In order to help catapult Irish innovation to the world stage, and effect change globally, Science Foundation Ireland have launched the Future Innovator Prize.
With €4m available across two challenges – AI for Societal Good and Zero Emissions – this competition offers Irish science the money to match its ambition. Challenge-based funding is a solution-focused approach to research funding that uses prizes, strict timelines, teamwork and competition to direct research activities at ambitious societal problems
Science To The Rescue is an hour long documentary, presented by Trevor Vaugh (Big Life Fix), that got up close and personal with some of the challenge teams trying to win the prize funds. As the clock ticks down, we learn about the motivation behind their work and meet some of those who will benefit from their breakthroughs.
TAPAS: Tracking Adaptation Progress in Agriculture and Food Security Using an AI-powered Satellite Remote Sensing Platform.
Challenge: Enabling countries to develop evidence-based means of measuring, reporting and verifying climate change adaptation in the agri-food sector.
Solution: The TAPAS team will develop an AI-based approach that enables the agri-food sector to assess climatic perturbations. The proposed technology will initially focus on characterising climate change in the developing world but will be scalable for implementation globally to support national governments' compliance with the UNFCCC resolutions.
