Much of his research is about how new and emerging technologies can improve livelihoods in Africa. Harsh also conducts research about how to prepare students to responsibly guide innovation towards just and sustainable ends, and runs several training programs related to this on technology policy and community engagement. He is Director of ‘Computing cultures’, a film about computer science research in Kenya and Uganda, and Senior Producer of ‘Brother Time’, a documentary about political unrest after the 2007 Kenyan election. His films have received numerous awards and have been shown at film festivals and events around the world.