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The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, was an independent community of scholars based at UNSW Sydney that operated from 1 November 2017 until 1 June 2024. It sought to add breadth and depth to research on the diverse interactions among technological change, law, and legal practice. It had influence over academic and policy debates through its engagement with the legal profession, the judiciary, industry, government and the broader community and its many submissions to policy processes.

The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation to close in 2024

Wed 22 November 2023

The UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation will cease operations on Saturday, 1 June 2024.

The gloves are off: Libra as the perfect catalyst for new central bank digital currencies

Tue 26 November 2019

In his keynote speech at the Singapore FinEdTech Conference 2019 Allens Hub researcher Anton Didenko discussed the impact of Facebook’s Libra...

Hub welcomes new Cyber Security Law & Policy Fellow

Tue 26 November 2019

The arrival of Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre funded fellow, Dr. Heejin Kim, will help us understand how Australia’s cyber security...

Data as a source of market power stream contributes to EU debate

Thu 14 November 2019

Data as a Source of Market Power co-lead, Rob Nicholls presented to the International Congress on The Digital Economy: Regulatory, Contractual and...

Submission: Australia's 2020 Cyber Security Strategy to the Department of Home Affairs

Wed 30 October 2019

Allens Hub researchers Genna Churches, Monika Zalnieriute, Director Lyria Bennett Moses and intern Emily Watson prepared a submission in response to...

The ACCC is suing Google over tracking users. Here’s why it matters

Tue 29 October 2019

Katharine Kemp, Co-Leader, of hub stream 'Data as a Source of Market Power' provides commentary to The Conversation about the ACCCs first move against...

Why the Coalition blinked on the facial recognition database

Mon 28 October 2019

Hub research fellow Monika Zalnieriute comments on the review of laws extending the use of facial recognition technology for law enforcement read more...

The future of artificial intelligence in policing

Fri 25 October 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are being used in a variety of commercial and government settings for “smarter” decision making. In criminal...

Submission: Review of Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018

Fri 25 October 2019

Allens Hub director Lyria Bennett Moses and Hub member Genna Churches filed a supplementary submission to the Independent National Security...

Submission: Data Sharing and Release Legislative Reforms Discussion Paper

Wed 23 October 2019

Allens Hub Director Professor Lyria Bennett Moses, Allens Hub Intern Emily Watson, and Allens Hub researchers Genna Churches and Dr Monika Zalnieriute...

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