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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.

Automation in government decision making

Mon 13 May 2019

Governments around the world are deploying automation tools in making decisions that affect rights and entitlements. Allens Hub members, working...

Want to come and work for the Allens Hub?

Sun 12 May 2019

We are looking for a new researcher with a PhD or practical experience to lead our research stream on cyber security law and policy. For the position...

We should think carefully before bringing smart speakers into our homes

Mon 06 May 2019

Read an interview with David Vaile, leader of the Allens Hub research stream data protection and surveillance.

The ethical implications of AI decision-making. Hub collaborates with NSW Department for Education

Thu 02 May 2019

Should AI algorithms decide who gets bail or a bank loan? How is big data changing our world? And how can education prepare young people to design and...

Submission: Defamation Law Reform review

Tue 30 April 2019

Allens Hub researcher Dr Daniel Joyce has made a submission to the Defamation Working Party in response to its discussion paper which identifies areas...

Hub Submission: Digital identity for refugees and asylum seekers

Mon 22 April 2019

The Allens Hub for Technology Law and Innovation, in conjunction with the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law and members of UNSW Law faculty...

FLIP Stream team thinks beyond jargon to ask: how will technology change law?

Thu 18 April 2019

Terms like 'artificial intelligence' are bandied about frequently, but a research group at UNSW Law is exploring what impact this kind of technology...

Allens Hub releases first Annual Report

Tue 26 March 2019

Find out what the Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation got up to in its first year of operations. Take a look at our Annual Report, covering...

Hub members collaborate with Jakarta Lab of UN Global Pulse

Tue 19 March 2019

The Jakarta Lab of UN Global Pulse – an initiative of the UN Secretary-General to foster broader, better use of digital data in development and...

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