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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.

When algorithms go rogue the havoc is all too human

Tue 13 August 2019

Algorithms are increasingly taking over from human decision-making in law enforcement, but the data used can be prejudice explains Hub director Lyria...

Curriculum needs to change to help students navigate the rise of ‘smart’ technologies

Tue 13 August 2019

Professor Lyria Bennett Moses calls for changes to the education system so future workforce can challenge artificial intelligence technology.

Hub members involvement in two new journals

Fri 09 August 2019

The ways in which technology interfaces with law and regulation and the impact of this on being human in the modern world are all questions of...

Submission - review of the Data Retention Scheme in the Telecommunications Amendment Act 2015

Wed 07 August 2019

Lead of the Allens Hub stream on Data Protection and Surveillance, David Vaile, together with Hub intern Shavin Wijeyaratne, Hub member Genna Churches...

Allens Hub members contribute to Sydney Commons Transition Plan

Thu 01 August 2019

Stream lead Bronwen Morgan has been working with the Sydney Commons Lab to develop a commons transition plan which has now been formally submitted to...

Stream lead Rob Nicholls sits on innovation summit panel

Sat 27 July 2019

Co-lead of the Hub's stream data as a source of market power, Dr Rob Nicholls, was on a panel at the AFR innovation summit, alongside Google Australia...

Allens Hub leads AI Roundtables

Tue 23 July 2019

The pace of technological advancement, particularly in the AI space, presents enormous opportunities for organisations. It also raises significant new...

New report raises questions over push to teach coding in schools

Tue 23 July 2019

Hub Director Lyria Bennett Moses speaks to the SMH about a paper she authored which was commissioned by the NSW Department of Education.

Will cryptocurrencies issued by central banks become a reality and how will Facebook’s Libra impact existing projects?

Fri 28 June 2019

Allens Hub researcher Anton Didenko joins an international group of experts in Oxford to discuss the legal and regulatory implications of cryptoassets...

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