Initiatives

Through this initiative, the Centers of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding/Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding explore ways to utilize quantitative and analytical tools to map online discourse and content in USIP’s priority conflict areas.

The National Academy of Engineering and the U.S. Institute of Peace have established a Roundtable on Technology, Science and Peacebuilding to use science and technology to make a measurable and positive impact on conflict management, peacebuilding, and security capabilities. 

 The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding  is evaluating the potential for international scientific and technical collaborations to aid in conflict prevention and resolution. 

The Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding's “Smart Tools for Smart Power” initiative brings together peacebuilding practitioners and technology innovators to identify high-impact opportunities for technology to bolster peacebuilding and stability operations.

The U4U training program brings young people from conflict zones around the world to train them in the use of crowdsourced mapping tools like Ushahidi as well as in the skills of conflict management, helping them address community needs in-country, train others, and join a growing community of global crisis mappers and technology-enabled peacebuilders.