CyborgBase is a digital platform designed to streamline access to essential services for people with disabilities, including prosthetics, rehabilitation, inclusive employment, and financial support. Acknowledging the challenges posed by fragmented systems and high costs, CyborgBase offers a single digital entry point, simplifying navigation through healthcare, social protection, and employment pathways. This platform aims to enhance health outcomes, alleviate the administrative burden for institutions, and promote the social and economic inclusion of individuals with disabilities, contributing to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including No Poverty, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, and Reduced Inequalities, among others.
The platform aims to enable over 50,000 individuals with disabilities to access vital services by 2030, reduce the time and complexity of navigating prosthetic access and reimbursement by 30-40% by 2028, and support at least 10,000 individuals in finding inclusive employment opportunities by 2028. To achieve these goals, CyborgBase plans to build partnerships with public institutions, healthcare providers, employers, and civil society organizations across Central Asia and select international markets by 2027. Progress will be monitored through platform usage data and impact indicators, focusing on health promotion, injuries, and rehabilitation, with targeted populations including persons with disabilities, health professionals, and the elderly (65+).
Keywords
Data collecting and reporting tool
Health information
Online portal
Access to technology
Artificial intelligence
Publications
Insights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
• High cost and limited affordability of assistive devices and related services.
• Fragmentation between healthcare, social protection, and employment systems.
• Limited institutional capacity and digital readiness in some contexts.
• Insufficient employer understanding of the value of inclusive employment.
Enablers
• Alignment with national disability strategies and international inclusion commitments.
• Engagement of NGOs, foundations, employers, and public stakeholders.
• Growing emphasis on disability inclusion within ESG and SDG frameworks.
• Support public–private pilots to test and scale simple digital access solutions.
• Prioritize clear, user-centered design over technical complexity.
• Combine grant and philanthropic funding with long-term public and institutional partnerships.
• Use standardized outcome data to inform policy, replication, and sustainability.
CyborgBase is designed as a simple, scalable access infrastructure that can be adapted to different national and regional contexts, including low- and middle-income settings.
