Nonprofit

Signal Program on Human Security & Technology at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative


  • About Us

    The Signal Program on Human Security and Technology at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative utilizes the latest information and satellite technologies to conduct research and education projects that seek to understand how these technologies can be employed to protect vulnerable populations affected by both human and natural disasters. Signal was established to explore how technology can be used to document and prevent threats to human rights and human security around the world by bringing together leading technologists, organizations, and practitioners to develop innovation for the human security of vulnerable populations.

    The Signal Program on Human Security and Technology at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative utilizes the latest information and satellite technologies to conduct research and education projects that seek to understand how these technologies can be employed to protect vulnerable populations affected by both human and natural disasters. Signal was established to explore how technology can be used to document and prevent threats to human rights and human security around the world by bringing together leading technologists, organizations, and practitioners to develop innovation for the human security of vulnerable populations.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Research & Social Science
    • Science & Technology

    Location

    • 14 Story Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
      Floor 2
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