintended harms when prototyping and piloting technology
Colectiv Activities
We combined human and AI interviews with stakeholders with reviews and case studies to develop and test tools
Findings
There are four different approaches to guiding responsible and inclusive development of technology
To be effective, R&I practices need to align with organisational culture
"Don't just tack on or overlay a new form or tick-box exercise, but make it part of the foundational makeup of FT" (FT Hub Coach)
Innovation maturity needs to integrate dimensions of R&I
"To adapt is to pivot without ever losing sight of your end goals" (FT Hub Director)
Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusions
R&I needs to be embedded in business-as-usual processes
Recommendations
Set explicit R&I goals and integrate these into models of success
Aim, Background, and Activities
Findings
Conclusions and Recommendations