Global Alliance on Drones in Development
This website www.dronesindevelopment.com is a platform project developed and maintained by Caerobotics Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
The site hosted the signature course Advanced Course in Drones in Development in 2020 and the International Conference on Drones in Development. It now hosts The Global Alliance on Drones in Development, a strong 200+ member international community, and shall host the Global School of Drones in Development soon..
About our Community
The Global Alliance on Drones in Development is a global member community that supports each other through sharing knowledge and opportunities to scale adoption of drones, robotics, geospatial technologies and AI for sustainable development and social impact.
Through this community, we are solving for the scarcity of technical expertise in emerging technologies in emerging economies. We believe if more minds learn about the good use of technology and also learn exactly how to build and execute successful projects, they will lead the transformation of the way the world operates in the next few years.
Our Members
The members of this community come from diverse background - students, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, investors, policy makers, project consultants, and many other subject-matter experts from all continents. They either learn or share in the different engagement programs and conversation groups created.
The connecting thread between all the members is a zest for advocating the good use of technologies that neither harm, nor destroy, but aids in development and protection of humans and the environments that we thrive in. The community also believes in building global collaborations to support each other's solutions.
What are the different engagement opportunities on this platform?
We engage with our community members in the following ways:
1. Blog:
Our articles are educational and informative. They often feature the work of one of our members presented as a case study or a masterclass during an event.
2. Podcasts:
Our podcast is an interaction with subject-matter experts available as a recording that discusses a project, a perspective, a story or a research area.
3. Conferences:
Our signature conference is the International Conference on Drones in Development. This conference gives an open platform for everyone in the industry to present their recent work, project, prototype, research, case study, product or perspective in a live online program of about 2-3 days. The conference allows the most hidden talents to showcase their expertise to a global audience in a completely supportive and non-judgmental environment.
4. Workshops:
We conduct in-person workshops with the help of the subject-matter experts on various topics related to drones in development. The aim is to achieve technical expertise and build capacity, have multilateral deliberations, steer the group to achieve collaborative goals, and to engage with an innovation through life demonstration and practice exercises.
5. Courses:
Our Certification Courses are co-conducted with institutional and technology partners. Our signature course Advanced Course in Drones in Development takes the cohort through a rigorous learning process that involves live masterclasses, mentorship sessions, self-study (of case studies, book chapters and research materials), multiple graded assignments and a project (concept paper or prototype).
6. Discussion groups:
We maintain WhatsApp groups that allow the members to have open informal networking and discussion with each other.
7. Directory:
We maintain an open Global Drone Directory that allows our members to enlist their organisations, expertise, products, events, knowledge resources, events and projects.
What's the Pricing like?
We practice a freemium model.
Here's what is available for free:
- Learn from the Blogs, Podcasts and YouTube Channel
- Be in the WhatsApp group
- Write a Guest Blog
- Present a paper at the conference
- Present a masterclass at a course or workshop
- Lead a workshop
- Get interviewed at the podcast
This is what we charge for:
- Attendance fees to a live online or in-person event (course, workshop, conference)
- Promotional blog, podcast, workshop or social media post
- Exhibition of your product or display of your logo at our Events
- Partners Sponsorship of an activity, a scholarship or a challenge
- Lead a franchise-style local institution to deliver our courses to your communities
Our fees support:
- Administrative expenses
- Development of knowledge content
- Funding of scholarships and sponsorships
- Funding of grants for innovation, research and projects.