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AG-01 / AGRICULTURE
Mavuno
A multilingual field agent concept for turning farmer observations into clear, locally relevant next actions.
VOICE · VISION · LOCAL KNOWLEDGEField discovery
Build from thequestion.?
We use emerging technology to develop tools and solutions tailored to the realities, ambitions, and possibilities of our continent.
01 / WHY WE EXIST
Africa is not a market to adapt for. It is a place to build from.
The continent holds complex, urgent questions—and extraordinary local intelligence. Open Questions brings research, design, and engineering together to turn that intelligence into useful systems.
Our work begins close to the field. We collaborate with people who understand the problem, prototype with the realities of place in mind, and measure value in what works beyond the screen.
How we workCONTEXT BEFORE CODELOCAL KNOWLEDGE IS INFRASTRUCTUREPROTOTYPE IN THE REAL WORLDBUILD FOR LONG-TERM USE
OPENQ LAB / ACTIVEAI agents for
AI agents for
Africa's real fields.
THE APPLIED INTELLIGENCE LAB
OpenQ Lab is our research and development engine. We are exploring AI agents that can operate closer to the problem—across agriculture, public health, climate resilience, and essential services.
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AG-02 / PUBLIC HEALTH
Imara
A decision-support agent concept designed around constrained connectivity, frontline workflows, and responsible escalation.
OFFLINE-FIRST · SAFE ROUTINGResearch track
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AG-03 / CLIMATE
Nuru
A local intelligence agent concept that translates fragmented climate signals into practical community-level guidance.
EARLY WARNING · LOCAL CONTEXTEarly prototype
03 / OUR METHOD
Good systems begin
with better questions.
Our method moves deliberately from proximity to proof.
What does the field actually need?
We begin with the lived workflow—not the technology. We listen, map constraints, and define the smallest useful intervention.
What can emerging technology unlock?
We combine AI, local data, and resilient interfaces to prototype tools that fit the context they are meant to serve.
What survives beyond the demo?
We test in real conditions, learn with practitioners, and build toward systems that are useful, accountable, and maintainable.
WHERE WE'RE LOOKINGFour fields.
Four fields.
Countless open questions.
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AGRICULTURE
Productivity, access, local knowledge
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Frontline capacity, navigation, trust
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CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Prediction, adaptation, response
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ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Access, reliability, coordination
AN OPEN INVITATIONBASED IN AFRICA · OPEN TO THE WORLD
Bring us a hard
question.
If you are working close to a consequential problem, we want to hear what you see.
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