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Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign

Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR)

We reimagine how to design, build and govern technology in ways that put people first.

The mission of the Center is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all – and especially those that technology has left behind.

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The latest cover story from Conduit, the Brown CS annual magazine, is a close look at Brown's new Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign (CNTR), whose mission is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all, especially those that technology has left behind.
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This December’s Conduit issue, published annually by Brown’s Department of Computer Science, highlights the Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign (CNTR)’s faculty and student research that recenters technology around human needs.
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The CNTR is engaged in a range of projects addressing technological responsibility from different disciplinary perspectives.
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The mission of the Center is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all – and especially those that technology has left behind.
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Meet the faculty, students, and postdocs who make up the CNTR.
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We engage researchers at all stages of education and in a range of disciplines.
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