Decolonizing drones and AI to create local value and impact

The development of open source AI applications and libraries and the sharing of information has enabled wider access to automated image analysis. The use of drones for image collection and cartography has democratized access to a type of image previously reserved for a restricted group, a question of cost.

So what is missing? Access to these technologies and the knowledge on how to use them efficiently in the places that are most exposed to climate change and where needs are most pressing: in Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

Discover in this presentation how drones, data and AI can be sustainably localized and create positive value and impact for local communities in the Global South.

WeRobotics is a young US/Swiss based non-profit organization with the mission to shift power from the global back to the local by ensuring that local experts with local knowledge and lived experience have the leadership opportunities they seek to implement technology for good projects themselves. WeRobotics co-creates and facilitates a network of local knowledge hubs – the Flying Labs network - in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Flying Labs build on existing expertise in drones, data and AI, and their goal is to accelerate the positive impact of humanitarian, health, development and environmental solutions locally.

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