In 2017, Loon’s balloons helped deliver basic connectivity to thousands of inhabitants in Peru affected by flooding and 200 000 people in Puerto Rico following the hurricane Maria. The private sector is also increasingly partnering with development providers to improve the use of technological solutions in development co-operation. For example, in September 2018, the Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) was launched as a coalition between the World Bank, the UN, International Committee of the Red Cross, Microsoft, Google and Amazon. The aim of the FAM is to use new technologies and predictable analytics, e.g. Al and machine learning, to improve early warning system to be able to identify areas where there are increasing risks of famines.