About
Minderoo Initiative on Tech & Power
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. The initiative aims to create new paradigms for the public to understand the harms of tech platforms, predictive technologies, ad driven algorithmic content, and the work of digital laborers. This initiative is made possible by the support of Minderoo Foundation.
The initiative includes the following programs:
- Minderoo Initiative Impact Fund
- Summer Institute | June 2022
- Impact Projects
- Next Generation Leaders
- Read the UCLA award announcement in full
- Learn more about the Tech Impact Network
- Learn more about Frontier Technology @ Minderoo
Initiative Team
Sarah T. Roberts
Faculty Co-Director
Safiya Noble
Faculty Co-Director
Vanessa Rhinesmith
Executive Director
Stacy Wood
Research Director
Initiative Programs
Impact Fund
The Minderoo Initiative Impact Fund supports people 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.
- Spring 2021 award recipients announcement
- Next round will be awarded in Spring 2022
- More about the criteria and application process