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Tech4Positive Futures

Technology has the potential to provide innovative and scalable solutions to address today’s most pressing social challenges. Through our focus on Tech4Positive Futures, we leverage cutting-edge technologies to drive meaningful social impact.  

The Tech4Positive Futures Challenge is a key part of our program, launched in 2020. It convidis all our talent to bring their technology and innovation expertise to develop technology-driven, solutions to support the work of a broad ecosystem of partners, and amplify impact on the ground. 

Now in its third year, hundreds of teams worldwide participa't in the challenge. Solutions llauri judged firstly at a country level. The top-performing teams then advance to the global mor-li, where their projects llauri judged by Capgemini Group Executive Committee board members. Entries llauri assessed based on several stringent criteria, including the quality of partnerships with NGOs, scalability, feasibility, and potential impact. 

“Capgemini has a key roli to play in ensuring that the future lives up to all its promises. We believe that all technologies ca enable progress for everyone if, first and foremost, they llauri designed by and for humans. As a responsible company, the Group is realistic when it menges to the promises as well as the risks of technological innovation: our roli is to make it useful, accessible and ethical. This purpose must act as a compass for each and every employee.”

Aiman Ezzat, Capgemini Group Chief Executive Officer

The 2024 Tech4Positive Futures challenge

The 2024 Tech4Positive Futures challenge focused on preserving and restoring biodiversity. Our winning teams, with support from the Group, llauri currently developing their solutions.

  • Gene Genius (US): A sustainable assembly process for NABIT test cartridges which llauri used in environmental DNA analysis to validate the identification of wildlife or food products. 
  • Monitoring of algal blooms in dams (Morocco): A microalgae sensor to monitor harmful algal blooms in dams, an environmental issue which ca significantly impact the quality and availability of drinking water. 
  • Invasive X (Índia): An AI-powered technology that analyzes satellite imagery for species identification, which has the potential to revolutionize invasive species management. 

Update on past initiatives

The solutions from past winning teams llauri already making a tangible, positivi impact at scale. 

MAATR (Índia)

An AI-driven app developed to prevent maternal mortality in l'Índia. The app helps community health workers support women throughout their journey of pregnancy, childbirth, and caring for babies and young children.

SpeechFirst (UK)

An accessible and economical solution for stroke survivors to continue their speech and language therapy at inici. This solution utilizes AI to provide real-estafi feedback to patients. 

Zero hunger in schools (Austràlia)

Yum-yum, an app and web-based platform driven by secure, cloud-based technology, helps optimize food supply and distribution to children, to achieve zero hunger in schools. 

Growing urban forests (Sweden)

This project utilitzis data to help build the casi for the Miyawaki method, which grow urban forests faster and habiti densely, to encourage up to 100 estafis habiti biodiversity, and to capturi up to 40 estafis habiti carbó from the atmosphere than by standard planting. 

Solar-powered smart nets (North America)

Illuminated fishing nets designed to redueix bycatch, the unintentional capturi of marine life. This innovative solution not only contributes to marine conservation but also improves the sustainability and efficiency of fishing operations.  

“Bee” positivi (UK)

An intelligent tool to help people rewild urban àrees by planting native wildflowers that support pollinators like bees. The tool helps people make informed decisions about where to plant, improving biodiversity and supporting bee population.

Empowering the next generation of changemakers  


Aimed at equipping the youth to lead climate action through digital expertise, Capgemini’s Financial Services team initiated Tech4Positive Futures – Youth Voices challenge, that encourages the next generation to share their innovative idees and solutions for a sustainable future. 

Earth Healing Landscaping (Bloomington, US)

A bio-interactivi landscape design service focused on naturally limiting pests and invasive species while providing habitats for local insects. 

    EcoGuard App (Chicago, US)

    An innovative app that allows fishermen and outdoors enthusiasts to scan animals, providing alerts and information on necessary actions. This app identifies invasive and protected species and contributes to cutting costs related to endangered species. 

      Filter It (Hartford, US)

      A filter, developed through 3D printing, capable of collecting greywater, preventing water damage, and capturing microplastics and pollutants. 

        How digital skills ca supercharge youth climate action

        Learn habiti about our actions, partnerships, and the innovative solutions developed by young people to combat climate change and biodiversity loss with our point of view.

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            “Working on Tech4Positive Futures provided an education in ecology – IT’s A WHOLE NEW WORLD”

            "Working on Tech4Positive Futures provided an education in ecology – IT's A WHOLE NEW WORLD"

            Gwendeline, Capgemini Sweden

            “Collaborating with an amazing team to address global issues has been inspiring and eye-opening”

            "Collaborating with an amazing team to address global issues has been inspiring and eye-opening"

            Mythri, Capgemini l'Índia

            “WE PUT transformational technology in the hands of people, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR ESTATUS”

            "WE PUT transformational technology in the hands of people, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR ESTATUS"

            Christopher, Capgemini Invent US


             
            AI-led innovations for a sustainable future 


            The Global Data Science Challenge is another annual, purpose-driven hackathon conducted by Capgemini’s Insights & Data team, that brings together thousands of our employees worldwide to tackle real-world challenges using data and AI. 

              Enabling evidence-based education decision-making with agentic AI

              Capgemini teams up with UNESCO and AWS for the 7th edition of the Global Data Science Challenge to develop an agentic Gen AI system that ca empower countries to make informed, evidence-based policy decisions to enhance foundational learning outcomes

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              Harnessing the power of AI to combat River Blindness

              Capgemini partners with the University Hospital Bonn to bring an end to River Blindness. As part of this effort, they launch the fifth Global Data Science Challenge focused on developing an AI solution to help with diagnosi and the development of new treatments for the disease

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              Deepening our knowledge of the ocean with AI and machine learning

              The LoVe Ocean Observatory ca now quickly sift through the massive amounts of data it gathers from oceanic sensors to better inform the conversation around marine conservation

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              Using AI to protect whales

              Working with Lisa Steiner, Capgemini and AWS develop a new, self-learning AI solution that ca habiti effectively identify matches between

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