KEY INITIATIVE 4 HUMANITARIAN ACTION PROGRAMME How are digital transformation and new technologies impacting humanitarian action? The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has funded an Humanitarian Action Programme at CRASSH (Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities) at the University of Cambridge. About the Humanitarian Action Programme Led by Professor Gina Neff, the Humanitarian Action Programme is a home for new research on: • How digital transformation and new technologies are impacting humanitarian action and communities affected by humanitarian emergencies. • The impact of new technologies and digital transformation on the capacity of humanitarian organisations to continue serving affected communities in a neutral, impartial, independent, and exclusively humanitarian manner. READ MORE View latest Reports Building a roadmap for progressive UK tech policy Press Releases Hundreds of girls say they face sexual harassment online. This is what they want to change. – Gina Neff in CNN Business Reports Safe, Sustainable, Empowering: Technology Innovation Policy for the UK’s Digital Future Blog At a time of rapid advances in AI, are we entering a Data Winter? – Gina Neff at Data for Policy 2024 KEY INITIATIVES RESPONSIBLE AI UK Creating a research and innovation ecosystem for responsible and trustworthy AI. DIGITAL GOOD NETWORK Exploring how to ensure that digital technologies benefit people, society, and the economy. AI4TRUST Combating mis- and disinformation. HUMANITARIAN ACTION PROGRAMME Studying how digital transformation and new tech impact humanitarian action. THE TEAM Situated within CRASSH (University of Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences), we are bringing together the brightest minds in academic research to make much-needed change to our relationship with digital technologies. Meet our team. Meet the team