Hi Community! I am wondering what you consider as some of the most successful and functional tech solutions to protect wildlife from crime. Bonus point if you know they have built successful partnerships! I am currently working on a case study on the topic (wildlife protection-innovation-partnerships) and looking for solutions to feature.
If you have built on of those solutions + partnerships, here are some of the questions I have for you:
Was your first move to determine whether you needed a partnership or not?
What are some of the strategies you used to identify and contact potential partners? Was proximity important?
What specific goals did you have in common with your partners and what made it possible to achieve those goals together?
Did you conduct due diligence and pilots? Did you have formal agreement(s)? What kind(s)?
How much effort and what resources/tools went into managing those partnership(s)?
19 July 2016 9:14am
I don't have direct experience with it, but I have talked with Tom Snitch and read the articles. I think his team at University of Maryland have done great work with their Anti-Poaching Engine, coupled with UAVs (although the software can be used with trucks, UGVs, or even just foot patrols).
http://btn.com/2016/01/16/btn-livebig-maryland-faculty-members-declare-war-on-poaching/
19 July 2016 9:29am
Hi Marie,
Interesting question, I'm keen to hear what examples come back. Before I add my suggestions, could you elaborate a bit about what you mean by partnerships? Are you looking for case studies that are industry-NGO/academic partnerships, or are you thinking of a broader definition?
Cheers,
Steph
20 July 2016 6:20pm
Thank you Dave and Stephanie.
Stephanie, I look at partnerships broadly, so both your examples apply. In other words, by partnership I mean an arrangement where two or more parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.
Entering into a partnership can have a number of benefits. However, partnerships can also have a number of challenges, including time, energy, and resources. I am interested in uncovering concrete examples of best practices in building partnerships in the wildlife crime/tech space.
26 July 2016 7:22pm
What's the indended audience for your case study and where will it be published/used, @mariemainil?
Dave Cortright