Minderoo Initiative on Tech & Power investigates the social impact and harms of technologies on the public good.

Minderoo Initiative on Technology and Power at the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry investigates the social impact of digital technologies on communities and the broader public good. Programs include:

+People

Dr. Safiya Noble

Minderoo Initiative Co-Director

Dr. Sarah T. Roberts

Minderoo Initiative Co-Director

J. Khadijah Abdurahman

Next Generation of Leaders

Kai Nham

Next Generation of Leaders

Jasmine Epps

Next Generation of Leaders

+Policy

California Privacy Protection Agency, Pre-Rulemaking Info Session, March 30, 2022
Safiya Noble receives NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award, April 6, 2022
California’s Reparations Task Force explores inequities in tech and health, Jan 27, 2022
Safiya Umoja Noble and Meredith Whittaker on Duties of Care and Resistance to Big Tech, Dec 25, 2021
Commission on Information Disorder Final Report, Nov 15, 2021
Safiya Noble Selected to Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder, Apr 20, 2021

+Impact

The Minderoo Initiative Impact Fund supports people, projects, and organizations to pursue research, scholarship, community-oriented programming, and creative expression projects at the intersection of tech and power. This fund is designed to support smaller-scale projects on a rolling basis as decided by center leadership.