A research team asking a technology question with human stakes.
SafeTime AI is a public-interest research initiative of Apron Tech, based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria — with a track record of building mobile tools for measurable public good.
Our mission
To research and develop privacy-preserving, AI-assisted systems that help people exercise meaningful control over their own digital connectivity through voluntary pre-commitment.
Our vision
A future in which mobile technology supports human agency by design — where the ability to step away is as well engineered as the ability to connect.
What we hold to be true
A safeguard that can be disabled at the moment of temptation has already failed.
The system serves the user's stated intention — it does not impose an external judgment.
Personalization is for the user's benefit — never for advertising, scoring, or shame.
Behavioral learning must happen on-device, with consent, and with clear user control.
From Uyo to Lisbon, the right to a healthier relationship with technology is shared.
We publish what we find, including findings that do not support our hypothesis.
Built before: APRON
SafeTime builds on prior experience designing mobile-first tools that solve real, measurable problems in public health.
APRON
A mobile tool for monitoring viral load services for HIV clients, streamlining request, tracking, and reporting of viral load testing across facilities — supporting clinicians, lab teams, and program managers through a single mobile workflow.
An open, growing research network
Apron Tech
The parent organization behind SafeTime, registered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.
Research advisors
We are recruiting advisors in behavioral science, AI safety, privacy, and clinical ethics.
Independent evaluators
We invite external researchers to test and challenge our findings.
SafeTime is currently a research and prototype initiative. Named advisory roles will be published only once formally confirmed.