Emerging tech.

Research area 06 of 06

The Internet of Things, drones, digital identity and other new technologies, tested against Liberian needs.

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Each group follows one research question, led by a principal investigator, with each member’s part in the work named in the standard contributor roles.

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IoT for Public Services

Low-cost sensors for water points and clinic cold chains

Solar-powered sensors that report when a pump fails or a vaccine fridge warms, over low-power radio.

  • Internet of Things
  • Sensors
  • LoRaWAN
Field (OECD FORD)
2.2 Electrical, electronic and information engineering
SDG target
6.1 · Safe and affordable drinking water for all
Standards
ISO/IEC 30141 · ITU-T Y.4000
Members
4, led by Dr. Aaron Mator

Members

Active

Drones & Geospatial Lab

Drone mapping to update settlement and road data

Flying and processing aerial surveys so planners and the census have current maps of fast-growing towns.

  • Drones
  • GIS
  • Mapping
Field (OECD FORD)
1.5 Earth and related environmental sciences; 2.11 Other engineering and technologies
SDG target
11.3 · Inclusive, sustainable urbanization and participatory planning
Standards
ISO 56002 · FAIR data
Members
5, led by Dr. Rita Cooper

Members

Forming

Digital Identity & Trust

Verifiable credentials for certificates and licences

Certificates that a school, employer or clinic can check in seconds, without a phone call and without a forgery.

  • Digital identity
  • Verifiable credentials
  • Cryptography
Field (OECD FORD)
1.2 Computer and information sciences
SDG target
16.9 · Legal identity for all
Standards
W3C Verifiable Credentials
Members
4, led by Dr. Dorothy Siryon

Members

The standards we work to.

Research in emerging tech follows the published international standards below, so its methods and results can be compared and trusted anywhere.

  • ISO/IEC 30141

    Internet of Things reference architecture

    A common architecture for designing IoT systems.

  • ITU-T Y.4000/Y.2060

    Overview of the Internet of Things

    The ITU’s definition and model of the IoT.

  • ISO 56002:2019

    Innovation management system: guidance

    How organisations manage innovation systematically.

  • W3C

    Verifiable Credentials Data Model

    The web standard for credentials that can be checked without calling the issuer.

Across every group

  • ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022

    CRediT, Contributor Roles Taxonomy

    Each member’s part in the work, named in the fourteen standard roles.

  • OECD, Frascati Manual 2015

    Fields of Research and Development

    The international classification each group is filed under.

  • United Nations, 2015

    Sustainable Development Goals

    Each group names the SDG target its work serves.

  • World Conference on Research Integrity, 2010

    Singapore Statement on Research Integrity

    Honesty, accountability, professional courtesy and good stewardship in research.

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